It’s critical that people understand that the campaign to grow fascism does not recognize borders, it is a global effort and right-wing groups copy eachothers homework.
When you see some right-wing bullshit succeed in one country you can be sure that the extremists wherever you live are bound to try and emulate it in one fashion or another.
I’m not just saying this flippantly, as I can garner enough info from our past interactions to give specific-enough advice. You should join the public sector union. I know past and present members closely. I have a trans friend who got their help getting a manager who wouldn’t use her correct pronouns reprimanded by HR. My mum was also a member for over a decade.
I completely agree with where you’re at, and I’m really sorry that you’re living with this fear. I do believe though that a strong public sector union, with queer members in its ranks, would be capable of fighting the government on it. The construction union where I’m at showed up in force to protect trans folks from the alt-right at a TDOV rally.
My experience with my union hasn’t been great. I was a member, and when I needed their assistance (not about anything trans related), they were completely non helpful. They brushed me off, asked for my employers version of events (airing my grievance with my employer without my consent), and then closed the issue down as soon as my employer gave a reply.
Here in Spain we just got a progressive left leaning coalition government… that right the other day split into a “trans-inclusive feminist march” and a “trans-exclusive feminist march”, with the populist right-wing addon march of “the country is breaking apart”.
Which got the most support? I’ve been very impressed with the political landscape of Spain.
I’m planning on moving to Barcelona as soon as I have citizenship where I am now.
I work in the public sector myself (though in a different country). I constantly find myself wondering if this is in my future too.
It’s critical that people understand that the campaign to grow fascism does not recognize borders, it is a global effort and right-wing groups copy eachothers homework.
When you see some right-wing bullshit succeed in one country you can be sure that the extremists wherever you live are bound to try and emulate it in one fashion or another.
I’m well aware. I know the effort will be made, but whether it happens depends on political outcomes here.
I’m not just saying this flippantly, as I can garner enough info from our past interactions to give specific-enough advice. You should join the public sector union. I know past and present members closely. I have a trans friend who got their help getting a manager who wouldn’t use her correct pronouns reprimanded by HR. My mum was also a member for over a decade.
I completely agree with where you’re at, and I’m really sorry that you’re living with this fear. I do believe though that a strong public sector union, with queer members in its ranks, would be capable of fighting the government on it. The construction union where I’m at showed up in force to protect trans folks from the alt-right at a TDOV rally.
My experience with my union hasn’t been great. I was a member, and when I needed their assistance (not about anything trans related), they were completely non helpful. They brushed me off, asked for my employers version of events (airing my grievance with my employer without my consent), and then closed the issue down as soon as my employer gave a reply.
Ugh, I’m really sorry, that’s the worst.
If you’re in Europe, then with the way things are going in a lot of countries here, I wonder the same.
Here in Spain we just got a progressive left leaning coalition government… that right the other day split into a “trans-inclusive feminist march” and a “trans-exclusive feminist march”, with the populist right-wing addon march of “the country is breaking apart”.
Which got the most support? I’ve been very impressed with the political landscape of Spain. I’m planning on moving to Barcelona as soon as I have citizenship where I am now.