Emmet Teran

Emmet is Unit's Digital Communications Director.
Publicity: when, why, and how to go public

Publicity: when, why, and how to go public

Taking your union public is an inevitable step that every organizer and organizing committee must make. It can come before cards are signed or after the results of an election are certified, but at some point in or after the process, you’ll have to.
Emmet Teran
Emmet Teran
3 min read
Know your history: U.S. labor laws and unions

Know your history: U.S. labor laws and unions

If you’re reading this on your lunch break, day off, or at the end of an 8-hour shift, it’s thanks to the countless sacrifices of labor organizers of decades past who fought to make such expectations at any given job commonplace.
Emmet Teran
Emmet Teran
4 min read
What’s a bargaining unit?

What’s a bargaining unit?

Sometimes the word union and phrase bargaining unit are used interchangeably, but knowing how one functions in relation to the other under U.S. law is key in the early stages of organizing your workplace.
Emmet Teran
Emmet Teran
3 min read