You want to force leadership to take the workforce seriously? Since unionizing isn't an option, instead organize a one-day call-out ("personal emergency PTO day) of the ENTIRE workforce. The time to do it? The very first business day of the year in January. Now that would get leadership's attention. Could easily be organized on this forum. Leadership would most definitely make hollow threats against anyone who happened to call out that day, but seeing as employees don't have to provide a reason for using PTO days, if leadership tried demanding the reason you called out, you simply tell them that is illegal and you have retained legal counsel an employment attorney.
Can't believe no one here until now has thought about organizing a one day walk-out on the very first business day of 1/1. The importance of that time period is all Cordani and ELT ever talk about!