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Date Posted: 14:43:14 10/22/13 Tue
Author: Destroyed in D.C.
Author Host/IP: 67.1.133.81
Subject: That's the "nuanced" version
In reply to: 5280 's message, "Yes. It proved that scab labor wasn't as safe as the union labor" on 13:54:52 10/22/13 Tue

"safety rules that the union was pushing for (and got) were needed"

Here are some actual facts.

In a joint press conference with unions, management and local politicians, workers apologized for the strike but said the deal would keep important work rules intact for employees.

http://www.mercurynews.com/bart/ci_24356883/bart-strike-update-possible-deal-could-get-trains

The grounds for the strike were so indefensible - involving entrenched work rules that made the system less efficient - that the unions gained little sympathy even in the liberal Bay Area.

Not that BART management deserves any trophies for profiles in courage. Many of those work rules were the result of practices that endured for so long that they became locked into place, and changing them then became a matter of negotiation.

http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/BART-settlement-brings-relief-4914667.php

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