Mountain View Voice : Replacement workers force end to BMW strike
After eight weeks of picketing along El Camino Real with no pay, striking service writers and mechanics at BMW of Mountain View have come to an agreement with owner AutoNation.
The workers were forced to make a compromise when an overwhelming number of replacement workers began crossing the picket line to take the union jobs. The replacement workers will stay, but many who stood faithfully on the picket line will have to go — a total of 22 mechanics and three service writers.
Needless to say, many of the union workers were infuriated by the situation.
“I walked on the sidewalk for eight weeks without a paycheck and I got a contract for those guys inside,” said mechanic Mike Romano.
Jimmy Hoffa’s rolling over in his grave.