Two hundred and forty-four bargaining unit members approved the offer arrived at, at the last minute, on Sunday evening, April 3. The offer was presented to the membership at the polls on Monday morning, April 4. Nineteen members voted for the previous best offer of Thursday evening, March 31. The committee studied and recommended a dues structure. The final draft was approved by the Executive Board, ratified by the membership, and went into effect on July 1, 1977.
Many employees feel they lost their role as part of management.
We are now clearly defined as employees - but it was an illusion to imagine that we were ever really anything else. What we have gained has been rights in our employment situation, and the ability to define them.