If it won recognition, LightHouse United would be the first union serving visually impaired workers in California, workers say.
Formed in 1902, the LightHouse has been offering training programs, education, and advocacy services for visually impaired residents in California. Over the past year, staff across departments began organizing, according to Welte, and decided to form a union to improve staff decision-making, improve communication with management, and increase pay.
In the workers’ letter to management, LightHouse United cited a need for “stable, secure jobs” with a “Bay Area living wage and yearly cost of living and merit raises.” The letter, sent to LightHouse CEO Sharon Giovinazzo, also cited a need for “open communication” at the nonprofit and “giving every staff member a seat at the table.”
Organizing a union with “a very substantial number” of blind and visually-impaired employees — and even some who are deaf-blind — presented unique challenges, according to Welte, who’s a member of the organizing committee. At least half the organizing committee members are visually impaired and had to ensure all materials were compatible with a screen reader, for example, including the union cards signed last week.
If the LightHouse chooses to voluntarily recognize the union, the National Labor Relations Board will certify the union after counting signed union cards to ensure a majority of eligible workers have stated their support.
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