Employees who are not normally seen talking to one another begin associating more regularly. The tone of discussion becomes more argumentative with frequent references to the company . Employees start spending more than their normal or allotted time on break and are late getting back to work. Employees start having regular meetings or bar nights without inviting managers, back office staff, trainers or lead clerks. Group complaints start to surface.
Employees approach management in groups or via petitions.
In America, the Boycott Borders campaign claimed the celebrated academic Noam Chomsky as a supporter, and in September, Billy Bragg appeared on stage in Los Angeles at a massive Boycott Borders concert. Borders workers need your help. No class conscious person should use Borders or its subsidiaries so long as their union busting activities continue. Please let Borders know you won t shop at their stores until they respect workers rights to organise. This is lengthy but an eye-opener.