Re:The Workers Who Bring You Black Friday
by cynicalkane on Saturday November 30, 2013 @02:41PM
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Actually I was talking about the organization that represents low-paid university workers, like janitors and cafeteria workers. I reworded my post to clarify.
Graduate students are a whole 'nother basket of beans.
Re:The Workers Who Bring You Black Friday
by Amadou on Saturday November 30, 2013 @02:49PM
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farm workers have the UFW but being a farm worker remains one of the most intensely miserable jobs in the US, with constant rule-breaking by the employers, and a lot of unrepresented workers.
I don't think it is fair to blame the large number of unrepresented workers on the union itself. I'm sure the UFW wants to increase their membership past the paltry ~5,000 it has.
Re:The Workers Who Bring You Black Friday
by icelancer on Saturday November 30, 2013 @03:18PM
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>Well managed unions maintain a strike fund so that their members can survive the economic hardship of a strike.
Recent grocery store workers voted to strike and the pay was going to be $100/week for picketing 15-20 hours a week. Great.
Well managed unions maintain a strike fund so that their members can survive the economic hardship of a strike.
After googling a little I think you are talking about Graduate Students United - their dues are only $5/year, which means they aren't even in the same league as the serious blue collar labor unions.
http://uchicagogsu.org/faq/