Actually, this was the first good question Rat has asked in a long time. I've been wondering the same thing. After 2 years of strife and dead-end negotiations, I was disappointed to hear during the call-in last week that although legally allowed, we have not "made the decision to strike," "we are not strike happy," "strike is a last resort," "nobody wants to strike," etc. I left that phone call thinking "why the heck not?" Even more frustrating was the fact that a status quo strike will not allow us to demand improvements to the contract. It's purpose, according to the union, is to restore the status quo. So my questions are 1. Same as Rat's, why aren't we doing it like last week, and 2. Does this mean we have to strike twice? Once for the 'quo and again for the contract? Hope someone can cheer me up. This place has wicked potential, but we gotta giddy up and get er done!