Thomas Clouse at The Spokesman-Review reports a majority of Seasonal and Full-Time Workers employed by Yellowstone National Park have voted to Unionize, according to the National Federation of Federal Employees.  Yellowstone’s Workforce can vary from as many as 380 in the Summer to less than 100 in the Winter.  The Union said the effort was driven by “low pay, unmanageable workloads, high rent, a stifling hierarchy” and other issues that has the workforce in the first National Park “struggling.”  “Our goal in Unionizing is to improve communications between Field Staff and Park Management and improve working and living conditions for all Employees, especially Temporary Seasonal Employees,” the Union’s said in a released statement. “We also want to find tangible ways to build a more inclusive, diverse workplace with more transparency and opportunity for advancement.”

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