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Did the governor’s call for a 60-day cooling off period really accomplish anything? Barring some unexpected settlement during the 60-day period, pushing any labor action until mid-October just gave the union substantially more leverage if the members walk off the job. Yes, it was chaotic during the 4th of July week, but that’s a time […]

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