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<blockquote data-quote="251" data-source="post: 1287460" data-attributes="member: 49141">Generalizations like this drive me nuts. I will tell you right now that if Hoffa/Hall or one of their &quot;Old Guard&quot; leaders at the local level called a wildcat, I would support it 100%. Even if our brothers in Local 25 called it, I would support it for its cause, and the overall cause of the Union as well as the Labor movement. Hold me to that statement. I may voice my opinion of it being a boneheaded move, which is how I feel about the 804 wildcat, but I will still support it for the overall cause.Just because someone is a member of TDU does not mean they automatically hold an &quot;Us and Them&quot; mentality. Please be mindful of this when you attempt to paint us all with the same brush. My loyalty lies with the Teamsters Union. It does NOT lie with the elected official that runs the organization. Just as my Patriotism lies with the United States of America, NOT the elected President.Saying that you must be Loyal to Hoffa Hall simply because you are a Teamster is like saying you must be loyal to Obama/Biden simply because you are an American. See what I&#039;m gettin at Stink? It&#039;s not personal, I am not Anti Hoffa/Hall. I am simply Pro Teamsters Union and pro Labor. Hope that makes sense...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="251, post: 1287460, member: 49141"] Generalizations like this drive me nuts. I will tell you right now that if Hoffa/Hall or one of their "Old Guard" leaders at the local level called a wildcat, I would support it 100%. Even if our brothers in Local 25 called it, I would support it for its cause, and the overall cause of the Union as well as the Labor movement. Hold me to that statement. I may voice my opinion of it being a boneheaded move, which is how I feel about the 804 wildcat, but I will still support it for the overall cause. Just because someone is a member of TDU does not mean they automatically hold an "Us and Them" mentality. Please be mindful of this when you attempt to paint us all with the same brush. My loyalty lies with the Teamsters Union. It does NOT lie with the elected official that runs the organization. Just as my Patriotism lies with the United States of America, NOT the elected President. Saying that you must be Loyal to Hoffa Hall simply because you are a Teamster is like saying you must be loyal to Obama/Biden simply because you are an American. See what I'm gettin at Stink? It's not personal, I am not Anti Hoffa/Hall. I am simply Pro Teamsters Union and pro Labor. Hope that makes sense... [/QUOTE]

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