You Manage It! 1: Emerging Trends The Freelancers Union: A New Approach to Unionism?

The Freelancers Union is an organization that represents the interests of self-employed freelance workers. It employs a different approach to unionism than traditional trade unions, most notably because it does not use strikes. In addition, its members do not pay unions dues and the Freelancers Union does not negotiate labor contracts with employers or represent members when they have a grievance. The Freelancers Union offers health insurance through an infrastructure called the Portable Benefits Network (PBN), providing health insurance at costs that are less ...

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