Pandemic Concern Boosts NFP Worker Interest in Unions
An article in Nonprofit Quarterly reports that the COVID-19 pandemic and related uncertainties in the workplace have “created a sense of urgency around workers’ involvement in decisions about organizational directions and employee benefits.” This, in turn, has led to greater interest in unionizing.
According to the article, union membership at nonprofits historically has been quite low — an estimated 1% to 3% of nonprofit workers over the past decade. But the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union, for example, reported in May that it was receiving an average of one lead per day for potential bargaining units and the number of locations where it works had increased by 35% in less than a month. This might be a heads-up for some nonprofits to review their pandemic-era policies and benefits.
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