They did offer the raise with one hand and then withdrew it with the other hand. Under their health care proposal, if you or your spouse or kid ended up having to go to the hospital for five days, you'd spend your whole raise.
Bob Bedard
We've gone backwards from where we were yesterday on some very important work rules.
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We've spent most of the day getting back to where we were [Saturday]. There's been no discussion of economics, no discussion of salaries, no discussion of health care.
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We've paid for health care and we're not going to pay again. We're not going to change our position.
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The last strike lasted 40 days (in 1998), so this union is not afraid of a long strike. They will stand up for what they believe.
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It's a life-and-death issue for us.
And thank God it is decent weather so people can walk. It's not raining, and we're not ruining people's shoes.
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We think the governor's participation is a positive; it's a hopeful involvement.
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All of the three issues - work rules, wages and health care - are being discussed tonight.
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Overall, we think it was a big victory. The little guy doesn't have to subsidize the fat cat's health care.
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