A Union For Us

This blog is meant to serve as an added source of information (info on the next meeting will be posted here) and as a forum where we can discuss the issues facing our fledgling union.

We've been talking at length about the various reasons why each of us is interested in starting a union for staff at the WGA. We've talked about the cost-of-living raises disguised as "merit increases". We've talked about inflexible hours, the exclusivity of bonus compensation and the nonsensical and dreaded "red circling". I think the most important reason, as it's tied into every other reason, is our status as at-will employees. "At-will" means that we enjoy our employment at the Guild subject to the will (or whimsy as the case may be) of management. It means that management can roll back any of our benefits, salaries and even our very jobs at any time simply because management says so. Because of this, we need our own union. We need to protect what we have right now and we want to win us a better future. I am prepared to stand together with my fellow cube and office dwellers to take the next step. The timing is never going to be better than now.