Why Unions Are Good And Cool (and how you can get one in your workplace)

Unions Are Good, Actually– Second Thought SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2nFsvTS New video every other Friday! If you appreciate the work we do here at Second Thought, consider supporting the channel by signing up for Means TV. It's a worker-owned cooperative streaming service where you can find everything from my content (including The New F-Word), to original series like Means Morning News, to feature-length documentaries like Gaza Fights For Freedom. You can get 20% off by signing up with my link: https://means.tv/orders/customer_info?o=70845&d=SECONDTHOUGHT Citations and Resources: How to start a union https://unionsforall.org/how-to-start-organizing-union-at-work/ https://youtu.be/tok00IDVTz4 Some organizations to reach out to https://www.iww.org/ https://aflcio.org/formaunion 2024 dockworkers’ strike, stats and info https://www.cbsnews.com/news/east-coast-port-strike-what-to-know/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-much-do-dock-workers-make-longshoreman-salary/ https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/01/business/us-port-workers-strike-tuesday/index.html#:~:text=Industry%20profits%20topped%20%24400%20billion%20from%202020%20to%202023%2C%20which%20is%20believed%20to%20be%20more%20than%20the%20industry%20had%20previously%20made%20in%20total%20since%20containerization%20started%20in%201957%2C%20according%20to%20analyst%20John%20McCown WSJ op-ed https://www.wsj.com/opinion/harold-daggett-international-longshoremens-association-strike-union-ports-6e31a772?mod=article_inline Unionization rate and popularity https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2023/union-membership-rate-fell-by-0-2-percentage-point-to-10-1-percent-in-2022.htm https://news.gallup.com/poll/398303/approval-labor-unions-highest-point-1965.aspx Unionization benefits https://doi.org/10.1177/00197939221129261 https://www.epi.org/publication/unions-and-well-being https://www.businessinsider.com/being-in-union-make-1-million-dollars-more-over-lifetime-2022-10?r=US&IR=T https://www.afscme.org/blog/the-union-difference-in-wages-18-higher-pay-if-you-belong-to-a-union Sabotage, the history of labor power and democracy https://books.google.com/books?id=tWrnDwAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover https://books.google.com/books?id=dG3nDwAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover https://iww.org.uk/resource/organise_direct_action/ Greek union dockworkers block ammunition https://www.reuters.com/world/greek-piraeus-port-dockers-block-ammunition-cargo-destined-israel-2024-10-18/ Follow and Support Second Thought! Twitter: https://twitter.com/_SecondThought Patreon: https://patreon.com/secondthought BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/secondthought CashApp: $JTChapman About Second Thought: Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome! Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com For individuals or small businesses looking for one-on-one production training, I offer hourly consulting services as well. Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com