I've been wondering what day union members would be required to work if they wanted their May benefits (because May 1 is a Sunday). Would they need to work on Monday? Or on a working day prior to May 1?
I hope the union helps with anyone losing medical coverage and that everyone and their family is okay!
Thank you.
"Union members will not be returning to work at Verizon. "
They'll just disappear from the face of the Earth altogether.
"Those who want to keep their benefits in place, the people who want to take care of themselves and their families, will resign from the union tomorrow and return to work on Friday."
And open themselves to the possibility of getting fired for the smallest and dumbest thing, without the union protection? I don't think so.
"Those that want to depend on the union to take care of them and their families will keep walking the picket lines."
We'll take care of ourselves. By not coming back until a decent contract is signed.
Let's just wait and see what this weekend brings, shall we?
"SHILL"- you keep on using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means...
Local management here
What is a SHILL ALERT?
I would say union will be back next week under old contract while mediator is called in.
Crossing the line is tough choice either way, you may want to wait a week at least.
You are only "Your Own Man" to some extent. History is a bitch and teaches us a lot about things. You can be "Your Own Man" under certain circumstances, but when those circumstances change (as they are), you can only stand on your own for so long. Chipping away at the root.. bit.. by.. bit.. That way it is slow and allows normalcy bias to be recomposed before the next chip..
“In Germany they came first for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a Communist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up
because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Catholics,
and I didn't speak up
because I was a Protestant.
Then they came for me,
and by that time no one was left
to speak up for me.”
― Martin Niemöller
I tend to agree with wgz, in that your response seems legit until the end when you used the word "depend".
I'll save the full shill alert this time, but depend is sort of a strong word, you think? I mean, they still have to get up and work long shifts night/day and go into work like the rest of the company. They man call centers, climb poles, work underground, deal with potentially lethal situations, monitor large networks, maintain and grow large networks.. I mean yeah, depend is somewhat of a harsh word.
We enjoy performing bargained for work and appreciate the benefits of being in a work union. We like to see the company get ahead as it "should" be a win for everybody, but it's not. IMO, with the outsourcing of work and the import of HB1's, there is no time like the present for work unions to gain a second wind. i think that it is going to have to get a lot worse before people start to realize that somethings rotten in Denmark though. Hopefully by then, it won't be too late.
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Union members will not be returning to work at Verizon. Those who want to keep their benefits in place, the people who want to take care of themselves and their families, will resign from the union tomorrow and return to work on Friday. Those that want to depend on the union to take care of them and their families will keep walking the picket lines.