Vicious strikes

[Austin Hemphill]

The union membres decided to strike Monday at the Mine and Refinery, and we salary people get to try to keep them running. I gotassigned to the glorious night shift pump watch, which is about 2 hours of driving around the mine, followed by 10 hours of sheer boredom. If they want to strike, fine, its their right. But, they don't have the right to intimidate those who are required to keep working, or those that have to keep having a paycheck to get by. We cant go to the mine with a security escourt, since the mine can't gurantee the safety of our property. And, to top it off, of the 20 + strikers I talked with, 1 had actually read the offer, and he voted to accept it. So much for moving to beautiful Montana. State games match this Saturday, and guess where I will be?