Union Loyalty…Out of Work 650 Days
Many experts see this ten-minute DVD as an splendid example of union members entrenched in expectations of union power, versus the resistance of an untiring opponent believing it can do without a union.
The nurses side with the union, but while on strike, describe the other jobs they must take so they can pay bills and make car payments. Some say the other nursing jobs pay $10 less an hour less than what they were earning at the hospital.
The hospital, forced to hire more than 190 replacement nurses, says it is willing to talk whenever the union is ready.
The Teamsters union rep says “No fight is won easily.” And, “Battles are never won by giving up.“ And the strike of 650 days-plus becomes the longest strike in the health care industry.
Ultimately, the union loses.
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