I have been silent on the strike until now. And I haven't bothered to read the many threads on the strike because I know its the same old anti Miller/ anti worker/ anti union/ screw the other guy because I've got mine bullshit.
So now it seems we can see the end of the strike. And now I have my own pet peeves. The situation seems to be evolving but right now, this is how it is looking:
1.) Service will be delayed at least one day because local 416 workers will not vote today. They have to man the picket lines while local 79 workers vote today. Then 416 workers will vote tomorrow while local 79 workers man the picket lines. For christ's sake, what do they think will happen if they all go and vote today? Someone is going to steal the garbage? If they have the vote and reject the tentative agreement, they can then go back to the pickets. But in all likelihood, since their own leadership has signed off on what they have negotiated, they are going to end the strike. So why on earth do they want to screw us for one more day while they man the picket lines? Assholes!
2.) It seems that city council will wait until after both unions vote and accept the agreement. Then they will call an emergency meeting. This requires 24 hours notice. In all likelihood, the unions will vote yes, so why don't they just call the meeting now and start the 24 hour period. If the union votes no, then they can cancel the meeting. Assholes!
3.) The non-union managers earlier agreed to a 0% raise contract. Now they see the union workers got a raise. So they are pissed off and are considering what they should do about it. The city has been held ransom for over a month by the strike. We were all between a rock and a hard place. So the union made concessions, and the city made concessions. And at least the strike is over. But the managers see the workers got something they didn't, so they want it too. Assholes!
What a fucked up city.
So now it seems we can see the end of the strike. And now I have my own pet peeves. The situation seems to be evolving but right now, this is how it is looking:
1.) Service will be delayed at least one day because local 416 workers will not vote today. They have to man the picket lines while local 79 workers vote today. Then 416 workers will vote tomorrow while local 79 workers man the picket lines. For christ's sake, what do they think will happen if they all go and vote today? Someone is going to steal the garbage? If they have the vote and reject the tentative agreement, they can then go back to the pickets. But in all likelihood, since their own leadership has signed off on what they have negotiated, they are going to end the strike. So why on earth do they want to screw us for one more day while they man the picket lines? Assholes!
2.) It seems that city council will wait until after both unions vote and accept the agreement. Then they will call an emergency meeting. This requires 24 hours notice. In all likelihood, the unions will vote yes, so why don't they just call the meeting now and start the 24 hour period. If the union votes no, then they can cancel the meeting. Assholes!
3.) The non-union managers earlier agreed to a 0% raise contract. Now they see the union workers got a raise. So they are pissed off and are considering what they should do about it. The city has been held ransom for over a month by the strike. We were all between a rock and a hard place. So the union made concessions, and the city made concessions. And at least the strike is over. But the managers see the workers got something they didn't, so they want it too. Assholes!
What a fucked up city.
