“I currently work in a small town called Arthur, Illinois, population about 2,500.”
“I moved here in 2016. When I was hired, they told me I didn’t have a choice but to join the [International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers] union. There were only three guys in it at the time, and I was the fourth member.”
“I work in public works, but IBEW’s more of an electrician’s union, so they didn’t care much about us.”
“I just didn’t feel well-represented, or like there was enough support from our union. They didn’t really help us when we went into negotiations. They never really asked us what we wanted.”