Yes, that is an issue. My union (mostly non-tech workers) was negotiating for a new contract when the old when had expired 18 months prior and had been negotiat

Yes, that is an issue. My union (mostly non-tech workers) was negotiating for a new contract when the old when had expired 18 months prior and had been negotiated two or three years before that. It was such a long wait that a lot of good people were lost in the process, particularly since inflation has been abnormally high. It sounds like many other unions in my neck of the woods are in a similar situation.