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Just curious... how irreplaceable do you think we are here, in case of a strike??
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<blockquote data-quote="PobreCarlos" data-source="post: 1021516" data-attributes="member: 16651"><p>UpstateNYUPSer;</p><p></p><p>Not qualified to speak about the NFL, but in terms of the ATC strike, it was against the law for the controllers to go out on strike....a condition they knew about when they were hired in. Technically speaking, by the terms of his oath of office, Reagan had no choice but to fire the controllers (although, being government, there was always wiggle-room). The NLRB doesn't govern all labor situations; for example, FedEx Express (and for that matter, UPS Airlines, as well, I believe), function under the auspices of the Railway Labor Act, which has an entirely different set of rules. Federal employees function under neither, and may not be able to (like the ATCs) to engage in job actions to begin with. Then there's the local government employees. Many jurisdictions are like Wisconsin, in that public employees effectively aren't allowed collective bargaining rights. And often those that are, are denied the right to strike. For example, the transport workers in New York are subject to the state's Taylor Act, which prescribes fines and jail terms as punishment for strikes, which are essentially outlawed. The transport workers have gone on strike anyway and, although most of them got their jobs back, they've paid fines (both as individuals and as the union), and their leaders have occasionally been jailed.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, Reagan didn't need an excuse per se to fire the ATC strikers; the law was on his side from the get-go in that instance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PobreCarlos, post: 1021516, member: 16651"] UpstateNYUPSer; Not qualified to speak about the NFL, but in terms of the ATC strike, it was against the law for the controllers to go out on strike....a condition they knew about when they were hired in. Technically speaking, by the terms of his oath of office, Reagan had no choice but to fire the controllers (although, being government, there was always wiggle-room). The NLRB doesn't govern all labor situations; for example, FedEx Express (and for that matter, UPS Airlines, as well, I believe), function under the auspices of the Railway Labor Act, which has an entirely different set of rules. Federal employees function under neither, and may not be able to (like the ATCs) to engage in job actions to begin with. Then there's the local government employees. Many jurisdictions are like Wisconsin, in that public employees effectively aren't allowed collective bargaining rights. And often those that are, are denied the right to strike. For example, the transport workers in New York are subject to the state's Taylor Act, which prescribes fines and jail terms as punishment for strikes, which are essentially outlawed. The transport workers have gone on strike anyway and, although most of them got their jobs back, they've paid fines (both as individuals and as the union), and their leaders have occasionally been jailed. Anyway, Reagan didn't need an excuse per se to fire the ATC strikers; the law was on his side from the get-go in that instance. [/QUOTE]
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