General Discussion

Firstvice to current Fed employees: Join or form a strong union.

Or, look up the words "Wildcat Strike".

In 1970 postal worker unions weren't recognized and it was against the law for them to strike. The workers struck anyway in some large cities which were hubs. Nixon responded by sending in the army to sort and deliver the mail. Then the bosses had to negotiate. Then we won. Pay doubled, the unions were recognized , safety rules became mandatory and split shifts were forbidden among other gains.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win . Attributed to Mahatma Gandhi but originated from an American Union activist named Nicholas Klein,

A hat tip to DU member Celerity for pointing out the misquote to me.