Would you cross a picket line?

[afleitch]

Answer. No.

I might not agree with the reasons for doing so but I was essentially taught to respect a balloted strike and not to cross the line. If the cleaners and caretakers of my office went on strike and took the whole PCS union with them, it would be wrong to cross the line and switch on lights, open doors etc as it's usurping their job. Wildcat strikes (now thankfully unlikely) are a different matter.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Never

[David S]

I have crossed picket lines.

[SPC]

I have crossed picket lines.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I've never seen a picket line in person.  It would depend on what I thought about the picketers and the picketee.

[MasterJedi]

Depends on the situation.

[7,052,770]

I dont think I understand the question...what do you mean by "cross a picket line"?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I dont think I understand the question...

That would be because you are from Mississippi.

[The Dowager Mod]

Never.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Never.

Not even to escort someone going into an abortion provider that is being picketed?

[The Dowager Mod]

Never.

Not even to escort someone going into an abortion provider that is being picketed?

Cute.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Never.

Not even to escort someone going into an abortion provider that is being picketed?

Cute.

Thank you.  But acknowledging my cuteness does not answer the question.

[Colin]

I've never seen a picket line in person.  It would depend on what I thought about the picketers and the picketee.

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[Tetro Kornbluth]

I've never seen a picket line in person.  It would depend on what I thought about the picketers and the picketee.

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^^^ (partially)

Hard to envisage I situation I would though. I don't think of it as a very honourable thing to do...

[Person Man]

One thing that I find funny if that if Unions can't protest on property, does that mean that fundies can't protest at abortion clinics?

[Ban my account ffs!]

When I was in 9th grade, our school bus drivers went on strike for about 4 days and I, along with about 50% of the rest of the students in my district, stayed home.  It ultimately caused the district to lose a good amount of state money based on average daily attendance and teachers couldn't get anything done with only 50% attendance.

I no longer fly with Northwest Airlines because the way they treated employees in their reorganization.  Now they have to recall many pilots because they cut too far and they stranded a lot of customers.

I am a big supporter of unions because they are effective in getting employees better wages and benefits which leads to more productive employees and better service.  But I'm also a northern Minnesotan... no anti-unionists allowed.

[Beet]

No, I would not respect a picket line if a member of my family needed life saving medication and the only way to get it was to cross it, no.

[AkSaber]

I've never seen a picket line in person.  It would depend on what I thought about the picketers and the picketee.

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[7,052,770]

I dont think I understand the question...

That would be because you are from Mississippi.

So you're still not going to explain it to me?  I deeply apologize for being born in an area that doesn't care about labor.

[Person Man]

When I was in 9th grade, our school bus drivers went on strike for about 4 days and I, along with about 50% of the rest of the students in my district, stayed home.  It ultimately caused the district to lose a good amount of state money based on average daily attendance and teachers couldn't get anything done with only 50% attendance.

I no longer fly with Northwest Airlines because the way they treated employees in their reorganization.  Now they have to recall many pilots because they cut too far and they stranded a lot of customers.

I am a big supporter of unions because they are effective in getting employees better wages and benefits which leads to more productive employees and better service.  But I'm also a northern Minnesotan... no anti-unionists allowed.

...and it would appear that unions would be better than the government in dealing with worker's grievances and would provide more competition for everyone if labor was more supply/labor balenced.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Hell no, I wouldn't cross a picket line.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

No. I would never support a business over a union EVER. Unions over big business always, NO EXCEPTIONS is my rule. Big business is evil and can never be right.

[Gabu]

No. I would never support a business over a union EVER. Unions over big business always, NO EXCEPTIONS is my rule. Big business is evil and can never be right.

It's not just big business that have unionized workers.

[Person Man]

No. I would never support a business over a union EVER. Unions over big business always, NO EXCEPTIONS is my rule. Big business is evil and can never be right.

That seems unfair to me that people who like making and having nice things are evil. I definately think they have too many special rights compared to other economic collectives, governments and citizens, however.

[Person Man]

No. I would never support a business over a union EVER. Unions over big business always, NO EXCEPTIONS is my rule. Big business is evil and can never be right.

It's not just big business that have unionized workers.

Labor relations, in theory, should naturally be a lot more streamlined when bargaining power is equal.