That evening, his family was treated by Crown to the toughest ticket in town, a jam-packed Oriole baseball game at Camden Yards. He had just returned home from a day shift as senior operator when he got a phone call telling him that Crown supervisors were escorting union members out of the plant. Leave the refinery immediately. Since the lockout began, bargaining committee Chairman Alvin Freeman says there have been eight or nine negotiating sessions, but no real bargaining. The average session lasts about 45 minutes.
Nothing really goes on.
It's like being hungry at a restaurant, but you and the waiter don't speak the same language. Picketing and leafleting have been organized in Crown's major marketing areas all along the East Coast. The effects of the boycott are being felt. On Sept. 23, Local 4-227 took action to strengthen the boycott. The local committed itself to new fundraising efforts by contacting union locals throughout the Southeast to support the boycott.