Workers at world-renowned philanthropic advisory firm Bridgespan are trying to form a union to address grievances including what they say are “significant” salary discrepancies among staff and increasingly heavier workloads.
Staff at The Bridgespan Group — which is headquartered in Boston and has offices around the world — announced earlier this month that they had formed a union called Bridgespanners Mobilizing and Organizing for Representation, or BMOR. About 70% of Bridgespan employees have signed union authorization cards that would allow BMOR to negotiate employment terms and conditions on their behalf, a union representative told Devex.
Bridgespan has declined to voluntarily recognize the union. But in a statement to Devex, a spokesperson said the organization will abide by federal rules allowing employees to form a union through an election, saying that the process would allow individuals to “freely make the choice that they believe is best.”
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Stephanie Beasley is a Senior Reporter at Devex, where she covers global philanthropy with a focus on regulations and policy. She is an alumna of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and Oberlin College and has a background in Latin American studies. She previously covered transportation security at POLITICO.
