March 2008

Day 17 and still no negotiation has been taking place. It amazes me that one person can hold the key to ending this strike, the owner of Kingsbridge Heights could easily put an end to all of this so that the workers can get back to work and the neighborhood could get back to life [...]

Not much new today with the strike, the members have continued their strong support of the strike even though they have been restrained in the way they can demonstrate. There was no banging of pots and pans or any whistle blowing, however there was plenty of chanting and yelling.   “WHAT DO WE WANT? C [...]

Today I received an update from the Union Execs that the members picketing will no longer be banging pots and pans or making any more noise than is necessary to facilitate a normal demonstration. They will be chanting, singing and clapping but will refrain from using any external sources to create noise. This is to [...]

Well today was not such a good day for the strikers. It seems like the police are really trying to make their strike duty very hard. The strikers have an RV type truck parked on the street outside the nursing home, it is like a command station / warmth station for the strikers doing their [...]