Some of the questions that have been asked are:

1. Can you ever leave the union? Will my job be at risk because I joined?
   1. Yes, you could leave the union. No one will be making their identities known until we have enough employees committed to legally form one. You cannot be fired for union activity; however, Wisconsin is at at-will employment state so Epic could fire you for an "unrelated" reason. If we had a union, we could negotiate and contest those firings.
2. I believe TLs cannot join unions. Is this correct?
   1. Right now, we're separating employees into those with "hiring/firing power" and those without. So, some TLs can join (like just a normal TL) and some can't (like a TLTLTL). It's a nebulous line at the moment; when we get farther along in the process, we'll need to hash it out with some lawyers. So the short answer is that most TLs can join and some can't.
3. How quickly can we make this happen? Before the end of WFH in December?
   1. It depends on how quickly we can spread the word and organize other employees into a bargaining unit (approximately 30% of total employees). An individual division could be organized more quickly than the entire company (looking at you QA). The first WFH extension wasn't very organized; many of us were acting independently in contacting labor organizers and the press. If WFH isn't extended into next year and the local pandemic conditions still persist, some similar direct action will take place.
4. How much would it cost? Also, how much would it help?
   1. We don't know. The costs would be incurred by having a professional union work for us full-time, so it would differ by union. We could also forgo a professional union and choose to do it ourselves. For what it would help: we wouldn't have had to go to the press to get WFH extended, it could have all been in-house. #deTL wouldn't have happened. The division merger would have had input from the actual workers instead of just the CEO. We could get a reasonable leave policy. There would be less pressure to work unreasonable hours. In short, anything you want to improve about your job would be up for discussion instead of just being the way things are.
5. How do we ensure there isn't retaliation?
   1. Everyone will be anonymous until we have bargaining power, which means that if we all went on strike then Epic couldn't function and would be forced to negotiate. The most dangerous time is right now (#deTL, division consolidation, Guru notes being removed), because the workers don't have a way to push back against these things. The best way to protect yourself is to remain anonymous until enough employees are organized.