Myron Krocek, one of the laid-off miners, takes the floor. He has 23 years of service in the salt mine. A big, bearded guy in tattered blue jeans, Krocek looks like an Old Testament prophet. "Cargill's a power-hungry ogre," Krocek says. "We've been illegally replaced by scabs, and Cargill's getting away with it. Mayor Jane sold us out. We've got to stick together and vote this contract down 100 percent. Sometimes you have to draw the line. It's a matter of principle."Pathetic tale of a busted union, Teamsters Local 436 at the Lake Erie salt mine. [Mefi]
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