This title is perfection! Thank you for this timely and vital rundown. One of the academic institutions I’ve worked for (with arts being its largest departments) spent over a million dollars on union busting efforts, which I’m happy to say failed. That money could have tripled the meager raises they were giving us and still had money to spend on improving student programs, accessibility, and facilities. Instead the attorneys specializing in union busting walked away with a fat paycheck and left the school nothing to show for it. Expanding union availability to include arts workers currently left out is essential. They deserve these same opportunities and protections.
This title is perfection! Thank you for this timely and vital rundown. One of the academic institutions I’ve worked for (with arts being its largest departments) spent over a million dollars on union busting efforts, which I’m happy to say failed. That money could have tripled the meager raises they were giving us and still had money to spend on improving student programs, accessibility, and facilities. Instead the attorneys specializing in union busting walked away with a fat paycheck and left the school nothing to show for it. Expanding union availability to include arts workers currently left out is essential. They deserve these same opportunities and protections.