Thousands of early-career NIH researchers forming union for first time
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Re: Thousands of early-career NIH researchers forming union for first time
#2What is there possibly for a bunch of employees who have lived with status quo for so many years all of a sudden want to change? It is typically new employees who come in (from elsewhere?) that feel like changing everything around them. And then either they get those changes, or get comfortable with the things that exist, or leave.
Edit: Reasons for unions historically have been better working conditions and better wages, but those were for labor unions. Desk jockeys had different motivations for workplace changes, like better treatment of their work efforts, or more meaningful work hours. Better Wages are not it.
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#4What is there possibly for a bunch of employees who have lived with status quo for so many years all of a sudden want to change? It is typically new employees who come in (from elsewhere?) that feel like changing everything around them. And then either they get those changes, or get comfortable with the things that exist, or leave. Edit: Reasons for unions historically have been better working conditions and better w…
Or you know, instead of crying about change like you are. Existing employees finally cracked. The STM part of STEM has been seriously underpaid and meager living for years. All of that is coming home to roost with inflation and cost of living spiraling out of control.
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Maybe that's the key, lower headcounts but professionals paid private market rates with private market rate benefits, trimming down won't necessarily drop quality.
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#7I hope something, anything is done to help fix the living circumstances of researchers in the United States. Our best and brightest should be well funded, with little fear of harassment.
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#8What is there possibly for a bunch of employees who have lived with status quo for so many years all of a sudden want to change? It is typically new employees who come in (from elsewhere?) that feel like changing everything around them. And then either they get those changes, or get comfortable with the things that exist, or leave. Edit: Reasons for unions historically have been better working conditions and better w…
Or you know, instead of crying about change like you are. Existing employees finally cracked. The STM part of STEM has been seriously underpaid and meager living for years. All of that is coming home to roost with inflation and cost of living spiraling out of control.
Underpayment would lead to less inflation if anything.
Re: Thousands of early-career NIH researchers forming union for first time
#9What is there possibly for a bunch of employees who have lived with status quo for so many years all of a sudden want to change? It is typically new employees who come in (from elsewhere?) that feel like changing everything around them. And then either they get those changes, or get comfortable with the things that exist, or leave. Edit: Reasons for unions historically have been better working conditions and better w…
Sure, they may have lived with the status quo, but the external environment, dominated by housing costs has in now way been status quo. I imagine that the delta is what is motivating action.
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"All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service." - Franklin Roosevelt
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/letter-the-resolut...