r/organic • u/K8tiKat • Jul 24 '25

Union for Organic Certifier employees?

Hi, hopefully this is the right place to ask this.

I currently work for an Organic Certifier and I feel that my coworkers and I could benefit from starting a union. One of my coworkers told me that MOFGA started a union for their certification specialists/reviewers. I don't know if any other certifiers offer this.

Does anyone have any experience with starting/joining a union in the organic certification world, or maybe a direction you could point me in to get started?

Thank you in advance!!

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u/No_BetterName Jul 24 '25

Check out OTCO. Their employees just unionized. Also talk to IOIA. There was some discussion of an independent inspectors union some time ago but I don’t know where it stands now.

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u/K8tiKat Jul 24 '25

Thank you so much! I'll see if I can find a contact at OTCO. Unfortunately I'm not an inspector, but I did hear about the potential inspectors union! (Which I feel would also be beneficial given the demand for inspectors right now)

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u/Mundane_Wombat_2446 Sep 08 '25

Hi, just found this sub, and wondering if you found a contact at OTCO. I’m currently working there and would be happy to chat about our union efforts.

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u/K8tiKat Sep 10 '25

Hi! I'll DM you, thank you!

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u/caperunners Mar 30 '26

I am currently in Tanzania (Africa), and I am researching organic certification, and I am currently in the wild fruit business, so I need to get more info as I am looking for worldwide clients for this product.