542thruNthru
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We had a couple cross here but we also had like 10 I believe go down and picket the local wanting to vote on the contract and go back to work.
Delegates remove 2/3rds language.
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542thruNthru
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Minimum strike pay was increased from $150 to $200 a week and now it starts day one as long as the fund isnt below 150 million.
We got $50 a week in 1997
542thruNthru
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Now I believe it's 5x your monthly dues. So we would get more than the minimum anyways.
This new strike benefit is a huge thing when it comes to newly organized companies. I'm happy both sides wanted it and worked together to get it done.
The union would never let a strike happen at this place because of the economic impact to the union would be substantial
DELACROIX
In the Spirit of Honore' Daumier
Tried to find out the current funding of our strike fund.. back in 2016 it was at 153 million, It should be higher today...
DELACROIX
In the Spirit of Honore' Daumier
37 dollars after taxes and all the bread you can eat.
... it was glorious...
We did have a lot of support. We had different food vendors bringing this food random people bringing us beer and ice other union shops blocking our gates...37 dollars after taxes and all the bread you can eat.
542thruNthru
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Close to 300 million
Big Rigger
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2 in our local crossed in a building south of us. They had some blow back but the stewards in that building suck to date. The toilets were evidently too shallow for swirlies.
Big Rigger
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Weekly incentive bonuses for part timers in hubs already create dissention in smaller buildings when they get wind of it.
But some areas of the country cost of living is outrageous.
Big Rigger
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Is that Denis's wife?
Big Rigger
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Almost here....
They took our second check to pay union dues. Then the local showed up with a handful of hot dogs to quiet down the animals at feeding time after we saw our zero sum checks.
Big Rigger
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They might have had to use some of it on the way to and from the golf outing in Ireland?
The $50 a week was a friend* joke back then
Big Rigger
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So was our local.
They sent the big teamsters semi and bodyguards down to give us support. Those guys were eating well.
We had a ton of support from other locals.
I didn't make any money but man I sure ate and drank those couple weeks
1989
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I was making $12.67 in 97’. Got $300 a week in strike pay.
50 bucks a week here that's what it was
ManInBrown
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I vaguely remember as a kid, during the strike, driving past the UPS building I would eventually start at in package. There was a lot of people on the picket line. Cops were there. It was a commotion.
