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Originally Posted by daves
far as the railroad strike. The whole set up is insane. They regularly go on strike in the last quarter. Many retailers the holiday selling season decides if they will be in business next year. They typically have many different unions. One goes on strike and the others refuse to cross the picket line. They are not on strike so they are still paid while refusing to work.
Management, negotiating to prevent a strike, know that whatever the union guys get they will get a similar package. Many railroads have a fireman his job is to tend the non-existent steam boiler for the steam locomotive.
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your referring to pattern bargaining. One accepts then they all do.
Obsolete job titles are kept in contract books as a holding spot. Unions and management meet in arbitration and sometimes to settle a discilplinary action the individual rather than being discharged is transferred to that title. So effectively their pay is cut and they are generally used as helpers with the chance of regaining their former position by accrediting themselves in the future