Wire thought the manual might be worth a read. We feel overqualified and underpaid ourselves. Early Signs of Union Activity Employees gather in small groups of twos and threes and immediately halt their conversations when managers approach. Employees start spending more than their normal or allotted time on break and are often late getting back to work. Employees who are not normally seen talking to one another begin associating more regularly.
Strange alliances begin to form.
Employees start having regular meetings or bar nights without inviting managers, back office employees, trainers, or lead clerks. New vocabulary may creep into employee conversations. Union terms such as seniority, grievance, bumping, job security, job posting, etc. may appear in conversations. Normal break time and lunchroom conversations may shift from the personal to talk of benefits, pay, job security, and company direction. Cartoons and notes that take shots at the company or at the managers start appearing.