Quotes by Gary Chaison

“I think it may have emboldened some employers to reassess their situation, making them realize if they plan carefully they can withstand a strike, ... And that means, yes, you can ask for major demands from unions.”

“Quite bluntly, to an auto worker at General Motors or an airline worker facing demands for concessions, this doesnt mean a hell of a lot, ... Their concern is can my union deliver at the bargaining table? I cant think of any union that would really be hurt at the bargaining table.”

“The question is: Are bigger unions, better unions?”

“This is not going anywhere, ... This is not going to be settled.”

“Their feeling is, This is my only chance to get a job in this industry again, and Im taking the job of a worker who miscalculated and walked off the job, ”

“This is probably as bad as it gets for a union leader. Hes in a fight with no allies.”

“[The strikers are on their own against] a very determined employer and a large pool of replacement workers, ... If things remain the same and continue on this path, then the strike would be doomed.”

“This is a small union, and it doesnt have any allies, because its kind of a pariah in the labor movement,”

“They are trying to do an end-run around the union and go directly to the membership, ... They believe that what theyre doing is acceptable to the membership, but not to the leadership.”

“Theyre doing it to appeal to the younger workers.”