Please don't take this the wrong way. A lot of what we call this 'career' comes from sacrifice. Missed paychecks, contingency funds, and Plan B's are a way of life in our line of work. It sucks that you'd be losing pay-hopefully you'd be getting it back via a group grievance. But keep in mind that the responsibility of defending our contract lies with each and every one of us. Sometimes it's all of us together, as in a picket line or even a strike, if it comes to that. Other times it's just us individually. I hope everyone keeps this in mind throughout our careers. Again, I don't know your circumstances and I'm not calling you out...