25 years ago we was on strike

[Wally]

Very suspicious that you know where that's at?

How else was I to get in the building? Just detailed the car, not going through the picket line.

 

[UnionStrong]

How else was I to get in the building? Just detailed the car, not going through the picket line.

You had mouths to feed….Lol

 

[542thruNthru]

Wrong choice of words maybe. I just think he’s blowing a lot of hot air. I hope I’m wrong, I honestly do. The vibe at my building during our kick off to the contract was Luke warm. Most part timers that we met with seemed uninterested. Ask a full timer if they’d take a lower raise so that part timers can catch up and they laugh. Ask a 20 something if they’d give up benefits for more pay and they say they’d jump on it. I unfortunately feel that our workforce is divided over what’s important to them, not to the group. Only time will tell, but I don’t feel like we are on a good path. I hope I’m wrong.

Thanks, that makes sense. It was lukewarm at best here too. I helped hand out flyers at one of the gates. A couple drivers refused to even take them lol. As for the rest, few of them stopped to chat. Of course I didn't expect a wildfire of enthusiasm haha.

However, if O'Brien gets meek during negotiations, he will lose all respect from his supporters in the membership. I know more than a few people, including myself, who are ready to go the distance. It's going to be interesting.

From what I heard and saw our was the same way. My local pulled every BA and E board member and told every steward to be available to pass out the palm cards. 6 building 11 centers all at once on Monday. The rest of the week they are hitting every building one by one again. From what my BA told me last night as he was changing out the notices in the union bulletin board. Maybe 10% have actually downloaded the app from all the people he asked after Monday while passing out cards again. They also created a QR code so members can scan it and update their address. Guess how many have done that?

The apathy is still rampant across all members it seems.

 

[Thebrownblob]

Who decides what “good faith” is?

Depends on how far it goes could be an arbitrator.

 

[Wally]

If I do bail I will attend our picket line with a super bowl like squares board on when the guys start crossing. $5 a square.

Day 4, or first missed payday

 

[Thebrownblob]

Day 4, or first missed payday

Strike benefits will help quite a bit, 1997 almost no one crossed the line at my facility and we only received $55 and that was after waiting a week and then we paid union dues.

 

[PT Car Washer]

Strike benefits will help quite a bit, 1997 almost no one crossed the line at my facility and we only received $55 and that was after waiting a week and then we paid union dues.

I got nothing for strike pay. All went for August Union dues.

 

[DELACROIX]

From what I heard and saw our was the same way. My local pulled every BA and E board member and told every steward to be available to pass out the palm cards. 6 building 11 centers all at once on Monday. The rest of the week they are hitting every building one by one again. From what my BA told me last night as he was changing out the notices in the union bulletin board. Maybe 10% have actually downloaded the app from all the people he asked after Monday while passing out cards again. They also created a QR code so members can scan it and update their address. Guess how many have done that?

The apathy is still rampant across all members it seems.

It is going to be hard to convince any hard core rank and file member to trust anything coming from the ivory tower even with our new leadership, far too many of us have been knifed in the back or ignored with the last several contracts.

Still a lot of unresolved issues created by our past leadership that O’Brien has to deal with. If his slate fails to address those problems with the 2023 contract at least we will have the final say so this time.

I really do not see any issue that both parties will be threatening a strike or lock out, the 1997 strike was all about the Company trying to get out of their liability with our pension trusts. The creation of the 22.3’s which was a major win was also an attempt to bolster the underfunded Teamsters’ pension plans particularly with those under the Central and Southern. That 2008 market crash did not help either.

 

[Thebrownblob]

I got nothing for strike pay. All went for August Union dues.

That’s cause you were making the big bucks lol I was just a part timer then

 

[Wally]

This new generation has zero experience with any type of job action. They haven't even been through a economic downturn. They were raised coddled, entitled and free of discomfort.

 

[Thebrownblob]

This new generation has zero experience with any type of job action. They haven't even been through a economic downturn. They were raised coddled, entitled and free of discomfort.

I agree mostly with your statement but I would also say I wasn’t involved in anything job action prior to 97 myself, and neither were most of the people who are around my age or seniority. The over 70 strike I was actually off that week so I didn’t even really participate in that. So I’m not gonna underestimate any of the young people until I have the proof that they won’t answer the call. I’m going to assume that every driver that had 25 or 30 years in in 1997 assumed I was a pusillanimous as well LOL. We all stepped up

 

[Wally]

I agree mostly with your statement but I would also say I wasn’t involved in anything job action prior to 97 myself, and neither were most of the people who are around my age or seniority. The over 70 strike I was actually off that week so I didn’t even really participate in that. So I’m not gonna underestimate any of the young people until I have the proof that they won’t answer the call. I’m going to assume that every driver that had 25 or 30 years in in 1997 assumed I was a pusillanimous as well LOL. We all stepped up

We had a wildcat too.

 

[Wally]

I got nothing for strike pay. All went for August Union dues.

No work but yet you still pay. It's like a timeshare contract!

 

[Covemastah]

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That’s @rod in the middle in the driver uniform …the supervisors have the clubs.

I think that's the Somerville Mass building ,

 

[ManInBrown]

And that's Gumby on the far right giving the one finger salute

You just know that guy giving the finger was in the office at least twice a week on some BS

 

[no more than 9]

I think that's the Somerville Mass building ,

It is

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

We was?

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

This new generation has zero experience with any type of job action. They haven't even been through a economic downturn. They were raised coddled, entitled and free of discomfort.

Pssst- that's what the generation before you said about you...

 

[Thebrownblob]

Pssst- that's what the generation before you said about you...

Yeah those damn whippersnapper dope smokin long-haired hippie freaks get a haircut and get a job

 

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

Yeah those damn whippersnapper dope smokin long-haired hippie freaks get a haircut and get a job

Just saying- every generation says the young people are lazy.