Airclues,
However, what I do know for a fact is that the 'Polar' freight is being repackaged by various shippers and sent with other carriers (not necessarily Atlas).
Thats exactly what the strikers WANT to happen. DUH! you want Polar to be economically squeezed so that they will go back to the negotiating table. That is the WHOLE POINT OF THE PICKET. Good, let the freight go on Northwest or FEDEX or UPS (when they can get around to it, and if it doesn't happen to get "lost" in a warehouse somewhere) The point of a strike is to attemt to squeeze the company you are striking, not to let them to continue going about their business making money in hopes that someone in the board room will feel bad about the poor people on the picket line.
And your excuse "now is not the time." is the same tried and true excuse used by every spineless person who doesn't want to make a stand.
Well guess what, there is never a "GOOD" time to have a strike. They are awfull things that sometimes have to be done. A strike is the union equivelent of a WAR!. Well, guess what there is never a good time to have a war either, but sometimes it has to be done.
Cheers
Wino