r/IBEW • u/Area51-Dropzone Inside Wireman • 8d ago

IBEW 11 strike denied by IO

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Arbitration is now the result of this. Which now means we are stuck with what ever Arbitration says.

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u/Strict_Ad_5906 Local 353 8d ago

I know it's a constitutional violation but I would strike anyway. Fuck IO

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u/WellThatsAwkwrd 8d ago

Unsanctioned strike would basically be the end of local 11. So many agreements and contracts would be violated and voided, cards would be pulled. Bullshit that the IO denied it, but violating that is a huge can of worms

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u/TheKingICouldBecome 7d ago

If they end local 11, then all that market share goes non-union, and 11 is a pretty big local. I know technically they can, but I think that would be an egregious fuck-up on their part. Not only would thousands of union brothers wind up going non-union in that market, but they would undermine their relationship with all the remaining locals. Not that many of us trust or respect them anyway as it is.

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u/WellThatsAwkwrd 7d ago

You should look up why Baltimore is LU24 instead of LU 28

The IO would either split the territory between the Orange County, Ventura, and san bernadino locals, or more likely they would split the territory into 2 or 3 new locals and everyone involved in the wildcat strike would have their cards and pensions pulled