I had a meeting at the end of last month and our long-time manager forwarded her resignation. She was one of the few great managers I've had, and it was a big blow to our department. Flash forward to this month, and another prominent member of our department also forwarded her resignation. In both instances, as usual, those remaining have to fill the work void they left behind with no additional compensation.
The company I work for doesn't have the worst salaries, but definitely not in the market average for our positions. With the few members left on our team, I've been wondering how to talk to them about collective bargaining for a higher salary in exchange for staying on with the company. I've been looking for a new job on the side anyways, but I want to spark a debate about negotiating our salaries together instead of hoping management will allot more in the budget.
How did you go about talking to your coworkers about collective bargaining? What was the outcome?