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Occulus

(20,599 posts)

8. You only have half the story

Reply to hack89 (Reply #5)

Mon May 7, 2012, 10:55 AM

May 2012

The unions were told that it was either take the poison pill or the Republicans would go after dismantling the unions and canceling the contract... and they had the votes to do it at the time.

It was either this or massive job losses and no contract.

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