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<blockquote data-quote="retiredTxfeeder" data-source="post: 5297283" data-attributes="member: 52978"><p>Back during the &#039;97 strike, there was a church about 1/4 mile down the street from our building.&nbsp; They were sympathetic to our cause, and allowed strikers to park on their parking lot, which pissed the company off. The road my old building is on has no shoulders, and steep ditches. Members would use their own vehicles to shuttle folks back and forth to the picket line.&nbsp; The area across the street from the building entrance was a vacant lot, but had weeds about 5-6&#039; tall.&nbsp; Members would go over there to relieve themselves.&nbsp; UPS didn&#039;t own the lot, but offered to mow it for free, just to make it harder for us.&nbsp; An automotive supervisor brought his tractor up there and mowed it.&nbsp; The union brought in port a potties and put them on the right of way next to the road.&nbsp; UPS called the police and said they were a sight hazard to scabs leaving our building, so we had to relocate them. Customers came by constantly, bringing food, water, ice and other goods.&nbsp;&nbsp; I&#039;ll be up there supporting the members in any way I can.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="retiredTxfeeder, post: 5297283, member: 52978"] Back during the '97 strike, there was a church about 1/4 mile down the street from our building. They were sympathetic to our cause, and allowed strikers to park on their parking lot, which pissed the company off. The road my old building is on has no shoulders, and steep ditches. Members would use their own vehicles to shuttle folks back and forth to the picket line. The area across the street from the building entrance was a vacant lot, but had weeds about 5-6' tall. Members would go over there to relieve themselves. UPS didn't own the lot, but offered to mow it for free, just to make it harder for us. An automotive supervisor brought his tractor up there and mowed it. The union brought in port a potties and put them on the right of way next to the road. UPS called the police and said they were a sight hazard to scabs leaving our building, so we had to relocate them. Customers came by constantly, bringing food, water, ice and other goods. I'll be up there supporting the members in any way I can. [/QUOTE]

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