Rules TBD.
I like to think that I'm a very knowledgeable organizer, so if folks want some advice ask me in the comments!
Its crazy for me to think that there is a first world country with big companies that have no unions. In europe this is practically unheard of as far as I know.
German here. The percentage of unionized jobs has fallen to around 18% here. So it's not as great as you think. We didn't see any real raises (corrected for inflation and productivity increase) for many years. Might be one of the reasons the far right is on a rise here.
Who would guess that by the end of the Merkel Chancellorship, unions would emerge weak?
She was always going on about the need to build strength for the working class, and to protect welfare and wages by fighting against the austerity narrative propagated by elites.
She was a true friend to workers.
Pole here. Only about 10% of workers are in a union. Most of them are in Solidarność which is notoriously a right wing union and a comprador to capitalists and capitalism.
It's very, very anti communist. And a socdem-ish union like Związkowa Alternatywa is being threatened and attacked by the government constantly, wasting their resources.
So I'd say the figure of truly unionized workers is even lower... not to mention our weak labor laws...
The bosses will never pay us our fair share unless we force them to.
No. The bosses will never pay you your fair share. Ever.
What does a living wage mean exactly
A living wage means that you have enough money to afford your basic needs, with enough left over to save some money and enjoy life. This number changes depending on the area, for example the living wage in my city is $28/hr but a place like San Francisco has a living wage of $36/hr
Biden is playing the union card: is it all genuine?
Of course it cannot be all genuine.
Biden's performances might help build sympathies for unions from among those who have been doubtful, for those who are on a journey away from neoliberal ideology, but the actual power of unions comes from within them and from their allies.
It is best to encourage everyone to continue fighting on the ground, and not to be distracted by elite pageantry.
Ultimately whether it is genuine or not is irrelevant. This is politics so the real question is: what effect will it have on the movement? How will it affect the negotiations going on?
How about making any kind of move to reverse "right to work" laws that make it essentially impossible to even try to unionize? I'll pay attention when someone is willing to go to bat against these anti-worker abominations.
If you're going to make a poster like this, you really need to spell check it. " Bosses " is plural. " Boss' " is possessive.
I think he wanted bosses' - plural and possessive
I didn't make it, but I don't know who did so unfortunately I can't credit them
I'd say more that there's no such thing as a fair share as long as bosses exist. But yeah, also true: to take real steps in the right direction definitely requires exerting power, not begging.