'Now that I’ve experienced working at an organization where employees have a union, I know the difference being a union member makes.'
of the full-time U.S. workforce, I — like most young professionals — have spent most of my career in non-union workplaces. Now that I’ve experienced working at an organization where employees have a union, I know the difference being a union member makes.
I began working in D.C. as an unpaid intern on the Hill, in hopes of landing my dream job as a congressional staffer. Realizing I couldn’t make the sacrifice of going unpaid indefinitely, I took a position outside of Congress. It was my first paid job in Washington, D.C., but I was earning only $30,000, my housing and transportation costs ate up half of my income, and I lived in constant fear of being fired. This job made me depressed and miserable, and I left after just under a year.
My next job was at a non-profit with a mission I loved. My salary was still low to live comfortably in D.C., but it was an increase from my previous job. I found it challenging to ask for the pay increase I thought I deserved because people weren’t open about their salaries, and I didn’t know where I stood in comparison to others with comparable positions..
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