• spizzat2@lemm.ee
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    10 months ago

    It always makes sense to support whatever union is closest to your field by joining the union.

    Wait… Can you just, like, join a random union? I assumed you had to work in the same industry, at least.

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      10 months ago

      Well yes sure you can, but i wouldn’t choose any random union. I’d choose the one that has (or has a chance of making) an agreement with the company I’m working at or in the field I have an interest in working in.

      Say you’re an educated nurse but temporarily working as a retail assistant or unemployed or whatever. IMO it would still make the most sense to be a member of the nurse union if that’s where you want to work.

      it has to be an actual union though. In Europe we have a bit of an issue with fake unions… basically companies pretending to offer the same service, but can’t make agreements. It can be difficult to see through the bullshit.