THB #430: Song Of Strikes End

I am traveling. 5:45a flight. More serious commentary to come

With apologies to s Jacques Brel & Rod Mckuen - Seasons in the Sun lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc

Goodbye to you, untrusted friend
Negotiations each 3 years, now nine or ten
Together we've fought constantly
Fought for A, sub-par’graph 3
Called you names and charged Carey

Goodbye my foe, you wouldn’t die
When peak production went to record highs
So much money in the air
But you weren’t trying to be fair
Left us out, how did you dare?

We were pissed, you were schmucks
Carol Lombardini sucks,
Six whole months did you waste
Try’ng to keep us in our place

Goodbye the fight, sad day for me
Those lousy pickets made a family
We walked with extras and with stars
Too much sun and too much cars
We all shared our battle scars
Goodbye Strike it's hard to end
When every episode’s still 8 or 10
Now that the work is in the air
Fucked up schedules everywhere
Stuck at work, I will be there

We were pissed, you were schmucks
Carol Lombardini sucks,
Six whole …