Actually they don't. They either represent a political organization or some other interest group. The workers only take a passive role in the whole process.
This is a misleading statement. Labor organizers represent a labor union that's trying to organize those workers -- usually with the goal of having that newly established union join up with the union the labor organizers represent, but they never have to. The new union could join up with any other, or set off on their own.
Saying "a political organization" is misleading because it evokes an image of a super-PAC or something else overtly political, and saying "some other interest group" glosses over the reality that, yes, you could call unions interest groups that represent their workers for collective bargaining, but again, that's misleading.
The fair way to phrase this is "Labor organizers represent a union that's trying to unionize a new workplace," but that obviously sounds less sketchy.
And the workers take a verrrrry active role in the process, especially any that become involved in the organizing themselves, up to and including being fired (illegally, because firing someone for labor-related activities is not allowed).
* Not a union member, but I hate seeing anti-union and anti-labor tropes trotted out, especially on a group that usually prides itself on accuracy.
Saying "a political organization" is misleading because it evokes an image of a super-PAC or something else overtly political, and saying "some other interest group" glosses over the reality that, yes, you could call unions interest groups that represent their workers for collective bargaining, but again, that's misleading.
The fair way to phrase this is "Labor organizers represent a union that's trying to unionize a new workplace," but that obviously sounds less sketchy.
And the workers take a verrrrry active role in the process, especially any that become involved in the organizing themselves, up to and including being fired (illegally, because firing someone for labor-related activities is not allowed).
* Not a union member, but I hate seeing anti-union and anti-labor tropes trotted out, especially on a group that usually prides itself on accuracy.