"Thanks, shop steward...for awhile there i'd forgotten what the issues were!"
"Sorry, Ralph... This long lay-off has affected my swing"
"...And to think it's the same guy who went through two months of civil strike without a whimper"
"The agony of the picket line."
"The negotiations are showing signs of a positive breakthrough ... today's talks produced only one acrimonious denial, two heated rebuttals and only four snide verbal asides!"
[Operating engineers on strike.]
"...Dr Maldumeer... Calling Dr Maldumeer... Emergency in the kitchen"
"We cannot in good concience abide by these ridiculous mailing costs... I vote for a strike."