Vincent Bach Strike Over, Union Out
Bach Union in Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb
- What if you went on strike and nobody noticed?
- What if the company you were striking was able to carry on without you?
- What if the company you were striking hired ‘scabs’ who worked for less and in the end would be allowed to vote to decertify the union?
- What if the company was facing significant pressure from lower priced Chinese goods and labor?
- What if you struck for 40 months and lost?
In a scenario that sounds like its ripe for a Michael Moore movie, the 40-month strike by skilled workers of the Vincent Bach factory has ended, and so has an era that proudly produced a trumpet so good its called the Stradivarus of trumpets.
Yes, the Bach Stradivarius will continue to be reproduced, but its workforce is different now, as the company would not fire the ‘temporary’ workers it began to hire in 2006 when the strike started. Time will tell if we label associate serial numbers with the pre-strike and post-strike production.
Years ago the now defunct F.E. Olds company, expanded its production and moved its operation from LA to Fullerton, CA. A decline in quality was perceived, and today collectors refer to ‘Fullerton Olds’ vs. ‘LA Olds’.
Read the whole sad story here.
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