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<blockquote data-quote="BigUnionGuy" data-source="post: 854705" data-attributes="member: 4992"><p>Thanks for the clarification Jim. </p><p></p><p>Point being the goofball TDU'er.... Who should know better. He's been a Delegate before.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">DELEGATE DAVID THORNSBERRY, Local 89: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m a UPS package car driver from Local 89 in Louisville, Kentucky.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>(Chorus of boos)</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">I am a 24-year Teamster and a union steward and a proud Sandy Pope delegate.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>(Applause and boos)</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">I rise to speak in favor of this resolution. I walked the picket line in 1997 in our historic strike. We said part-time America won’t work,</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">and we meant it. Because of that historic strike, we won 20,000 new full-time jobs at UPS.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">The company has been eliminating these jobs. They are missing 22.3 jobs and displaced 22.3 workers at UPS in my Bluegrass facility. 22.3 —</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">GENERAL SECRETARY-TREASURER KEEGEL: I think we’re talking about YRC.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">DELEGATE THORNSBERRY: — across the country. This is a good resolution, and I support it.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>(Chorus of boos)</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">We had a good Teamster slogan at UPS.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>(Chorus of boos)</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">I believe in it: Actions speak louder than words.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">Brother Hall, Brother Hoffa —</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">GENERAL SECRETARY-TREASURER KEEGEL: Shut the mike off.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>(Cheering and boos)</em></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px">Just let me say this: I have no problem with the brother coming up speaking about YRC. I do have a problem when he’s not on the subject.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 12px">But then again.... thats TDU.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 12px">-Bug-</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #1a1a18"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigUnionGuy, post: 854705, member: 4992"] Thanks for the clarification Jim. Point being the goofball TDU'er.... Who should know better. He's been a Delegate before. [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]DELEGATE DAVID THORNSBERRY, Local 89: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m a UPS package car driver from Local 89 in Louisville, Kentucky.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2][I](Chorus of boos)[/I][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]I am a 24-year Teamster and a union steward and a proud Sandy Pope delegate.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2][I](Applause and boos)[/I][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]I rise to speak in favor of this resolution. I walked the picket line in 1997 in our historic strike. We said part-time America won’t work,[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]and we meant it. Because of that historic strike, we won 20,000 new full-time jobs at UPS.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]The company has been eliminating these jobs. They are missing 22.3 jobs and displaced 22.3 workers at UPS in my Bluegrass facility. 22.3 —[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]GENERAL SECRETARY-TREASURER KEEGEL: I think we’re talking about YRC.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]DELEGATE THORNSBERRY: — across the country. This is a good resolution, and I support it.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2][I](Chorus of boos)[/I][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]We had a good Teamster slogan at UPS.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2][I](Chorus of boos)[/I][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]I believe in it: Actions speak louder than words.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]Brother Hall, Brother Hoffa —[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]GENERAL SECRETARY-TREASURER KEEGEL: Shut the mike off.[/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2][I](Cheering and boos)[/I][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1a1a18][SIZE=2]Just let me say this: I have no problem with the brother coming up speaking about YRC. I do have a problem when he’s not on the subject. [SIZE=3]But then again.... thats TDU. -Bug- [/SIZE] [/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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