Still no strike

I thought this picture from the 1950s strike was pretty cool, from Life.com.  This picture was taken in 1957, 3 years after the strike started!  Could you imagine going to the picket line every day for that long?

The picture was taken from the southeast side of Kohler, at the entrance off of PP.  If you know the area, it looks quite a bit different now.

I do have some pictures from Wednesday's informational strike, I will try to get them developed and up soon.  It was a pretty impressive event and a lot more people showed up than I think most anticipated.

Right now it appears that Kohler Company and the UAW 833 will be extending negotiations into next week at least.  That likely means that at least some progress is being made.  We'll see what happens next week.  At this time either side can break off negotiations with 48 hours notice.

Welcome

Welcome to my new blog called Kohler on strike.  I will attempt to provide some inside perspective on a major company vs. a major union.  There is a lot of history to this dispute, with some of the longest and most violent strikes on record.

There is still a week before a strike can be called, as both sides have agreed to keep negotiating a contract.  If an agreement is reached, obviously this blog will likely become unnecessary.  If a strike is called, hopefully we can provide some perspective not found in regular media sources.

Speaking of regular media, here's what they're reporting now:

Sheboygan Press article