Mark Blondin
Mark Blondin
membership proud solidarity union unity won
I'm so proud of our members. The overwhelming unity and solidarity of the machinist union membership won this strike.
membership proud solidarity union unity won
I'm so proud of our members, ... The overwhelming unity and solidarity of the machinist union membership won this strike.
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.
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.
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.