ABSTRACT
People have been fired and it drags on and on. Arbitration isn't easy. We have set procedures in the contract. If they are followed, it would be over in a timely period. A matter of weeks. Not four or five months and beyond. That does get members involved. They are concerned their union backs you. We have no answers. We've had scenes at the negotiation table. Things were promised to members and not delivered to people. Promised by the company to the local and by the local to members. People didn't get them. Insurance. It's bitter to see. Many would like to seek a different union. I tell them it's as strong as the members in it.
