So I know there's a lot of union members here and I'm just wondering what the procedure is in a situation like this. My city of 400,000 people uses AT&T for their 911 network. The network was damaged in the hurricane and it's down. Fortunately the storm wasn't really that bad so it's not like there's an emergency need for it now but of course in a city that large 911 is vital at all times.
What do unions do in a situation like this? Will they make an exception or do they just tell the companies “Even more reason to negotiate with us”? I suppose the company could try to get some scabs to come in but I don't know if they could even find qualified people for that kind of work.
I want to make it clear I support the unions in whatever action they take, even in a situation like this. As far as I'm concerned this falls squarely on AT&T for not negotiating and I'm not going to badmouth the unions for not fixing the company's problem. I'm just curious.