Requirement
2. Reach a union or employee organization
Required Often forgotten
A local union, a central labor council or an employee organization, and you may visit an office, attend a meeting, OR contact them over the internet. That last route is part of the requirement, so no union office has to be within reach. Needs your counselor AND your parent or guardian to approve.
Notes and warnings
Warning. YOU DO NOT NEED A UNION OFFICE WITHIN REACH. Read the whole sentence: you may visit the office, or attend a meeting, OR CONTACT ONE OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS VIA THE INTERNET. The online route is part of the requirement rather than a substitution you have to negotiate, and it is easy to miss because it comes after two options that sound like travel. There are three kinds of organization to choose from as well: a local union, a central labor council, or an employee organization. Note the approvals: this requirement needs your counselor AND your parent or guardian to give approval and permission, so raise it early. Arranging the contact reliably takes longer than the contact itself.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- American Labor Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-15), Requirement 2 · The requirement allows you to visit an office, attend a meeting, or contact the organization via the internet, with your counselor's and parent or guardian's approval and permission.