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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.

    1. Re:unions Suck! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Ahhh, I see, unions must be the key to the EU's fantastic economic growth!

    2. Re:unions Suck! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

      Over here (Europe), they make sure we get the wages we deserve and don't get fired for stupid things like if the boss doesn't like you or whatever.

      Of course, over there the cost of hiring you with all those perks you "deserve" makes it so 2 to 3 times more of your compatriots are out of work.

  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. Yay! Down with SBC!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I'm sure some pro-SBC droid will moderate this down, but I don't care.

    I hate SBC. They have lousy DSL and telephone service, idiot customer reps, incompetent or FUD spewing technicians, they outsource phone support to India, the management lies, SBC is expensive, and they're an abusive monopoly that needs to be crushed.

    I welcome the strike. It won't affect me -- I don't have a land-line. I use a cellular phone, and it isn't Cingular, and I use cable Internet. Unlike those who "rebel" against SBC by using a CLEC (which then gives money to SBC for leasing the copper), SBC doesn't make a dime from me.

    Good riddance you scumbags!

  4. Re:opinion of SBC from a retiree by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    And we care about the jobs of lazy, rude, uneducated union workers? Fuck them.

  5. Re:Outsourcing demands by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I never understood why people take nigger jobs such as tech support. Honestly, tech support people generally have the same level of education as a hockey puck. What is wrong with America's education system? I don't think I've ever talked with a tech support rep that knew more about the products than I could gather after glancing over the company's website. Let worthless idiot tech support jobs shift to India where there are just as many incompetent morons.. only cheaper.

  6. 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.