The union leader says the strike is the last resort and nobody wants to strike. And I’m like, hey, I totally want to strike. I’ve never struck and I want the experience. I don’t know why people are so afraid of striking. Especially in an egregious situation like ours.
The big thing when my mom’s union threatened to strike is that you don’t get paid. If you’re not in a good financial situation then depending on how long the strike goes on, it can really wreck you. There’s also a lot of vitriol heaped on the people who don’t strike, no matter what the reason is.
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I am a union rep for my academic department (in the UK). I am 100% pro-union and in the time I’ve been in my job (5 years), we have had to strike on a few occasions. I’m not going to lie: working the picket line is pretty fun. But not getting paid for a day sucks, especially when strikes stretch out over multiple days, which most do. I still do it more or less happily, though!
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