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angrychair

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3. how is this a victory??

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2015, 03:39 PM

May 2015

They have lost the ability to strike. if this is a "victory" its a bitter one. As a AFSCME member and shop steward, ultimately any actions you take are toothless if you don't have the ability to strike. Now their fate is left to arbitration, a system that often tilts to the favor of those that write the laws, meaning the legislatures and governors.
This is further signs of weakness in our resolve as a union. At the end of the day, its workers, our brothers and sisters, that will suffer.

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General Assembly approves union-backed strike/lockout bill [View all] Omaha Steve May 2015 OP

Bruce the Ruiner loses again. murielm99 May 2015 #1

I still have a hard time believing this phony, justhanginon May 2015 #2

how is this a victory?? angrychair May 2015 #3

Because they cannot also be locked out and it forces it to go into binding arbitration. cstanleytech May 2015 #5

I respectfully disagree angrychair May 2015 #6

I didnt say it was a great thing, its just not as bad as having no options cstanleytech May 2015 #7

So, then, the union is largely a facade? If this is how much things have changed silvershadow May 2015 #4