BT strike could affect internet and phone connections

Steven Bellovin smb at cs.columbia.edu
Fri May 28 16:38:54 UTC 2010


On May 28, 2010, at 12:06 56PM, Sam Hayes Merritt, III wrote:

> 
> On Fri, 28 May 2010, Steven Bellovin wrote:
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>> The only people who can never strikes are public employees.
> 
> I know we've left the realm of NANOG, but come again?

I should have added the word "legally", and then for most jurisdictions.
> 
> Oakland teacher strike of 2010.
> various teacher strikes in the Chicago area over the years
> air traffic controllers in 1981
> postal workers in 1978
> 1968 Memphis garbagemen
> 1974 Baltimore police strike
> 1969 Cicero, Illinois police strike
> 1919 Boston police strike
> 1980 Chicago firefighters strike
> 
> 
> sam
> 
> 


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