Havasu Doug
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Posted: Oct. 12 2003,4:29 pm |
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| Quote (MissHBjet @ Oct. 12 2003,4:03 pm) | Theres a Vons across the street and there were a few people out there with signs today.
Good luck to ya Doug...hope it gets resolved soon. Does this mean you have to find a new job, or wait til there is an agreement?
Say hi to Megan for me. |
Thanks Windy.  Megan says "Hi" back! 
My union actually has a fund to pay us from if we picket. I will start picketing after Megan leaves this evening. It's a nominal amount, but it's something. I will not actively seek other employment yet, but wouldn't turn down a good offer if the opportunity came. There is some good news though. Up until the strike began, the employers keep reminding us how competitive the industry is in SoCal. That's exactly why THEY can't survive a long term strike/lockout. They have survived long strikes in markets where customers have had no where else to shop. In SoCal, there are many options. They KNOW that, but just can't admit it. They have used scare tactics and warned of a 4 month dipute. They can't survive that long. It should end much sooner than that.
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7-02-2026 Three Word Post.....The Next Generation.... (Rep.#20,222) from: GoFastRacer
 It only takes 2/3 to authorize a strike.  The initial union plan was to target and picket 1 chain (Albertson's, Ralph's, or Vons).  The other 2 chains promised to "lock out" their employees if that happened.  They have to wait 48 hours after the strike begins to do that though.  It was announced by the union Friday night that the targeted chain would be Albertson's.  The good news is a federal mediator has stepped in to help with the negotiations and progress is being made.  Through out most of Friday, we were anticipating a midnight strike.  We were at "Defcon 4", but the progress made in the negotiations Friday evening looked encouraging.  That dropped us down to "Defcon 3" and the salary managers got to go home rather than spend the night.  I'm a union manager which really means that I am NOT a real manager.  I had to turn in my keys.  Now we will have to wait and see what the employers are willing to offer.  It's too bad there's not a Stater Brothers in our neighborhood because the dispute is not affecting them.  They are not negotiating.  They have agreed to honor whatever the other employers offer. 
Be glad you're not here where the only choice you have is to fkn starve!.. 
I know that my Alberstons is picketing and I will not cross that line.  
