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Old 06-03-2011, 05:43 AM   #216
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You find another way to get your message out to gain support. Screwing the public is not how you do it. A strike is also not gaurentee that you will win. The govt will most likely legislate them back to work and posties will have won nothing. How is a strike helping thier cause?

Then there's the issue of wages lost during a strike that are never recovered. A reality most members forget when voting to strike.
Short-term pain for long-term gain is the goal.
I don't see why they're striking now. They should be going on strike just before Christmas.
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