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Central States Rebellion Against Hoffa Begins this week!
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<blockquote data-quote="10 point" data-source="post: 1811896" data-attributes="member: 52520"><p>If my memory is correct, the pension fund in 1997 had lost about 640 million bucks by Aug 1 and the company had the union by the throat by offering their "Last, best, and final offer" which included the $1000/mo increase..</p><p>Plus performance based wages based on production, safety, driver service failures and follow ups, and all these trumped up "quality" issues judged by management alone.</p><p></p><p>The strike took many by surprise and after two weeks people were getting concerned especially since the strike fund was drained quickly.</p><p></p><p>I believe Carey matched the increase to keep members close to retirement and others with weak spines from crossing the line.</p><p></p><p>It was a bad position for any of the hourly to be in but the increase could have and should have been modulated as funding levels fluctuated. </p><p></p><p>That's what I saw, right or wrong, but there were alot of variables involved with the decision.</p><p></p><p>There's greater insight to the whole situation at hand, I'm sure, but there was no easy answer with the checkmate position the union faced knowing the stress put upon the members and their families.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="10 point, post: 1811896, member: 52520"] If my memory is correct, the pension fund in 1997 had lost about 640 million bucks by Aug 1 and the company had the union by the throat by offering their "Last, best, and final offer" which included the $1000/mo increase.. Plus performance based wages based on production, safety, driver service failures and follow ups, and all these trumped up "quality" issues judged by management alone. The strike took many by surprise and after two weeks people were getting concerned especially since the strike fund was drained quickly. I believe Carey matched the increase to keep members close to retirement and others with weak spines from crossing the line. It was a bad position for any of the hourly to be in but the increase could have and should have been modulated as funding levels fluctuated. That's what I saw, right or wrong, but there were alot of variables involved with the decision. There's greater insight to the whole situation at hand, I'm sure, but there was no easy answer with the checkmate position the union faced knowing the stress put upon the members and their families. [/QUOTE]
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