Originally Posted by
Gander50
That's the point of the statement... What is there to stop them??? I am asking honestly... I do not know the answer.
I don't know which company it was, but way back when they had a strike, the people in class and/or waiting for class were contacted by union reps and "educated" about their choice to refuse training or to continue. Remember, they had no union protection at that point. Most chose to stop/not start training. A few continued. Those that didn't train were terminated and on the street for years, but I guess the union helped them get their jobs back later, I think even seniority and back pay?
I'm sure someone will chime in with details.
Point is, somebody will need to tell them what's what and then they'll have to make their own choices.
Question for the brain trust, how is attending training SCABing? You're not moving metal for revenue or flying any struck work. Honest question, just curious.
I had a conversation with my old man about one of his strikes, and asked him about the "well I have so and so burden" excuse. His response was "you think you're the only one with problems?"
He did say that one of very few scabs they had, came forth to the union before hand. His wife was dying of cancer and he wouldn't make her suffer due to the loss of health care. He apologized profusely and supposedly donated all of his earnings to some strike fund during the strike. Still took on the scab label, but I guess he was the only guy afterward that they let be.