Freelancers Union (of which I am a member) is launching a membership drive.
Freelancers Union is, as you might expect, a different sort of union: for starters, it’s a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, rather than the 501(c)(5) status typically used by labor unions. Because it’s a union for independent workers (consultants, freelancers, contractors, temps, etc.), it doesn’t do collective bargaining with employers. And it’s free to members; there are no union dues.
What Freelancers Union does, instead, is provide group plans for health care and other insurance; educational programs and resources; advocacy on behalf of independent workers; plus discounts on services and products, and networking opportunities with other independent workers.
Like I said, it’s free to join, so if you’re an independent worker, go here to check it out.
Here’s one of the ads they’re running in the New York subway:
