I tried to search for this but didn't see any relevant information. So I have a customer who's workers might go on strike this Monday. For the 2nd day in a row their management asked me if I would deliver there if that happened. I've never encountered such a situation before so I don't know what the 'rules' are. Are we, as union employees, not supposed to cross the picket lines of another union on strike? If not, how would I explain that to management? If they instruct me to deliver and I don't, couldn't I be fired for failure to follow directions? I'm gonna ask about it when I get back to the building but I wanted to get some feedback from some of the senior drivers here who know more about this kind of stuff.
Article 9 of the Master.
ARTICLE 9. PROTECTION OF RIGHTS
Section 1. Picket Line
It shall not be a violation of this Agreement and it shall not be cause
for discharge or disciplinary action (including but not limited to the
temporary or permanent replacement of any employee) in the event
an employee refuses to enter upon any property involved in a pri-
mary labor dispute, or refuses to go through or work behind any pri-
mary picket line, including the primary picket line of Unions party
to this Agreement, and including primary picket lines at the
Employer’s place of business, and the Employer shall not direct any
employee to cross a primary picket line.
Section 2. Struck Goods
It shall not be a violation of this Agreement and it shall not be a
cause for discharge or disciplinary action if any employee refuses to
perform any service which his/her Employer undertakes to perform
as an ally of an employer or person whose employees are on strike,
and which service, but for such strikes, would be performed by the
employees of the employer or person on strike.
