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<blockquote data-quote="35years" data-source="post: 3263896" data-attributes="member: 60822">Memories from the strike...-Pepsi drivers stopping by every day with free drinks-Random people bringing food and encouragement.-Picket duty at 11 P.M. was like a tailgate party every night.-Rats come out at night and the guy next to me chased one down and stomped.-Then steward (now retired) stopping every truck to inspect...UPS would send empties out to pretend they were making service.-B.A. driving in front of every UPS semi as they exited the freeway...Trapped behind him, no way to pass, 2 MPH.-Many drivers blocked package cars in at del stops.-Laughing (and cat calls) at sweat laden sups and managers exiting the bldg after moving packages for 12 hours.-Talked to a sup right before the strike and he asked me how long I could hold out... I said 4 or 5 years before I would have to touch my savings...Other carriers were hiring as many UPSers as they could for the duration of the strike. So, many of us were working and pulling strike duty.-Utter astonishment at the complete mess inside the bldg after it ended. They had completed the equivalent of 1 day of delivery in 15 days. Piles of boxes everywhere.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="35years, post: 3263896, member: 60822"] Memories from the strike... -Pepsi drivers stopping by every day with free drinks -Random people bringing food and encouragement. -Picket duty at 11 P.M. was like a tailgate party every night. -Rats come out at night and the guy next to me chased one down and stomped. -Then steward (now retired) stopping every truck to inspect...UPS would send empties out to pretend they were making service. -B.A. driving in front of every UPS semi as they exited the freeway...Trapped behind him, no way to pass, 2 MPH. -Many drivers blocked package cars in at del stops. -Laughing (and cat calls) at sweat laden sups and managers exiting the bldg after moving packages for 12 hours. -Talked to a sup right before the strike and he asked me how long I could hold out... I said 4 or 5 years before I would have to touch my savings...Other carriers were hiring as many UPSers as they could for the duration of the strike. So, many of us were working and pulling strike duty. -Utter astonishment at the complete mess inside the bldg after it ended. They had completed the equivalent of 1 day of delivery in 15 days. Piles of boxes everywhere. [/QUOTE]

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