Saturday Strike

I thought while B was out on strike (hopefully not for long) I would talk about what is going on and how we have been affected by it in the past week. Week 9 Not much has really happened in the past week.  BP sent a letter to each employee about their side of how the negotiations are going.  They … Continue Reading….

Saturday Strikes

I thought while B was out on strike (hopefully not for long) I would talk about what is going on and how we have been affected by it in the past week. Week 8 No end in sight! I cannot believe it has already been two months of B being on strike.  It seems like it was only yesterday and … Continue Reading….

Saturday Strike

Saturday Strikes I thought while B was out on strike (hopefully not for long) I would talk about what is going on and how we have been affected by it in the past week. Week 7 This week was pretty quiet.  The company and the union have been meeting to discuss the contract.  It doesn’t seem that much progress is … Continue Reading….

Saturday Strike

I thought while B was out on strike (hopefully not for long) I would talk about what is going on and how we have been affected by it in the past week. Week 6 When I was thinking about what to write Friday morning I didn’t really have anything.  It has been a quiet week, or so I thought.  Then … Continue Reading….

Saturday Strike

I thought while B was out on strike (hopefully not for long) I would talk about what is going on and how we have been affected by it in the past week. Week 5 Last Friday B got a $100 gift card to Kroger.  That was nice surprise and helped with the groceries for this week so we didn’t have … Continue Reading….

Saturday Strike

I thought while B was out on strike (hopefully not for long) I would talk about what is going on and how we have been affected by it in the past week. Week 4 This past week I have been to the union hall myself twice now.  B has gone more than that.  We went last Friday for dinner.  It … Continue Reading….

Saturday Strike

I thought while B was out on strike (hopefully not for long) I would talk about what is going on and how we have been affected by it in the past week. Week 3 The strike is still going on strong.  At the end of this week, B will be eligible to collect money from strike funds.  It is not … Continue Reading….

Saturday Strike

I thought while B was out on strike (hopefully not for long) I would talk about what is going on and how we have been affected by it in each week. Week 2 B has now been on strike for two weeks.  It will be interesting  to see how this is going to play out at the refinery where he … Continue Reading….

Saturday Strike

I thought while B was out on strike (hopefully not for long) I would talk about what is going on and how we have been affected by it in the past week. Week 1 As far as negotiations go, it doesn’t look like much progress has been made.  (Or so we have been told.)  I have been on both sides … Continue Reading….

Disclaimer: I have never claimed to be any great writer. So any mistakes that are made are my fault. Sometimes I mix up names B, S, and P, but I think you can figure out who I am talking about. If you find any grammatical errors just fix it in your mind so it sounds right.