Gary Chaison
Gary Chaison
Gary N. Chaisonis an industrial relations scholar and labor historian at Clark University...
dependent general people symbol towns
General Motors is more than just a symbol of American industry. It envelops the towns where it operates, and people become dependent on it in those towns.
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In collective bargaining, it's important for both parties to get used to losing because they have to make initial demands or offers and then they have to be willing to accept less.
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It's a union that's been defeated, and they're trying to decide how they're going to be defeated.
afraid bitter digging establish governor parties prove reputation
It may give the governor a sense he has to prove something establish his reputation to not back down. I am afraid the parties are really digging in. This has become a first-class dispute, a bitter dispute.
appeal younger
They're doing it to appeal to the younger workers.
acceptable believe directly trying union
They are trying to do an end-run around the union and go directly to the membership, ... They believe that what they're doing is acceptable to the membership, but not to the leadership.
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The Machinists are saying, 'We're going to make a stand and make them respect us,' ... This is what the union strategy is as a Labor Day celebration of the power of labor.
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I thought a month ago that the industry had reached a plateau, and we would finally see what the direction would be, ... Instead, it's just gone from bad to worse.
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I think that (AFL-CIO President John) Sweeney will have to make a strong statement about the AFL-CIO and how it's strong and still relevant.
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Their feeling is, 'This is my only chance to get a job in this industry again, and I'm taking the job of a worker who miscalculated and walked off the job,'