That’s totally fair. My union threatened to strike and ran pickets in 2019 and basically got what we asked for, little though it was.

We authorized a strike in 2022 and the signatory contractors basically gave us most of what we wanted because they didn’t want to lose out on the “CHIPS” act money.

Now here we are with billions on the table, and I think it’s time to strike again.

There are also regional dynamics at play, but fortunately my union is on top of all that and we are planning accordingly.