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<blockquote data-quote="JonFrum" data-source="post: 214011"><p><strong>Without Strong Strike Authorization, Our Union Negotiators Are Just Girly Men</strong></p><p></p><p>There are two basic types of strikes: an Economic Strike (meaning a strike for more money), and an Unfair Labor Practice Strike (meaning a strike intended to force the employer to obey Labor Law. In a ULP strike, by law, (generally) all strikers must be given their jobs back when the strike ends. Any temporary replacement workers must be fired. This fact tends to discourage such temporary workers from applying for a job in the first place. If the strike is expected to be short, this discourages them even further. Then there is the difficulty of working for UPS in general, all the more so under such adverse circumstances. There are dozens of current issues that constitute Unfair Labor Practices, plus any new ULP violations the company commits during the negotiations and strike.</p><p></p><p>Even in a purely Economic Strike, the company might not attempt to hire replacement workers. If they do, their plan might not work. Even if it does, there may be a negotiated back-to-work agreement as part of the strike settlement. If not, when the strike ends, the strikers still get preferential rehire for open jobs and as the replacements quickly drop by the wayside, one after another. Remember, turnover at UPS is very high, even during "normal" times. It's no fun being a replacement worker during a strike, or thereafter. The climate is quite hostile! Some strikers may overtly display their dismay!</p><p></p><p>And don't confuse the Railway Labor Act, which covers the airlines and railroads, with the National Labor Relations Act, which covers private sector groups like us. Apples and oranges.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JonFrum, post: 214011"] [b]Without Strong Strike Authorization, Our Union Negotiators Are Just Girly Men[/b] There are two basic types of strikes: an Economic Strike (meaning a strike for more money), and an Unfair Labor Practice Strike (meaning a strike intended to force the employer to obey Labor Law. In a ULP strike, by law, (generally) all strikers must be given their jobs back when the strike ends. Any temporary replacement workers must be fired. This fact tends to discourage such temporary workers from applying for a job in the first place. If the strike is expected to be short, this discourages them even further. Then there is the difficulty of working for UPS in general, all the more so under such adverse circumstances. There are dozens of current issues that constitute Unfair Labor Practices, plus any new ULP violations the company commits during the negotiations and strike. Even in a purely Economic Strike, the company might not attempt to hire replacement workers. If they do, their plan might not work. Even if it does, there may be a negotiated back-to-work agreement as part of the strike settlement. If not, when the strike ends, the strikers still get preferential rehire for open jobs and as the replacements quickly drop by the wayside, one after another. Remember, turnover at UPS is very high, even during "normal" times. It's no fun being a replacement worker during a strike, or thereafter. The climate is quite hostile! Some strikers may overtly display their dismay! And don't confuse the Railway Labor Act, which covers the airlines and railroads, with the National Labor Relations Act, which covers private sector groups like us. Apples and oranges. [/QUOTE]
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