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Employees at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems — a 37-year-old pro-democracy organization based outside Washington, D.C. — knew they were facing an uphill battle against global autocrats. They did not expect to be locked in a months-long fight with their president and CEO over labor rights within their own organization.
When IFES U.S.-based employees voted to form a union in July 2022, they hoped to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic with a stronger voice in decisions about their organization’s future and clearer protections of the rights of headquarters staff.