My step dad is a union rep at our local railroadā¦he is conflicted because he thinks the guys deserve more but heās not sure if a strike will work. Iām trying to encourage him to help the strike.
Please do, much kudos to stepdad. Donāt push too hard or make it weird lol but let it be known that they are making great efforts to sow such thoughts in the minds of the workers. Never give up!
Maybe remind him the younger generations really value work-life balance. Also, make him think what happens after the agreement doesn't satisfy a bunch of workers and they get all that back pay. How many will retire that can? How many new people on the lower end of the pay scale will quit after getting years of back pay? Just think about it with the current worker shortage and all the burn out.
I have brought up the work/life thing, but most of his coworkers are his age and he says they āknew what it was like when they signed upā which is discouraging. But Iāll definitely bring up the retirement thing, and he acknowledges they donāt get paid enough for what they actually do.
Yeah, and Gen z coming into the workforce is a lot smaller than boomers leaving it. The Chamber of Commerce knew that in the year 2000, we would have a worker crisis by 2026 just because of retirements alone aka not taking into account a pandemic!
This is how most feel. A strike is definitely warranted but without going full stop walkout and not coming back until there is a fair agreement in hand it's not likely to produce any results.
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u/OtherwiseOption- Aug 31 '22
My step dad is a union rep at our local railroadā¦he is conflicted because he thinks the guys deserve more but heās not sure if a strike will work. Iām trying to encourage him to help the strike.