bicurious_george17 t1_je5bgly wrote on March 29, 2023 at 2:59 PM

Reply to comment by PlzReadABook in Carnegie Museum employees that unionized: What has your experience been so far? by eeeviac

i understand that its a long process. This is why its totally irresponsible to constantly promise the frontline staff that “changes and pay increases are coming soon, just stick it out!” or “dont stress about the $9/hr itll go up soon” (i dont care about a raise years in the future i need to pay my bills now!) My department had a turn over rate of less than 3 weeks but they somehow thought that dangling distant promises in our faces would help. Again i understand its a long process but its the constant lying to your employees to keep them around that pissed me off. its honestly an insult to our intelligence.

PlzReadABook t1_je5e67v wrote on March 29, 2023 at 3:17 PM

I agree. I've worked for the museums in a variety of positions, volunteer, long term part time, occasional, full time, all in varying departments for over two decades now. The false promises that I've been told over the years and the mistreatment that I've witnessed or endured is why I am strongly in support of our efforts and will remain so.

I am not saying that CMP is in the right in anyway. I am acknowledging that we have entered a political negotiation and it's a long and painful process. I am here for the fight, but I am encountering a lot of folks that were expecting a fast an immediate change which is not entirely realistic, unfortunately.