> There is another way, which is negotiating and clearly stating one's goals. Workers tend to underestimate a couple of things: Their value, their ability to wo

> There is another way, which is negotiating and clearly stating one's goals. Workers tend to underestimate a couple of things: Their value, their ability to work out and improve a workplace situation, and often also the ability of their superiors to change perspective and collaborate on moving forward. Path of least resistance. Changing an organization and/or employee organization (union or otherwise) is essentially a full time job and I already have one of those. Why would I stay and fight what will almost certainly be a losing battle when I can just leave AND make more money? I'm very pro-union and employee rights but I've tried to fight this fight before. It was draining, thankless, and ultimately unsuccessful. I wasted years "trying to change the company", I should have just moved on. Often the person best suited to lead organizing employees is not an employee. What I mean by that is programming (or insert your profession here) and organizing people are two very different skillsets that not everyone has (I would go as far as to say few do).