Posted on 12/17/2003 11:33:14 AM PST by CounterCounterCulture
Screw them. As an IT contractor, I have gone without health insureance for the past two years.
How stupid. They want to bankrupt the source of their income. Who else would hire someone who did this? I would take names and make sure they NEVER got another job in my community.
I wonder how much money the UNION "leaders" are making while the grocery clerks walk the picket line?
They thought they were indispensable too.
And they were highly skilled and trained...
The stores are also free to retain those replacement workers if they wish to do so. The subject of whether they're to be released is one of many issues subject to bargaining. Usually the settlement requires them to be let go. In circumstances where a strike collapses, though, the union employees have to make an unconditional offer to return to work. At that point, they supposedly can't be discriminated against, but they get no priority.
The exception is those circumstances in which an employer commits an unfair labor practice. If that happens, affected employees must be hired back with back pay. This is one reason unions routine file "unfair" charges when they go on strike. In the case of the markets, they've filed against the two employeers who are engaging in the lock-out.
The thirty day scam referred to is a common ploy to try to break a current contract. In this circumstance, there is no current contract because it's expired.
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