Keep it legal: Sue their butts off. If there is rule of law here, then the union must act in a legal fashion and give up their illegal monopoly.

P.S. Note to the union: Don't insult insult an Industry and Commerce minister with a bribe for a mere $25,000,000 RD. Next time try $1,000,000 US.

Crush the sindicatos under the boot of Capitalism ....Roadside justice

Let me translate the press release for those on the left.

Free-Enterprise/Capitalism/Freedom WINS!!!

p. 2

A month later, imperialist swine Melanio Paredes lies on the workers, falsely alleging the workers offered him a RD$ 25 million bribe which is exactly the amount that this imperialist tramp Melanio Paredes collected from Chevron.

Citing the higher CAFTA law from the USA, Chevron has put together a scab-infested oil truck company to put the five Dominican-owned oil transport companies out of business. Under the Dominican law which still applies to the five Dominican-owned companies, ... contracts, including labor contracts, are binding.

In the DR, there is one law for the imperialists and another for the Dominicans. The imperialist law is higher than the Dominican. So, bourgeois law is a fake, a sham, and a scam.

The workers should piss on it, just like Chevron.

p. 1

On June 9, Chevron announced it's going to breach its contracts for the transport of oil from the Santo Domingo refinery.

Chevron arrograntly argued that CAFTA, a treaty between USA and DR among others, lifts Chevron above worthless and impotent Dominican law under which the fuel contracts that Chevron decided to breach were executed.

Chevron's June 9th breach of contract was a slap in the face not only of the unionized workers who drove the tanker trucks, but also the breach of contract was a slap in the face of elements of the Dominican bourgeoisie who own five oil transport companies that, unlike the CAFTA-elevated Chevron, remain under Dominican law and that employ unionized workers.

Two days later, June 11, Dominican Industry and Commerce Minister Melanio Paredes, head swine of the US imperialists and comprador-in-chief in the DR, threatened the unionized workers "I will not allow any conflict to affect fuel distribution."

"A month later, imperialist swine Melanio Paredes lies on the workers, falsely alleging the workers offered him a RD$ 25 million bribe which is exactly the amount that this imperialist tramp Melanio Paredes collected from Chevron."
TRANSLATION: The union was so deperate to save face in a battle it had no moral or legal reason to fight attempted a lame bribe of an offcial

"Citing the higher CAFTA law from the USA, Chevron has put together a scab-infested oil truck company to put the five Dominican-owned oil transport companies out of business. Under the Dominican law which still applies to the five Dominican-owned companies, ... contracts, including labor contracts, are binding."

TRANSLATION: Those willing to work have jobs. Those wantinga free lunch don't!

"In the DR, there is one law for the imperialists and another for the Dominicans. The imperialist law is higher than the Dominican. So, bourgeois law is a fake, a sham, and a scam. "

TRANSLATION: I have no clue how the law works just like the Union Bosses

"The workers should piss on it, just like Chevron."

TRANSLATION: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaa! (sniff, sniff) Waaaaaa!!!! No fair! I lost!

the old light bulb joke

how many Union members does it take to change a light bulb ?

10 you got a problem wit dat

Contrary to the belief of men(??) like Belial, people who want to work, OFFER their services to those companies who have the need for said services.
Then, these workers and the companies get together and establish a wage scale reasonable and acceptable to both parties and sign a contract to that effect.
If one of the parties later decides that an increase in wages/working conditions is appropriate, they get together again and work out a compromise.
These actions are accepted as reasonable and just in all countries. Except those where the unions have a stranglehold on government. Then the situation goes to hell in a hand basket.
Historically, unions have a reputation of demanding more and higher wages than aparticular business can sustain and still maintain their contract with their investors, ralize a reasonable return on their investment, and continue to have a rasonable margin of profit with which to reinvest in future projects, plant expansions and new equipment purchases.

Good for Chevron,down with the corrupt transporters unions.Fenatrano sHubieres and Martes.

Unions, however haven't indicated that they are interested in those factors of running a profitable business. Instead, they seem to be concentrating on the GROSS profits of the businesses they deal with without regard to the operating expenses of those businesses and the managerial forcasts that create more jobs through expansion and plant facilities upgradings.
Union leadership usually take their wages as a percentage of the dues paid by the membership plus bonuses for negotiating higher wages and benefits. Since this is the case, it behooves them to be as demanding as possible, lengthening the negotiating process by refusing to accept the offers by management, and creating an atmosphere designed to elevate their stature in the eyes of their constituencies. They are, like their counterparts in management , in the same position.
However, in the US, they have negotiated many of their members into the ranks of the unemployed.
Their power is limited.
Feed on that for a bit.
TB

"TRANSLATION: The union was so deperate to save face in a battle it had no moral or legal reason to fight attempted a lame bribe of an offcial ... " anthonyC rejoices over the imperialist win.

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When anthonyC expresses himself, it's hard to tell whether he's lying or he's as ignorant as he sounds.

The bourgies win again hooray !

"When anthonyC expresses himself, it's hard to tell whether he's lying or he's as ignorant as he sounds."

Tape recorders are more inventive than Mr. Bellyache.