Wow. This thread is what happens when you don't have enough communication between the group and union leadership, you don't expect aging union busting tactics, you don't know what you're worth as professionals in your field, you have undiagnosed Stockholm Syndrome, you negotiate in the open, and the company sees all of this, takes advantage of all of the above and goes straight to the membership.
You don't get what you deserve or what you're worth; you get what you negotiate. I feel bad for your NC. It sounds like they were really trying to get you what you're worth, but you guys fell for the company tactics without pause, and took any leverage they had and squashed it as soon as possible. The conditions were right to demand what you're worth, but you need solidarity. I hope the hiring market gives you guys another chance to get it right when your hiring team struggles to fill classes. Major shift needed, though. Otherwise it'll be more premature you-know-what.
Best of luck to you guys/gals.
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