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<blockquote data-quote="Jones" data-source="post: 371189" data-attributes="member: 4805"><p>+1</p><p></p><p>I remember when we struck in 97, the pilot's union backed us 100% even though they are a different union under a different contract, and that was a huge help. Not a single union pilot flew during the strike. Subsequently the pilots were able to negotiate an industry leading contract in large part because the company knew that the Teamsters would support them in return if it came down to a work stoppage. The argument that we should not support Chicago because they negotiate separately from the NMA is nonsense. For unionism to work unions have to support one another. If Chicago can negotiate a better contract than the NMA, it helps all of us down the road. I do not want to see a strike, I agree with the posters who have commented that economic conditions are a lot less favorable now than they were in 97, but the fact is that there will be a lot less chance of a strike if the company thinks that Chicago will get full support from all UPS Teamsters covered under the national. If the company believes that they can successfully isolate Chicago then they are much more likely to play hardball and risk a work stoppage because the bottom line is that Chicago cannot sustain it all by themselves. If a significant portion of the country is willing to scab, the company will divert the work to other centers and starve them out. And down the road we will all pay for it, one by one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jones, post: 371189, member: 4805"] +1 I remember when we struck in 97, the pilot's union backed us 100% even though they are a different union under a different contract, and that was a huge help. Not a single union pilot flew during the strike. Subsequently the pilots were able to negotiate an industry leading contract in large part because the company knew that the Teamsters would support them in return if it came down to a work stoppage. The argument that we should not support Chicago because they negotiate separately from the NMA is nonsense. For unionism to work unions have to support one another. If Chicago can negotiate a better contract than the NMA, it helps all of us down the road. I do not want to see a strike, I agree with the posters who have commented that economic conditions are a lot less favorable now than they were in 97, but the fact is that there will be a lot less chance of a strike if the company thinks that Chicago will get full support from all UPS Teamsters covered under the national. If the company believes that they can successfully isolate Chicago then they are much more likely to play hardball and risk a work stoppage because the bottom line is that Chicago cannot sustain it all by themselves. If a significant portion of the country is willing to scab, the company will divert the work to other centers and starve them out. And down the road we will all pay for it, one by one. [/QUOTE]
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