At the same time, labor must address a broad range of non-work related problems, such as citizenship, police brutality, La Migra, decent housing and services. Organized labor should also be supportive of independent organizations of immigrants and other workers. Organizing committees can serve as the model for running the entire union. By necessity, organizing committees must meet frequently and be interesting and substantial enough to bring workers back for the next meeting. Their meetings, again by necessity, must be conducted in the languages of the participants and conform to the cultures of those represented.
Unions often fail to win a first contract after a successful organizing campaign.
In some cases, staff organizers are withdrawn and reps or negotiators who do not share the same rapport with the newly organized workers are brought in. Funding is often severely curtained after the recognition victory and before the contract is achieved. Most unions do not see the contract campaign as a continuation of the organizing campaign. In grassroots unionism, workers decide when and where to organize. Established unions lend support and resources.