HOW DID the strike affect the union?
Ian: We got the best contract yet negotiated in the trades. More members are participating in the union than ever before. Greg: I’m one of those guys who never went to meetings, and now I see how important it is. WHAT SUPPORT did you get from other unions? Greg: The majority of the other trades supported us and helped our cause, although there were a few bad apples. Alex: I was at the Sun Microsystems construction site. All the other trades there were with us, and most of them respected our picket line. On the other hand, we had carpenters and laborers going in to work for DPR, a contractor we were striking. Their business agent should have gone and talked to them and explained that we’re supposed to be a union, all together. In a year or two when their contract comes up, they’re going to expect help from us. I for one will give it to them. If the picket signs go up, I’ll walk out, but it really sucks that they crossed. Mike: The UPS drivers were great. They’d see our picket signs and
