{"id":13719,"date":"2022-09-01T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T15:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/09\/01\/etsy-sellers-are-starting-a-union-to-fight-policies-they-say-hurt-merchants\/"},"modified":"2022-09-01T15:00:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T15:00:18","slug":"etsy-sellers-are-starting-a-union-to-fight-policies-they-say-hurt-merchants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scienceandnerds.com\/2022\/09\/01\/etsy-sellers-are-starting-a-union-to-fight-policies-they-say-hurt-merchants\/","title":{"rendered":"Etsy sellers are starting a \u2018union\u2019 to fight policies they say hurt merchants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/31\/23330758\/etsy-strike-boycott-indie-sellers-guild-union-fee-increase\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/31\/23330758\/etsy-strike-boycott-indie-sellers-guild-union-fee-increase<\/a><br \/>\n<code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<div readability=\"167.72403648132\">\n<p id=\"DMuR2E\">When a group of Etsy sellers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/3\/30\/23001727\/etsy-seller-strike-boycott-fee-increase\">announced in March<\/a> that they would temporarily shut down their shops to protest changes on the platform, organizers made a promise: the strike was just the first step.<\/p>\n<p id=\"aXW5Xj\">Now, following the week-long strike and small concessions by Etsy, organizers have formed the <a href=\"https:\/\/indiesellersguild.org\/\">Indie Sellers Guild<\/a>, a nonprofit they hope will function as an advocacy organization for anyone who sells handmade, vintage, and craft goods online. <\/p>\n<p id=\"GrhrDS\">\u201cWe are modeling ourselves after a union as much as possible, with the same goals as a more traditional union and other organized labor movements,\u201d says Chiarra Lohr, interim secretary-treasurer of the guild who has also worked on organizing the guild and drafting the bylaws. \u201cWe are very bottom-up, member-driven \u2014 we don\u2019t have a board of directors making the decisions and sending them down.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"Nwl4jK\">The guild, which <a href=\"https:\/\/indiesellersguild.org\/launch\/\">officially launches<\/a> on September 5th, is looking to build on the momentum of this spring\u2019s strike, which organizers estimate around 30,000 shops signed on to support. That number is just a fraction of the more than 5 million sellers on Etsy but tapped into long-standing frustrations sellers have felt while doing business on the platform, including a lack of seller support, an influx of drop shippers, and rising transaction fees. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"jkGPKV\"><q>\u201cWe want Etsy to succeed in a way that also helps sellers succeed \u2014 that\u2019s the goal.\u201d<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"CMIJq7\">Etsy dominates the handmade and craft goods market online, and many sellers have been on the platform for a decade or more. For many sellers, there\u2019s also a sense of loyalty that remains from Etsy\u2019s early days, when the company positioned itself as a do-gooder option for online shopping and selling. But as Etsy has changed its platform policies, overhauled its corporate structure, and prioritized growth, some sellers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/3\/13\/21173710\/etsy-seller-complaints-advertising-program-revenue-growth-sales\">tried to push back<\/a>. The guild, organizers say, will be a way to connect sellers so they can advocate for themselves in a coordinated and public way.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7Ib6t3\">\u201cWe would prefer to collaborate with platforms. We want Etsy to succeed in a way that also helps sellers succeed \u2014 that\u2019s the goal,\u201d Lohr says. \u201cWe\u2019re not trying to be immediately antagonistic, but sellers haven\u2019t had any recourse for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"BykbqM\">Many of the guild organizers were behind the strike in March or were vocal supporters of it. Lohr, who used to sell on Etsy before health issues and COVID halted the operation, heard about the strike through media coverage and decided to get involved with the creation of the guild.<\/p>\n<p id=\"LX4fyN\">The initial priorities of the guild are the same as demands made during the strike, including lowering platform fees, enforcing policies against resellers, and allowing merchants to opt out of a mandatory advertising program. Lohr emphasizes that the sellers guild isn\u2019t a union recognized by the National Labor Relations Board \u2014 members can\u2019t bargain for a contract with platforms because they are not employees. But much like a union asks members what issues they care about, the guild plans to talk to sellers following the official launch to understand what changes they\u2019d like to see. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-left\">\n<aside id=\"rWLU2c\"><q>The guild is open to all active sellers of handmade, vintage, and craft goods<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"qLTgDb\">Lohr says strike and guild organizers haven\u2019t received any communication from Etsy, though the company acknowledged the strike in media reports and on a call with investors in May, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/etsy-says-impact-sales-sellers-strike-not-material-2022-05-04\/\">saying<\/a> the strike didn\u2019t have a \u201cmaterial impact\u201d on sales. Etsy did at least partially address one demand of the strike when it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/seller-handbook\/article\/exciting-updates-to-the-star-seller\/1085067202187\">overhauled portions of the Star Seller program<\/a> that merchants said made it harder to provide good customer service. Etsy didn\u2019t respond to a request for comment on the formation of the guild or the strike.<\/p>\n<p id=\"WgKIqf\">The guild is open to all active sellers of handmade, vintage, and craft goods, including shops that are on other platforms besides Etsy. The criteria for membership is based on Etsy\u2019s own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/legal\/handmade\/?ref=list\">definition<\/a> of handmade, and resellers and drop shippers are prohibited, Lohr says \u2014 a rule <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/legal\/policy\/reselling\/239324376512\">that exists<\/a> on Etsy but that some sellers complain is poorly enforced. To join the guild, shops must submit behind-the-scenes photos to prove they have a hand in the production or curation process, which is then reviewed by a membership verification team.<\/p>\n<p id=\"RgjTTS\">\u201cYou have to have done something to create it uniquely yours in some ways,\u201d Lohr says. \u201cIf you find a sticker design and print it on demand, that wouldn\u2019t count because you didn\u2019t add any of yourself to the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-float-right\">\n<aside id=\"cBBWBC\"><q>2,000 people have joined the guild so far<\/q><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"ZS3IQ2\">Two thousand people have joined the guild so far, including ally members \u2014 a broad category that encompasses inactive sellers, supporters of the strike, or customers. Ally members can access resources and community spaces like a Discord channel but won\u2019t be able to vote on guild business or run for officer positions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ExaLfR\">What qualifies as handmade \u2014 and thus who\u2019s eligible for guild membership \u2014 is something the ISG\u2019s interim team anticipates the guild may need to tweak as it grows. If there are disagreements or uncertainties on a seller\u2019s eligibility within the verification team, the application will go to a council vote, a small group of sellers who are elected by the guild. <\/p>\n<p id=\"yFSLvo\">Apart from the nuance in member eligibility, some potential guild members are both a merchant on platforms and an employer; not every Etsy seller is a one-person operation. Etsy\u2019s rules allow sellers to outsource production or other operations \u2014 like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/21446951\/etsy-mask-sales-sellers-shops-garment-industry-los-angeles\">hiring garment workers<\/a> to sew masks \u2014 as long as the shop is transparent about the labor it\u2019s using to make products. Lohr says most sellers in the guild so far are just one person but that organizers expect the question of production assistance to come up in the future.<\/p>\n<p id=\"qyFTUS\">\u201cOne thing we would work to do is to help sellers that employ people do that and do that in a way that also supports that person who\u2019s working for them,\u201d Lohr says.<\/p>\n<p id=\"kzKbjS\">During and after the seller strike, some Etsy merchants who were frustrated with the platform looked to other avenues to sell their products, like building their own site or listing on other marketplaces. Unsurprisingly, building a new platform for makers was a suggestion that organizers heard often, but Lohr says it isn\u2019t that simple \u2014 for merchants dealing in handmade, curated vintage, and craft goods, Etsy is where the customers overwhelmingly are. That dominance is a key reason why the guild hopes to advocate and work directly with the platform.<\/p>\n<p id=\"Oe4qnY\">\u201cWhen people think, \u2018Oh, I can shop for anything and get it here quick,\u2019 they think Amazon. When people think, \u2018I want something handmade or vintage,\u2019 they think Etsy,\u201d Lohr says. \u201cThere\u2019s loads of other platforms to sell on. But there is not a comparable marketplace yet, by any degree.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><br \/><\/br><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/31\/23330758\/etsy-strike-boycott-indie-sellers-guild-union-fee-increase\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/31\/23330758\/etsy-strike-boycott-indie-sellers-guild-union-fee-increase<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: When a group of Etsy sellers announced in March that they would temporarily shut down their shops to protest changes on the platform, organizers made a promise: the strike was just the first step. 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