Christy I have been in that position before, so yes I do know...and I know this unions are not always a good thing....I wil no longer post and it's good you all have a deal now let's all get back to work........ Votes: -1

Ms. Quesenberry,

At no time did I say that I was against the strike, what I did say was that at all time the union needs to be honest with the public. The number is not 1600, but 2600. I was raised in a union family, I know what it is like to worry about my families future, yet to mislead is not the answer. I hate that the union has took this to this level. I am in agreement that the men and women who weather the storm for what they believe in, I am in agreement with fighting for the future, what I disagree with is the union not being straight forward with the public. Example: 100% of 2600 is 2600, yet when they had the meeting at the church (Bob White) the attendance was approx. 1800. I do not believe that everyone is in agreement with the union (that will show in the number come Fri. or Sat.) I do know that Volvo needs to be in the NRV, and yes I do have friends at Volvo, I have brothers and sisters in Christ there, I respect them, I do not respect the unions leadership, and believe if thing are not resolved very soon (This week), you will see my views bloom from within the Volvo faithful. I pray everyday that these men and women find comfort in their beliefs. God Bless. Votes: -2

Oh where to begin. Okay Jerry, in my statement I did not mean that it was wrong to cross the picket line or to go in and make a living. What I meant to say was that it's a tough decision and that it can't be taken as lightly as some posters on here make it out to be. If you are not in this position, then you can't really say what you would do if you had to make the same choice. Dr.B, why don't you explain why you are against this strike. Do you or someone you know work for Volvo? Why do you feel the need to go by the plant and count the number of people out on the picket line? I'm just curious. The truth of the matter is that these people pay monthly union dues to have the support of the union. So the people who are members who stand out in the cold to get a fair contract are also striking for the non union members so to speak. Not because they want to, but it's a fact. The people who are going in to work, and putting down this stike will end up with the same benefits of any new contract that is agreed upon as the union members. Where is the justification in that? There isn't any. So after nearly two months of striking I pray that a good contract will be voted on this weekend. If it is up to par with the health and safety issues resolved, and health benifits in place then those non union and scab workers will or ought to be thankful for the ones who stood up for what is right. Votes: +4

Ms. Quesenberry,

I just came by the picket line @ 9:25pm, there was 31 total people out there tonight, 4 holding signs, 11 on cell phones, and 16 hugging the fire. Your right, orders down equals lay-offs, orders up equals call backs. My numbers are fact (average). If you can produce pictures to prove otherwise I will publicly apologize, yet until then face the FACTS. Lazy inside the plant, cry babies inside the plant, nothing different on the line. My next pursuit is the ask Edith Hamiton to enforce current law on your illegal forts ( UAW 2069 is not above the law) despite what Lester Hancock has brainwashed you with. Who are you to project the future of truck sales, you may want to ask your UAW friends in Norfolk, VA about how the union has helped protect their future, and the next time you walk in Walmart and buy that non-union trash, ask yourself how the union protected the other American products, while asking, think, am I next??? Votes: +1

The International UAW pays our strike benefits and at last check there was enough to pay us for years!! So don't expect anybody to go broke. Votes: -4

Mrs. Queensbury,

Reread your statement, crossing a line is dangerous because you can get hurt and be hated on by others, but yet you need to do what is right? What you said is an oxymoron! Just because people want to go back to work to actually earn a living does not make it wrong! They are right and you will take a loss on this new contract, Volvo is big and can always find workers. Just look at your history, you all are dumb, what happened in 1993 at the UMW strike? Was that right? No!

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Your info is wrong. There are 1600 union workers. The 2400 was total volvo workers. FYI there are probably around 50 strikers outside every four hours for 24/7. Some union workers are in the union hall as counselors or kitchen workers. The strikers are also divided at different locations or posts. There is no way that volvo could meet producition with only 300 workers. Especially with large orders. Right now maybe they can build 5 trucks a day, but compare that to 150 quality trucks a day. Most won't buy a truck without a UAW sticker on it. When the orders start rolling in for Volvo, then 300 workers won't cut it. Why do you think Volvo lays off employees from time to time. It's because the orders are down. When the orders pick back up, then people are called back. To quote you here "It doesn't take a Volvo worker" to figure out that orders are down right now, or else Volvo would never have let the union walk out. Votes: +2

This is for all of the union haters who post on here without knowing what you are talking about. My husband is currently on strike, and doesn't like it one bit. The truth is that you can't just cross a picket line. If you were in the same situation, would you? I really don't think you would. For one thing it could be dangerous, and another thing is that when everyone does go back to work then you would forever be hated and taunted in the work place for being a "scab". Our family needs for my husband to go back to work, but I wouldn't put him in the situation to be a scab. I'd rather him find a new job if worse comes to worse than to make him cross the line. It's not even about pride, but about standing up for what is right. All the other people out there are suffering too, but you must stand together, hence the word "union". Votes: -1

Union,

I think it is time you come clean with the public, after you quit asking for hand-outs. After years of Corporate welfare that gives you a job, your union mislead the public about your 100% union participation. Not all people in Pulaski County is dumb as you all act.

Doing the math: Your picket lines average 21 union member during a 24 hour period, you claim to have approx. 2600 memeber on strike in Dublin. The math would actually need 60 members on the line for each 4 hour shift, 7 days a week. Your current average accounts for 882 members holding up their end of the deal for their $200.00. It does not take a "Volvo worker" to figure out that if this is the way the union works within the plant, that Volvo can meet production with only 300 workers. When I read that attendance is a problem with Volvo, it is hard for me to give the union benefit of the doubt that they will resolve to attendance problem if allowed to return to work when they can not resolve the problem on the picket lines Votes: -2

I dont know how more narrow minded the union could be. I mean what are you guys really thinking? You are nothing more than a piss-ant fighting an elephant. What?, Do ya think if you keep standing out there like the bums you look like, that Volvo will eventually realize they cant move on without you, or feel sorry for you?.......lol.......Well, Im telling you, Volvo has alot deeper pockets that your puny union/strike fund thats eventually gonna run out. So you really think you guys can hold out longer than Volvo?.....If so, Id say you guys might start considering investing in some army/camping cots to move into the union hall since you got everyone in the union brain washed into "staying out till your homeless"....lol.....wake up guys, no one really cares how long you stay out there, especially Volvo. So my advice to you is , Get busy getting back to work, or get busy bumming. Votes: -3

Sharon, that is why unions don't work in America or anywhere for that matter. Votes: -5