If he's still with us, I have a relative
that was on a picket line with his
fellow employees for a large pay raise
and the money for bills was getting
slim. I forgot exactly how long they
were on strike, but it was a long time.
The representatives from his union
weren't flexible at all, and the company
finally padlocked everything and
moved outside of the country and
continued their business.
All the strikers were s.o.l. and
a good many found other careers.
IMO I don't understand why what
the people in the offices make is
any business of anybody else.
If the laborers were happy with
their jobs and pay rate before,
why did the union people interfere
with the arrangement ?
I've had the same problem on
a couple of jobs where other
employees were worried about
my pay rate, and my hours.