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jjordan:
Hmmmm, sounds like the IBEW may be able to help! 8) What do ya'll think? I know that the last time, it was poorley organized by a few self serving individuals. :'( The contractors need it way more than the house techs. I still haven't forgotten where I came from. ;) I want to know if anyone is interested, and would you be willing to help? ??? It's a lot of work, but with a lot of support it would be much easier.We are already disscussing/ working on it. If we do it again, we need to succeed this time. It shouldn't cost the contract companies much, and think about it. If they are working on a percentage, it benefits them also. The increases should mainly be absorbed by the utilities, who are the main culprits anyways. They set all of the rules by contract. They want it for as little as possible, which is good business! But it's time once again to try to get a fair deal. It's way harder now with the shorter outages, to make enough to support a family. Don't look for them to volunteer any extra money, or benefits. We have to go get it for ourselves! Watch our website for a link real soon.(pgnunion.com) It'll help get you in touch with the right people , and get the ball rolling. A lot of you still may remember me from a previous life, and I hope you trust me. Trust is important here! I'm already taking a lot of heat, and a little more isn't going to matter too much to me at this point. :P Lets get on with it! ;)
JJ

RRhoads:
well..that might no be a bad idea & communication would be better this time around w/ cell phones & internet & stuff.
And with only 1 big company & 1 medium size company to deal with, the outcome could be different!
Good Luck!

RADBASTARD:
SCREW THE I.B.E.W. !!!!!  Those ratbastards didn't do squat for us the last time,no direction,no guidence,and we got no benie's nada!

I told them get any other union in the beginning,because I belong to that union for 7 years before and I saw it in action and I didn't like it a bit.
I didn't care if we got a toliet scubbing union to represent us,anybody but the ibew
I was a huge supporter in the strike and what we were doing.I walked at crystal river.

I would love to see more  matching 401k contributions since we have no pensions and covering more of our med.  cobra costs more,oh yeah money ,god I know i should lay off the crack pipe but it keeps calling me back.

I still support it but most techs are older,self centered,and are to afraid to do it again.The ones that wern't afraid to do it the first time,we know who the ones that didn't.

O and most seemed to be as broke as the day they started ,god knows why???????????

PS: I know i'll get hate mail for this peace out.

Camella Black:

--- Quote from: RadBastard on Dec 17, 2006, 05:07 ---SCREW THE I.B.E.W. !!!!!  Those ratbastards didn't do squat for us the last time,no direction,no guidence,and we got no benie's nada!

I told them get any other union but them in the beginning,because I belong to that union for 7 years before and I saw it in action and I didn't like it a bit.
I didn't care if we got a toliet scubbing union to represent us,anybody but the ibew
I was a huge supporter in the strike and what we were doing.I walked at crystal river.

I would love to see more  matching 401k contributions since we have no pensions and covering more of our med.  cobra costs more,oh yeah money ,god I know i should lay off the crack pipe but it keeps calling me back.

I still support it but most techs are older,self centered,and are to afraid to do it again.The ones that wern't afraid to do it the first time,we know who the ones that didn't.

O and most seemed to be as broke as the day they started ,god knows why???????????

PS: I know i'll get hate mail for this peace out.

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My hubby walked at Hatch, I was there and recorded it for the world to see. I even turned it in to WRDW tv in Augusta GA who did run it as a news story. I attempted to have it picked up by the AP but actually recieved a letter from them that due to wire constraints they could not do it.

I don't know about it being a lack of organization, but there was an inablility to allow the country as a whole to realize that this (the walkout) was happening all over the country. I was here in Barnwell fielding questions from the west coast asking if it was really going on. Yes I believe that with the net, cell phones and amatuer news sources more attention would be given.

As far as "O and most seemed to be as broke as the day they started ,god knows why???????????" I believe it is a combination of several factors; a cut in the amount of time we work, lack of benefits (so we pick up the slack),not enough money or raises compared to other industry and the outrageous amount of money many of us were forced to pay out while traveling for years (I can remember paying 800.00 or more a month in rent as far back as the mid 80's).

SloGlo:

--- Quote from: HydroDave63 on Dec 17, 2006, 08:43 ---If we can't make money doing it this way ourselves, how would we expect any other company to do so?

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ware have i herd this before?  wotinell wuz the name of the group back ina 70s day da had ccnpp 'n a cupla (maybe) udder plants fer themselves?  weren't no company, simply an affliation of hp techs.

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