"Mr. Zhang, you're putting me in a difficult position," Berenas said with a troubled expression. "Although I hold some influence among the workers, the matter of striking isn't something I can just declare on my own!"
If the employees really went on strike, then they would inevitably receive no compensation at all. Everyone needs to support their families, and without an income, how would they survive?
Moreover, without any good reason, he couldn't prompt the company's employees to strike. The company provided excellent benefits and the workload was moderate; at least the employees were very satisfied with the overall situation at the company.
If he were to lead a strike under these circumstances, the workers would probably ignore him entirely. Even worse, if this reached the higher-ups, he would be the first to be fired. Then he wouldn't be able to talk about being the president of the union, he might even lose his job!