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1,000% what I was looking for, thanks!
Join the meetings.
Most folks don't, but the ones who get involved are the ones who shape the union ideologically.
If you get the opportunity to become a rep or officer, you are now in a role that provides solidarity to fellow workers and bring up class issues in a way that being "just a colleague" doesn't.
Ask open ended questions, active listening, affirming what they say, asking what they wish could change, asking what they think it might take to change, suggesting collective actions (e.g. you and me together go do that/go talk to so and so/send an email). Whether it succeeds or fails, debrief, suggest further actions. Once you get a group doing actions, let's set a meeting to coordinate. Congrats you've got the bones of an organizing committee. Just know that most of agitating is going to be listening. You can't tell people what they should be pissed about, they will tell you. Especially if they trust you