Well, we (er, speea - though it was one of the few things I actually agreed with them on) asked for profit sharing or profits based bonus in lieu of a signing bonus. Company said NO. Then immediately after the strike and signing of the contract - they gave the non-salaried employees almost exactly what speea was asking for their workforce.
It was a direct slap at the union. And if it wasn't meant to be - nearly everyone *I* worked with thought so.
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