UBS Guy: Labor Strike

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1. 00:00

   Speaker 1

   August 1997. The U.S. economy is rocked by a crippling labor strike. Here's the real story of how this strike was ended.

2. 00:08
   

   Jerry Kellerman

   You're a son of a bitch and you can kiss my ass, Harris.

3. 00:13
   

   John Harris

   Let's not call each other names, Kellerman. That's management's final offer and you can take it or you can stay on strike till we're both in diapers again.

4. 00:20
   

   Jerry Kellerman

   You are so out of touch. When was the last time you talked to one of your employees, huh? for Common Worker. Or are you afraid to talk to somebody who gets their hands dirty? I'm shaking.

5. 00:33
   

   Jerry Kellerman

   Send him in. You're about to find out what makes this company work.

6. 00:39
   

   Jaq

   Hey, you You guys guys negotiating?

7. 00:46
   

   John Harris

   Yeah.

8. 00:47
   

   Jaq

   Hey, say uncle, make me, you give. No way.

9. 00:50
   

   Jerry Kellerman

   I'm sure it might appear like that sometimes.

10. 00:53
    

    Jaq

    Whoa, cool boardroom.

11. 00:54
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    Right, yes it is, but let's get down to business. Totally, totally, down to business. Okay, now as a man who's walking on the paper line...

12. 01:00
    

    Jaq

    Whoa, your chairs have wheels. What should we have done from the cafeteria?

13. 01:04
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    Yeah, right, that's exactly why I brought you here. He wants to hear your opinions on matters like that.

14. 01:09
    

    Jaq

    Whoa, who's that guy?

15. 01:10
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    That's the founder of UBS.

16. 01:11
    

    Jaq

    Really? I always figured he'd have a head, you know.

17. 01:14
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    Why don't we all have a seat and start talking about this?

18. 01:18
    

    Jaq

    Whoa, cool view. I can see all my roots. Hey, there's a picket line. Hey, Pete! Hey! Ow! Hey, Pete!

19. 01:26
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    All right, son, son, just quiet down. Okay. Come here. What's your name?

20. 01:33
    

    Jaq

    Jack.

21. 01:34
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    Jack, I'm Jerry Kellerman. I'm your union representative for the local 2900.

22. 01:39
    

    Jaq

    Right on. Solidarity. Fight the power.

23. 01:43
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    And this is the president of UBS. John Harris.

24. 01:46
    

    Jaq

    He's the son of a bitch who can kiss my ass. Nice to meet you.

25. 01:50
    

    John Harris

    Coincidence.

26. 01:51
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    Listen, Jack, the reason we brought you up here is he is interested in listening to what you fellas have to say.

27. 01:56
    

    Jaq

    Oh, wow. That's great. That's totally cool. Oh, about what?

28. 02:01
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    The strike. What's the mood down there? What are the workers saying?

29. 02:05
    

    Jaq

    Oh, UBS is unfair.

30. 02:08
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    Okay, okay, yeah. What

31. 02:10
    

    Jaq

    else? Management is unfair. Our demands are fair.

32. 02:15
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    What about the demands, Jack? What about the dental plan?

33. 02:19
    

    Jaq

    No cavities.

34. 02:20
    

    John Harris

    Seems like a pretty satisfied worker there to me, Jay. Thanks for bringing him up here.

35. 02:23
    

    Jaq

    Hey, I could always use more money.

36. 02:25
    

    John Harris

    Hey, how about that? Who couldn't use more money? Johnny, any idiot would have said that. No offense.

37. 02:29
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    None taken. Well, what about part-time workers cutting into your hours, huh?

38. 02:34
    

    John Harris

    Oh, last month, you've gotten new uniforms, new lockers, and better food in the cafeteria. Ooh, Rice Krispie squares.

39. 02:40
    

    Jaq

    The trucks are unsafe. Mine totally needs a new hood.

40. 02:43
    

    John Harris

    If you hadn't have knocked it down to a four-day work week, we wouldn't have been in this mess by now.

41. 02:47
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    Oh, don't cry, poor me. Oh, you'll cry more than poor when I break the union and get rid of everybody. I don't care what happens to these guys, but you're not gonna make a fool out of me or the union.

42. 02:56
    

    Jaq

    Wait a minute, wait a minute, I can't lose my job. I mean UBS is what I am, you know I mean, I worked for this company my whole life. My dad worked for this company his whole life Well, actually wasn't his whole life, you know cuz he had another job before this one You know, he needed experience to get the UBS job And you know how it is, you know, you like say hey I need a job and they're like well Do you have any experience?

43. 03:13
    

    Jaq

    No, that's why I need a job, you know But you know eventually got a job, but it wasn't a job you wanted, you know, it was a job You know the job you wanted was a job here, you know So even though we lost, we lost as a team. Like UBS, it was a team effort. The next year we said, hey, let's all get together and win it.

44. 03:29
    

    Jaq

    But we didn't win it that year either. Because the first season, the sprats and all. That's when my dog died. He was so cute, I was kind of sad. He was just like, run, run, run, run, hey, scooter. And he'd be like, run, run, run, run, run, run to you. Then when I was about 10, we got another dog.

45. 03:44
    

    Jaq

    I named him Scooter, too. But it wasn't the same. Hey, Scooter, and run and run. All right, man.

46. 03:48
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    Enough! Enough!

47. 03:49
    

    John Harris

    We get it. don't say another word don't move stand still and we'll end the strike

48. 03:54
    

    Jerry Kellerman

    agreed take on the deal we've got you got it now you can move

49. 04:00
    

    Jaq

    hey good work guys yo guys more strikes you know maybe I can help you out with those two yeah hey Pete it worked No more struggling? No.