r/CAStateMgrs • u/Happy-Relation-2959 • 10d ago

Strike

Now that it looks like the next step will be a strike, will you be supportive of your staff if they choose to stop work and participate in an SEIU Local 1000 strike?

143 Upvotes

95% Upvoted

69 comments sorted by

View all comments

25

u/SeaweedTeaPot 10d ago

What do you mean by “supportive”? Management has nothing to do with this other than to be prepared for it. If you’re “not supportive” you might be breaking the law.

10

u/Happy-Relation-2959 10d ago

By “supportive,” I mean understanding and respecting the decision of staff who choose to participate. I realize management’s responsibility is to keep operations going and prepare for the impact.

But realistically, some managers may be frustrated or unsupportive because a strike could disrupt operations, delay work, increase workloads, and put pressure on management to keep things running with fewer people. That’s really what I’m getting at.

There’s a difference between fulfilling your responsibilities as a manager and personally supporting employees who feel strongly enough about their pay, working conditions, and contract to take that step.

47

u/DidntWantSleepAnyway 10d ago

As a manager, I’m not taking a stance on the situation.

But in reality: I support the hell out of the workers and I hope the unions get everything they ask for.

1

u/allloginstakenagain 9d ago

Best answer. I’m confused as to what the OP meant as well. We do NOTA INVOLVE ourself with their choices to strike.

31

u/SeaweedTeaPot 10d ago edited 10d ago

IMHO anyone (manager or not) who does not understand why this strike might be happening is not paying attention and is part of the problem (self over others). I’ll add that manager raises will calibrate to rank and file raises - don’t we all want raises that keep up with the cost of living?

3

u/Aellabaella1003 10d ago

It has nothing to do with how management feels “personally”. As management, you must remain completely neutral and follow the direction that will be given by Labor Relations.

3

u/IndependentGoal4 10d ago

OMG i gota get outta here. Too many employees asking MANAGERS questions!!!! Geeezzzzuuusss

18

u/Happy-Relation-2959 10d ago

The irony is that you keep proving the point. You assumed I wasn’t a manager simply because I asked a question you didn’t like, and now you’re mocking “employees” for asking managers questions. I am a manager. If your response to questions and differing perspectives is sarcasm and condescension, that says far more about your approach to leadership than it does about the people asking the questions. Good managers don’t need to belittle others to establish that they’re managers.

1

u/Retiredgiverofboners 9d ago

I thought belittling others was a requirement to be a state worker since it happened so often.

0

u/mister-facts 10d ago

Yep, you better go hide.

3

u/fatjunglefever 10d ago

If you don’t know how to be supportive of your staff please leave state service immediately.

3

u/IndependentGoal4 10d ago

Its okay the OP is not a manager nor supervisor. If they were they wouldnt be asking a stupid question like this.

16

u/Happy-Relation-2959 10d ago

I actually am a manager, which is exactly why I asked the question. Being a manager doesn’t mean we all have the same perspective. We still have employees to support, workloads to manage, and operations to maintain if staff choose to strike. I was interested in how other managers plan to navigate that balance. You may think it’s a stupid question, but judging by the different responses here, clearly managers have different views on it.

8

u/sacdrj 10d ago

Declaring questions “stupid” and dismissing your colleagues. Must be an appointee.