was struggling.
Chapter Three: The Union Wanted Answers
At 10:15 a.m., the union representative for Granite’s Ohio plant called Harold.
His name was Marcus Hill.
Marcus had worked in industrial labor relations for more than twenty years. He knew the collective bargaining agreement inside and out, and he had a reputation for being patient when people made honest mistakes and relentless when management tried to minimize them.
He had dealt with me many times.
We didn’t always agree, but we respected each other.
I had once spent an
