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<blockquote data-quote="Well-Known Member" data-source="post: 6172977" data-attributes="member: 85066">Then why didn’t he just say that, instead of all the smoke and mirrors. Here’s why. Hey buyout recipient. I want you to reject that $50K check, not retire and stand strong with all of us fighting this buyout that’s not really hurting anyone. As a matter of fact, it is actually opening up some jobs for the new guys, but hey, reject it anyway and keep slaving say. And I might agree somewhat with that premise.&nbsp; We got what we got because of the Union and because of us standing together. Except for the fact that it really isn’t hurting anyone. Nobody is forced to take it. It’s not lowering wages. It’s not leaving people on the hook for healthcare. If you can’t afford healthcare on your own, don’t take the buyout. Like I said, most of these buyout recipients are retiring anyway. This just pushed it up a few months to a year. If O’Brien loses a few dollars in dues money, I have no issues of raising our dues a few dollars to help keep the Union strong. Or maybe O’Brien could take a pay cut to help out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Well-Known Member, post: 6172977, member: 85066"] Then why didn’t he just say that, instead of all the smoke and mirrors. Here’s why. Hey buyout recipient. I want you to reject that $50K check, not retire and stand strong with all of us fighting this buyout that’s not really hurting anyone. As a matter of fact, it is actually opening up some jobs for the new guys, but hey, reject it anyway and keep slaving say. And I might agree somewhat with that premise. We got what we got because of the Union and because of us standing together. Except for the fact that it really isn’t hurting anyone. Nobody is forced to take it. It’s not lowering wages. It’s not leaving people on the hook for healthcare. If you can’t afford healthcare on your own, don’t take the buyout. Like I said, most of these buyout recipients are retiring anyway. This just pushed it up a few months to a year. If O’Brien loses a few dollars in dues money, I have no issues of raising our dues a few dollars to help keep the Union strong. Or maybe O’Brien could take a pay cut to help out. [/QUOTE]

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