[HKMk23]

[EYEROLL] Public employees. Now THERE you've got exactly the kind of situation where a co-worker probably WOULD rat you out, and "conflict of interest" — in my experience — usually means "whatever successful thing you get started that the boss didn't think up."

[Monkey Face]

That pretty much sums it up.
They were big on getting folks to join the union, (SEIU) and when I finally did, I was told that my “grievance was only a complaint” and that “when the COLA came about, I should donate it to charity.”

That was the last month I paid union dues.