I work at a non profit and we just won union recognition and are slowly moving towards first contract negotiations and I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I’M DOING. Would love to chat with some folks about their experiences, especially if you’ve negotiated around contracts/grants/etc.

  • JuneFall [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Fuck also to answer the point about “bad things happen when it isn’t done”: people absolutely are against striking due to ot disenfranchising our clients (we work with unhoused people). We really stressed that striking would be last resort and likely wouldn’t happen. Crossing my fingers that’s the case

    This is a weak point in your setup then, it is the same exploitation of nurses and other care workers. The culprit is the boss and company that doesn’t agree to the conditions or broke agreements. They are responsible for a strike.

    Would your boss work without pay? That is what people demand when they are angry at people striking. The effects of collective bargaining are to the benefit of the group you are working with.

    • Galli [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I don’t have any relevant experience so just thinking out loud here. Is some way to platform the voices of “clients” with pro-union sentiment to really drive though the point that the strike is ultimately for the benefit of the clients as much as for the workers and build solidarity on that axis?