In my area,
during the big vaccination push,
teachers,
employees who were working remotely,
were vaccinated
before grocery store workers,
essential workers
who dealt with customers
every day.
Why?
Because teachers had
someone (the union)
negotiating on their behalf.
Grocery store workers
had no one.
Grocery store management
had the power
to defend their employees,
to ensure their safety
was a priority.
They said nothing.
Grocery store workers
are now,
of course,
trying to unionize.
If we don’t advocate
for our employees,
for our industry,
they will suffer.
Eventually,
they’ll suffer so much
others WILL advocate
for them
and we might not agree
with everything
they want to do.
Our employees are our responsibility.
Represent them.