Final Update: I was on Strike
Update from a old post: https://hexbear.net/post/2164701 & https://hexbear.net/post/2374926
So, we fucking won. Like there is no way on paper to conceive of it in anyway but a fucking WIN. Particularly for those we fought hardest for. I don't want to list the things we got, because it's specific, but we got several things we didn't expect and a bit more.
I'm so proud of all the people who agitated and negotiated fucking HARD, and all the amazing people on the strike line. I met people the buildings architecture literally prevents me from meeting, and the more of us this met, the stronger the solidarity on the line. Of course we saw far less of those who are paid well, and they resented the strike, but fuck them, the building closed because of us.
Now, the backlash. Many of us have lost our jobs or face even stricter management. The local exec is compromised from above, and it was purged of anyone good. The workers still there are being squeezed hard, as the higher ups continue to
We've been unionized for a while. The latest contract negotiations simply stalled and we voted down their final offer, which was a plate full of shit. A tale as old as time lol
I'm on strike!
First time in my life. It's been a week now, the employer is not talking to us, and the workplace is closed.
The solidarity is amazing. I've never felt closer to my coworkers. People are mad and it's beautiful.
AMA I guess, but I'll be vague on details tbh.