Agree to Disagree?

*See bottom of blog for my response*

I receieved this comment from someone local who has been visiting my blog like crazy lately:

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to be the one to disagree with all this. I can certainly respect your opinion on the subject and supporting your husband and his co-workers. The point of a strike is to demonstrate to the company just how valuable the employees are, if the employees are on strike on the company can't function properly that shows they are worth what they are asking for, if the employees are on the strike and the company can hire new people and still produce, then the unionized employees are not worth what they are asking for. I think it is wrong to harrass the people who have crossed the picket line, since you aren't in their shoes and don't have to support their families, they are simply doing what they have to do. It is wrong to harrass the new hires, since they are only doing a job and they feel the pay/benefits are adequate for the work. The salaried employees who are peforming the jobs the hourly employees used to perform are simply doing their jobs and have no affiliation with the union in the first place. The guards are also just doing their job, they have lives and families to support just like anyone else. Bottom line is it is not right to tell someone how to run their life and what a fair wage for them is, if you don't feel you're getting fair treatment, there's always the option of finding a new job."

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Obviously, this person has never worked at NFS a day in their life, NOR DO THEY UNDERDSTAND WHAT THIS STRIKE IS ABOUT. THAT IS THE BOTTOM LINE.


"I think it is wrong to harrass the people who have crossed the picket line, since you aren't in their shoes and don't have to support their families, they are simply doing what they have to do"

Who do you think you are to tell me about suffering? I believe I know all too well what that feels like. Do you know how it feels to worry about whether or not you're going to live because you can't afford your medication? Hmmmmmm, or how you're going to pay the bills? And God FORBID should get sick? Because there was no way to pay for medical care? How dare you assume I AND THE REST OF THE UNION EMPLOYEES/FAMILIES DON'T KNOW HOW IT FEELS! We DO. Perhaps you saw the nice picture of me and article in the Johnson City Press about a week ago? I think that pretty well sums things up about how I feel.

On to the job issues. Do you have a clue as to what REALLY goes on in NFS? Do you realize that any Joe-Shmoe waking in off the street, can't produce fuel? That you have to pass not one, but two govenment clearances in addtion to extensive training. Currently, THERE ARE NO QUALIFIED people operating in fuel. Yes, some of them have the "ability" to produce fuel, but have no pratical knowledge of production. Just ask anyone who's currently actually working in the plant about how production is going.

You know, I'd love to know WHAT YOU ACTUALLY KNOW FOR A FACT ABOUT THIS STRIKE? I have ALL OF THE PAPERWORK AND DOCUMENTS TO BACK EVERY STATEMENT THAT I'VE MADE. This strike isn't about money, it isn't about a person's ability to produce fuel or anything else. It's about the fact that taking someone's penison isn't right. As for the insurance, if you're making a product that the United States Navy CANNOT function without, should you not have adequate benefits for this service? Absolutely. MOST IMPORTANTLY- the Union is fighting for contract language, that will PROTECT THE SAFETY OF NOT ONLY THEMSELVES, BUT ALL PEOPLE OF UPPER EAST TENNESSEE, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINA. Not just ANYONE CAN DO THIS JOB. As much as NFS might like for people to think so.

As far as scabs go, they have NO RESPECT FOR THEMSELVES OR ANYONE ELSE. I desperately need insurance, without my medication and injections, I will die. Of all people, my husband SHOULD HAVE BEEN one of the one's to cross the picket line. He didn't, because he has princpals. He stands up for what he believes in. He has respect for himself, and his co-workers.

Harassment, you want to talk about harassment? How about the salaried employees who were LAUGHING at the strikers? Is that proper? This has been the MOST PEACEFUL STRIKE NFS HAS EVER SEEN.

Last, but certainly not least- You know my name, Christy Younce-Rach. I stand up for my thoughts and beliefs. You hide behind the name anonymous. I think it shows who's proud of what they believe, and who's hiding behind the scenes.