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SBC CWA Strike Imminent

Posted by timothy on from the piece-of-the-pie-or-we-stick-you dept.

Tmack writes "SBC union workers are preparing (again) to strike after negotiations have broken down between CWA and SBC. What this means to the average person? As long as the strike is taking place, orders for new service and repair of existing services with SBC will be delayed as only non-union workers and temps will be around to complete the work. Latest word is the strike is now planned for Friday night through next Tuesday. Check here(1), here(2), and here(3) for more info."

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  1. unions Suck! by ender_wiggins · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Thats why everything that a union member touches costs 10x more! Want to move your desk? gotta call a union guy. wanna turn a screw? gotta call a union guy.

  2. Re:Say what you will... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Union workers are lazy bums. I am glad I live in a work-at-will state.

  3. Re:Strike story from USWEST (Now Qwest) by MechaStreisand · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    I have known many more union workers who do work very hard at their jobs and I feel it is unfair to stereotype them in this manner.
    It's hardly unfair; it's the truth! Let me put it this way: on one hand, you have a group of workers who have to negotiate their own wages and get paid according to how well they work. Furthermore, if they start working half-assed, they get fired. On the other hand, you have a group of workers where hard work is rewarded with bitching from their co-workers, and they can't get fired if they slack off.

    Now logically, which group is more likely to work poorly?
    --
    Disclaimer: IANAL. This post is, however, legal advice, and creates an attorney-client relationship.