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Re: Is It Really That Bad? said by pnh102:What is the downside of working without a contract while negotiations continue? Do union workers lose certain pay or benefits as a result of working without a contract or are the expired contract terms in place until a new contract is agreed upon? As a retired union worker (not with AT&T), the union workers are working day to day under the expired contract. And to do this, the union members themselves had to vote on whether to do this or not.
In the same meeting to vote, they probably also voted on a strike notice.
When and until the new contract is settled, AT&T union workers are covered under the provisions and agreements of the expired contract.
said by pnh102:I would imagine that if the latter is true, then why threaten to strike and not have anyone get paid as a result of going on strike? I would imagine that any strike threat also does nothing more than to inspire management to come up with more creative ways to replace workers down the road. Actually a strike threat keeps the two sides negotiating in good faith on a new contract. And so long as the union workers are under contract, management can try to come up with creative ways to replace them, but it would be with a fight, a very costly fight.
If and when a company puts forth its' last best final contract offer, the membership votes on it. If the membership votes it down, they then have the right to strike until a fair contract is offered or worked out between union and management.
Also, the union can counter the company's last best offer with one of their own.
It comes down to either brinkmanship, or the two sides working out a fair and equitable agreement.
In my opinion, it is always preferable to have an equitable agreement that both sides agree on.
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