One must question whether their leadership was all that it was cracked up to be…
“It looks a little bit like the March contract that we burnt in bonfires,” said 36-year veteran Bernie Arsenault. “That’s the toughest pill to swallow.”
Two thousand rallied against Vale’s March offer, which members turned down by 87 percent.
Keeping up the strike took its toll. Houses and spouses were lost, and a small but noticeable portion of the workforce moved away to find other work. Frustration built as picket lines dwindled and scabs continued to produce some ore.
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