I have been a technician for this company for 27 years and have been through numerous strikes without even thinking of crossing the line. My sons is scheduled for surgery tomorrow and I called the union last week when it looked as if we were going to lose our benefits. I was told by the person at the district office that we needed to try to change his surgery date since they weren't sure it would be covered by the union. He has been waiting 6 months for this and they want me to change it NOT. I am sorry to those coworkers that I have offended by crossing the line but I had to do what is best for my son. I have many mixed feelings on why we are even still out on strike. What a couple hundred employees will have to drive 70 miles to get to work well hell I have been driving 50 to get to work for 27 years and know many other that commute much greater distances. I see all this talk about freezing the pensions at 30 year. Hell most of us will be lucky to even get to 30. Can't everyone see the writing on the wall, they are going to sell this side off the next chance they get. Just ask your former co-workers in CA, FL and TX. I also don't see why we are fighting for workers from Verizon Wireless, are they union now and I lost the memo. They don't give a rats assabout us be we are expected to walk for them? I have yet to receive a dime from the union for any of the strikes I have been out on. Where are all those years of union dues that we pay to them go? They need to set up a GOFUNDME page? I think it is time for the union to put in a negotiator that actually has the members best interest in mind instead of trying to prove that they have a bigger cock.