Mark Blondin
Mark Blondin
came contract hands hits
We came up with a contract that hits on all the issues, ... It is now up to our members. It will be in their hands on Thursday.
contract good members percent sends stood themselves won
They won themselves a pretty good contract offer. The members said 'no' and stood up. ... Eighty-six percent sends a message.
deal good members name
I think it's a good deal for our members or I wouldn't put my name to it.
held members spoke
Our members spoke out and held the line.
coming orders
With orders coming in, you feel you've got a lot of leverage.
bargain clear last move proposal sit willing
We have been clear we are willing to sit down and bargain at anytime, but they need to move off that last proposal that was soundly rejected.
asked clear issues months simply strike top work
This strike did not have to occur. We made our top issues clear months ago and simply asked Boeing to do the right thing for their work force.
math mathematics shut
We are going to shut down their operations, and if he would do the math he would come back to the table,
advantage company hurt
We've been through some real hardships. We were hurt by 9-11 but we were also hurt by a company that used 9-11 to take advantage of us.
call company wants
If the company wants to talk, they can call me.
integrity sticking
It was about integrity and sticking up for each other.
history increase pension percentage smallest
the smallest percentage increase in the history of the pension plan.
dug members sell trying
They're trying to get our members to sell each other out. That's not going to happen. We're dug in.
duration guarantee job reason security three
Do you want your job in three years? Is there any reason that they can't guarantee security at least for the duration of this agreement? I don't think so.