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<blockquote data-quote="brownIEman" data-source="post: 3074271" data-attributes="member: 14596">I do not remember any 3 day strike notice.&nbsp; From my recollection, and articles I&#039;ve read in the interim, Carey had the power to call a strike at anytime after the expiration of the old contract after July 31st.&nbsp; The negotiations were ongoing Aug 1st-3rd, mostly through the mediators, but they were continuing when Carey called for the strike to start at 12:00AM the start of Aug 4th.&nbsp; That is my recollection.As to a famous Kelly quote, I remember him stating that the union could have gotten the deal they wound up with without going on strike and he thought they had a broader agenda.&nbsp; I am guessing that is not the one you are referring to.&nbsp; I also remember him giving an interview where he was asked if he felt pressured to acquiesce to end the strike once it started and he quipped that he was getting pressure from everywhere, customers, family, his dog.&nbsp; I am guessing that is not what you are referring to either.As a side note, we obviously remember this major event from two very different perspectives.&nbsp; You seem to be in the union camp of the company was just being greedy and out to screw the employees anyway they could.&nbsp; Prior to the strike I had an opportunity to see if the company I worked for was a soulless monster or if it did care about its employees when I was involved in the process of consolidating a CSTC, the elimination of dozens of (non bargaining unit) jobs.&nbsp; Suffice to say, it performed that process in the manner of a company that did indeed care about its employees.&nbsp; Admittedly, other experiences years after the strike were much different...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="brownIEman, post: 3074271, member: 14596"] I do not remember any 3 day strike notice. From my recollection, and articles I've read in the interim, Carey had the power to call a strike at anytime after the expiration of the old contract after July 31st. The negotiations were ongoing Aug 1st-3rd, mostly through the mediators, but they were continuing when Carey called for the strike to start at 12:00AM the start of Aug 4th. That is my recollection. As to a famous Kelly quote, I remember him stating that the union could have gotten the deal they wound up with without going on strike and he thought they had a broader agenda. I am guessing that is not the one you are referring to. I also remember him giving an interview where he was asked if he felt pressured to acquiesce to end the strike once it started and he quipped that he was getting pressure from everywhere, customers, family, his dog. I am guessing that is not what you are referring to either. As a side note, we obviously remember this major event from two very different perspectives. You seem to be in the union camp of the company was just being greedy and out to screw the employees anyway they could. Prior to the strike I had an opportunity to see if the company I worked for was a soulless monster or if it did care about its employees when I was involved in the process of consolidating a CSTC, the elimination of dozens of (non bargaining unit) jobs. Suffice to say, it performed that process in the manner of a company that did indeed care about its employees. Admittedly, other experiences years after the strike were much different... [/QUOTE]

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