Most communities have trade unions I could contact if I worked in a trade. But what if I’m an office worker? A chef? An IT person? How do I find a union job?
Most communities have trade unions I could contact if I worked in a trade. But what if I’m an office worker? A chef? An IT person? How do I find a union job?
I would add one caveat to that: Not all staff/admin positions at unionized manufacturing plants are part of the Union. Was an office worker at a metals plant and all managers and office folk there were expressly forbidden from joining the union (not sure of the legality tbh). Managers I sort of get because the Union leader thought they would have undue influence on members’ decisions.
Managers never belong in the union, for a variety of reasons. Primarily because they don’t need the protections that unions provide as much; historically they’ve been the ones causing the problems the unions were formed to fight.
Non-manager office workers is probably up to each local. They also don’t usually need the protections, but there are some unions for them even if they can’t join the trades union.