I am European. I am horrified by the direction the world is taking. I feel powerless against a class that crushes the world to serve its own interests.

Today I joined a union.

Not because I’m at odds with my employer. They’re treating me well.

I’m joining a union because we need class solidarity. I’m joining a union to protect and rebuild public services. I’m joining a union because democracy is more than voting for representatives.

@thibaultamartin I work in a wonderful, independent bookshop, but I still have my union membership. Years ago when I had a not very nice employer, my union had my back, and we won. On the publicity around the case, my union told me they had a surge of booksellers joining because of it