What Does It Take to Start a Union?

What if the company you worked for couldn't make decisions without your input?
In 2021, the workers at Pavement Coffeehouse in Boston found themselves wondering how they could have a bigger say in their working conditions. Not long after, they became the first unionized coffee shop in Massachusetts.
Emma Delaney, a former supervisor at Pavement and now a full-time organizer at NEJB Unite Here, was one of the many employees that led the union's organization efforts. She shared with us what it was like to start a union at Pavement, what it really means to "organize" a workplace, and what you may be putting at risk when you do.
This video originally published on HBR's Ascend KZbin Channel in July, 2022.
Produced by Andy Robinson, Kelsey Alpaio
Video by Andy Robinson, Elena Lake, and Elainy Mata
Editing by Andy Robinson
Animation and Design by Alex Belser and Karen Player
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[@coastofkonkan]

Germans don't treat labor/workers separate from management & both work in unison, & that's the model world needs to follow

[@wghost1]

If only businessmen followed the capitalistic ethical values that has been implemented by Adam Smith there will be no need for what's so called unions , also i find the fact that unions are becoming an important thing to have in order to protect workers rights awkward in a "democracy" because it makes it appear as if educated people still don't know the alphabets of human rights in a civil advanced society

[@offmeds2nite]

Slay queen 💅thanks for standing up for workers!

[@JohnEButton]

Does it matter what state you live in?

[@omarmendozacalle-dx4gk]

so, now the coffee industry is death