Why is the union local not responding?
Union locals often fail to reply to organizing requests or grievances for months, leaving members with zero representation. This lack of communication prevents workers from getting help with workplace issues or advancing their efforts to organize.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
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- 1Quiet quittingDid this help you?
- 2Throwing feet up to see if administration goes through the dismissal processDid this help you?
- 3Using ChatGPT to turn in subpar workDid this help you?
- 4Working outside of contract hoursDid this help you?
- 5Hire on at a union shop as a helper and work hard to transition into the apprentice programDid this help you?
- 6Complete training and turn out as a non-union journeymanDid this help you?
- 7Continue applying or re-attempting entry during subsequent application windowsDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Anyone ever get anywhere with grievances with the teachers union?”source ↗
“I wrote a grievance to the union and the reps response is teachers work outside of work hours and making people just do new levels of work isn’t a unilateral change to grieve.”source ↗
“Feels like zero representation.”source ↗
“Ive been trying to organize into Local 23 but I havent heard anything for a month or two.”source ↗
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