Originally Posted by
Myfingershurt
Was he hesitant to send out the strike vote because he thinks we shouldn’t strike or because he didn’t think that it would get the votes that it did with the participation rate that it did. Because those are two different animals completely. The first would mean he thinks we should bow to management’s will, the second just means he didn’t want to waste the vote and possibly damage our leverage. I can’t say i would’ve blamed him for being hesitant over the latter. I didn’t think that vote would’ve turned out as well as it did.
You can eliminate both cases. Everyone knows strike votes come in 99%. The strike vote has nothing to do with going on strike, and he certainly knows that.
A 3rd rail exists. It’s possible he thought the timing did not maximize leverage, or otherwise potentially degraded negotiations progress.
I have no knowledge of his state of mind or whether he did or did not initially support a strike authorization vote.