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<blockquote data-quote="olroadbeech" data-source="post: 3468867" data-attributes="member: 52145"><p>Wow! great. Our line started out great as most did. As I remember , it was pretty good for the first week. Then slowly it became less and less and it was pathetic as drivers would stop by and brag that they just came from the golf course or softball field. It made me sick to the stomach.</p><p></p><p>One day I was the only one that showed up until a UPS pilot came by and kept me company. They were not even on strike but he was a stand up guy showing his solidarity. ( at the Reno airport mini hub ) The BA had asked me to go out there and picket probably because he knew the turnout would be bad. </p><p></p><p>At our main hub ( 800 people ) maybe a dozen showed up everyday until the end when it would be only a handful. I still have the pictures . </p><p></p><p>I also did picket line duty at a different hub across the lake. had to get permission from the local to do that. the solidarity there was a little better. 4 people showed out of 60 or so.</p><p></p><p>this was in a right to work state. don't know if that made any difference. I know things were stronger in the cities of the bay area and real Teamster strong holds like some cities in the midwest and northeast.</p><p></p><p>it just wasn't so where i was at. I remember when we went back to work supervisors were asking us how much longer we would have stayed out. unbelievable as it may sound , a lot of drivers were telling them. "not much longer" or saying they had bills to pay and were scared . i was telling people to shut up about it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="olroadbeech, post: 3468867, member: 52145"] Wow! great. Our line started out great as most did. As I remember , it was pretty good for the first week. Then slowly it became less and less and it was pathetic as drivers would stop by and brag that they just came from the golf course or softball field. It made me sick to the stomach. One day I was the only one that showed up until a UPS pilot came by and kept me company. They were not even on strike but he was a stand up guy showing his solidarity. ( at the Reno airport mini hub ) The BA had asked me to go out there and picket probably because he knew the turnout would be bad. At our main hub ( 800 people ) maybe a dozen showed up everyday until the end when it would be only a handful. I still have the pictures . I also did picket line duty at a different hub across the lake. had to get permission from the local to do that. the solidarity there was a little better. 4 people showed out of 60 or so. this was in a right to work state. don't know if that made any difference. I know things were stronger in the cities of the bay area and real Teamster strong holds like some cities in the midwest and northeast. it just wasn't so where i was at. I remember when we went back to work supervisors were asking us how much longer we would have stayed out. unbelievable as it may sound , a lot of drivers were telling them. "not much longer" or saying they had bills to pay and were scared . i was telling people to shut up about it. [/QUOTE]
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