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<blockquote data-quote="Whither" data-source="post: 5425346" data-attributes="member: 76643">Normally wildcats mean a strike not sanctioned by the union. If I recall correctly, the company tried to sue the IBT and involved local unions over those weight limit strikes? But did the company win?Yep that story comes up here from time to time. A great example of how no-strike clauses hamstring us. An act of solidarity has you begging for your job.I have similar doubts, in general. But at times I&#039;ve seen some potential in my building (and my particular center). Getting rid of no-strike clauses will require a strike in 2023. For that reason alone I hope we&#039;re on the picket line. While strikes are painful, and one next year would no doubt cause plenty of controversy in our own ranks, I don&#039;t see a better chance to rekindle strength in the brotherhood and stop the &quot;clown show&quot; from carrying on. Unions were not won thanks to grievance procedures, and they cannot be saved from their long, slow demise by grievance procedures.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whither, post: 5425346, member: 76643"] Normally wildcats mean a strike not sanctioned by the union. If I recall correctly, the company tried to sue the IBT and involved local unions over those weight limit strikes? But did the company win? Yep that story comes up here from time to time. A great example of how no-strike clauses hamstring us. An act of solidarity has you begging for your job. I have similar doubts, in general. But at times I've seen some potential in my building (and my particular center). Getting rid of no-strike clauses will require a strike in 2023. For that reason alone I hope we're on the picket line. While strikes are painful, and one next year would no doubt cause plenty of controversy in our own ranks, I don't see a better chance to rekindle strength in the brotherhood and stop the "clown show" from carrying on. Unions were not won thanks to grievance procedures, and they cannot be saved from their long, slow demise by grievance procedures. [/QUOTE]

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