Good Benefits, Terrible Workplace Culture - Anonymous employee AFL-CIO Employee Review

1.0
22 Oct 2017
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good benefits! Healthcare is amazing, and a lot of vacation time. Surprisingly, no unlimited sick. Also, for a union building, work hours are longer than you might expect.

Cons

Terrible workplace culture. For example, massive bureaucracy, lazy long-term employees, excessive layers of management, little chance for advancement, horrible handling of HR cases, old-school office layout, and tons of people on power trips to the moon.

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5.0
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Pros

Enjoyed everyone I worked with

Cons

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1.0
13 Mar 2026
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Pros

Wonderful benefits and salary, some individuals are genuinely nice to work with… depending on the department.

Cons

Unprofessional management. Lack of leadership and training for new employees. Employees are not encouraged to ask questions, even on something they received little to no training on. Mid-level managers are vindictive and disrespectful as a way to make themselves seem more important and valuable. If you don’t want your mid-level manager to spread lies about you to get ahead, I wouldn’t recommend this organization. The office politics make working here akin to crossing a minefield. The most sneaky and condescending people here hide behind their religion and act like good Christians. Don’t be fooled, working for this union organization does not mean you’ll be treated with respect and dignity.

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