I remember that! We had a contractor over at Imperial Sugar, and when they closed the doors the wailing and nashing of teeth was tremendous.
(Our contractor was IT, not union.) :-)
They were the most obnoxious gang I have ever seen.. They not only had a picket line, they were stopping traffic with petitions that they shoved in your car window demanding you to sign it or they wouldn’t let you pass.. WELLLLLLL, it wasn’t pretty, most of the drivers threw it back at them, but that didn’t dissuade them..
They were back out there the next day.. When the announcement was made, the police had to come out and stop them from breaking all of the windows, and burning the huge tower down.. it was a sight to behold.. LOL