A little info about me, I'm fairly new to this subreddit. I have worked two jobs over the course of two years that were both in the customer service industry. (one was a grocery store, the other is a Chick-fil-A) They were fairly decent until I tried asking my bosses to give me raises and advancements because I wanted to grow in the company. Both have given me empty promises that I'd be able to grow and never actually delivered on them. My current job is actually worse than the first because they're giving me less and less hours each week. (coincidentally this is coming after a $1 raise)
I've been browsing this sub for a while and have seen people talk about the benefits of labor unions. Can anyone actually explain to me what a labor union is? What do they do? How do you join one? How would they benefit me? Would I be able to learn a trade through them? I would greatly appreciate anyone who could give me information because I'm tired of working for companies who put on this show and dance of “you'll be able to grow through us” but never actually give me the opportunity. If a labor union could help me out, please tell me what I need to do.