The strike dragged on another few months, at which point the locals accepted an inferior agreement.
Now, after the strike has dragged on for more than two months, lawmakers say little has been done to ease their concern.
As a strike by 9,000 movie and television writers drags into its 18th week, it has become more than ever a psychological war.
The vote means that the strike, which has already lasted 16 weeks, will probably drag on through the summer.
"I'm just scared to death because I don't know what might happen if this strike drags on for a while."
The strike dragged on for 14 months, and was broken in December 1910.
But a separate strike by bus and subway operators dragged into a fourth week.
But as the strike drags on, the focus is increasingly on the union and its problems.
As the national strike drags into another week, battle lines have been drawn at the nation's gas pumps.
He also feels there will be a phoenix rising from the ashes, no matter how long the strike drags on.