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Who's The Winner In A Strike?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dirty Savage" data-source="post: 251041" data-attributes="member: 10384"><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'">Back in 2004 I think it was the time that we here in Canada voted on a new contract. Myself and most of my coworkers voted yes. The next day our union president shoes up at our centre and informs us that, as of 10 pm that day we were on strike. Umm, ok, what?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'">The next morning there we were, walking picket lines in disbelief. after 12 hours of marching in circles I went home. The next day as I was preparing to go and take my place on the picket line I got a call from my shop steward informing me that the strike was over pending a new vote. So the great canadian strike lasted all of 30 hours.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'">Needless to say the ammended contract got voted in, but for the next two weeks I didn't work at all. I was a part time driver then and had previously been working full-time hours. But for the next two weeks I got paid for my guaranteed three hours and I never left my house. UPS Canada lost all kinds of accounts and I personally just about starved during that time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'">As far as I'm concerned we all lose in a strike, at least for the short term. You gotta understand that businesses need their freight to move and if Brown is not there to pick it up, those customers will call someone else. Yes, UPS Canada got some accounts back and aquired others and now we are busier than ever but it took some months. If you are truly unhappy with your contract you have to vote no but you also have to be prepared for what very well may be hard times after the fact.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'">But hopefully it doesn't come to that.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dirty Savage, post: 251041, member: 10384"] [FONT=Palatino Linotype]Back in 2004 I think it was the time that we here in Canada voted on a new contract. Myself and most of my coworkers voted yes. The next day our union president shoes up at our centre and informs us that, as of 10 pm that day we were on strike. Umm, ok, what? The next morning there we were, walking picket lines in disbelief. after 12 hours of marching in circles I went home. The next day as I was preparing to go and take my place on the picket line I got a call from my shop steward informing me that the strike was over pending a new vote. So the great canadian strike lasted all of 30 hours. Needless to say the ammended contract got voted in, but for the next two weeks I didn't work at all. I was a part time driver then and had previously been working full-time hours. But for the next two weeks I got paid for my guaranteed three hours and I never left my house. UPS Canada lost all kinds of accounts and I personally just about starved during that time. As far as I'm concerned we all lose in a strike, at least for the short term. You gotta understand that businesses need their freight to move and if Brown is not there to pick it up, those customers will call someone else. Yes, UPS Canada got some accounts back and aquired others and now we are busier than ever but it took some months. If you are truly unhappy with your contract you have to vote no but you also have to be prepared for what very well may be hard times after the fact. But hopefully it doesn't come to that. [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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