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March 26, 2006
Week 5-Strike Break Hill
AS WEEK FIVE concludes in the Sikorsky strike, there is a cautious optimism that a settlement is imminent. Depending on who you believe between 150 and 200 (out of 3,600) people have crossed the picket line with more sure to follow in droves, rather than drips and drabs, if there is no quick resolution.
The striking experience has been trying and not just economically. It has not been a sprint but a marathon and now we are approaching Heartbreak Hill. This is not your typical -26 miles and 385 yards -marathon but one of the human psyche and constitution.
Marathons are contests of endurance with common casualties. Not the fatal kind of casualties but of drop- outs and disqualifiers. Those that chose to quit the race- the so called “scabs�- belong among them; and could not handle the stress, be it financial or for other reasons. But the race goes on.
A strike is new ground for the majority of those in this marathon. It requires stamina, will power and faith. In the real running world it would be lung power, strict diet and rest. To be blunt, there are no Kenyans (top flight long distance men/women) among us.
The real Heartbreak Hill- in Boston – has been known to empty the reserves of body and soul. To make the Hill even more diabolical there is a series of nasty smaller hills beyond it. These hills of animosity will be out of order for us but are sure to exist behind the brick and mortar at the various SIK locations.
Winning times in marathons are influenced by the weather or to a lesser extent the right running shoes. We bore the cold, the work boots and six layers of clothing while fighting a strong headwind.
It was the headwind of resistance and negativity from the start from SIK/UTC and the public. The timing of the strike- the war in Iraq, and the huge ’06 customer commitment- and the refusal to bear increased health care costs painted the strikers as villainous.
In hindsight it was the ’27 Yankees versus the Amazing Mets from the start but at least we may have heightened awareness of the plight of big business on the working class. Let’s not turn this into another famous Boston event- a massacre.
Many of the strikers have been with the company for half their lives- it is what they do. Has Sikorsky fed, clothed, and sheltered them all these years? Of course, but remember for this company to prosper, we are the yin to their yang.
Any degree of malice that will enter the doors along with over 3 thousand workers can be tempered now; not in two weeks, a month or even in the middle of June with the proverbial one guy in a lawn chair on the picket line.
The finish line of any marathon is littered with broken bodies, empty cups and worse. We don’t have to cross that line to a pot of gold, a bouquet of roses or a new Mercedes. Don’t degrade us by offering less; anything resembling a fair shake will pass. Just give us a deal that we can live with so that we may move on with the priceless stuff: our dignity, our careers and, last but not least, our lives.
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