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Originally Posted by MatsNaslund
24 hour for now. They are trying to provoke the City into locking them out. Once locked out they can't come back until a deal is reached and that might be awhile. Both sides are at the same place on money yet they are both going to ride it out over the new shuttle buses. It's 1 day for now. I can see it being longer than the last one.
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The union was the first to raise the possibility of 24 hour walkouts. Then came the cities response of a possible lockout. So I don't see how you can say the union is provoking the city to lock them out. With the cost of living being as it is, transit employees couldn't afford to be on the strike for very long. Strike pay doesn't come close to paying the wages they would have recieved if they were working. It's advantageous for the union to do these 24 hour walkouts. They make their message and transit workers don't lose much in pay.
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BTW - the next proposed one day strike is the Stampede Parade Day, providing they don't get locked out before that.
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Nope. The stupid union nixed that idea.