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<blockquote data-quote="Whither" data-source="post: 5093487" data-attributes="member: 76643"><p>I don't understand how you skipped from the IBEW to the USW to UPS. You were wiring coal mines, then became a structural fitter, then became a pkg car driver??? If so, that's a wild trajectory. Effectively 3 apprenticeships (of course, progression at UPS was much shorter in your time, but it still takes time to get your bearings in pkg car even though we're 'just driving around and humping boxes' as the naysayers put it).</p><p></p><p>I don't know why you were dead ass broke, but again, working that much of your life away is terrible.</p><p></p><p>Obviously not. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think you've been around much in the past couple years since I joined.</p><p></p><p>Kudos, I hope you've been enjoying it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh damn, are you saying the IBT controls my life, and not capital/the damned 'market'? My mind is blown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/lol.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Lol :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> For the record, I'm in a RTW state and my choice to join the union was a no-brainer. My problem with the Teamsters is not the very menial dues I pay LMAO. You're a fool if you think UPS would offer the wages (company-paid benefits are also wages) they do without the union, let alone the job security, etc. </p><p></p><p>You should drink another beer and consider why in the hell you had to work '7 days a week for 40 years' in order to retire. That's miserable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whither, post: 5093487, member: 76643"] I don't understand how you skipped from the IBEW to the USW to UPS. You were wiring coal mines, then became a structural fitter, then became a pkg car driver??? If so, that's a wild trajectory. Effectively 3 apprenticeships (of course, progression at UPS was much shorter in your time, but it still takes time to get your bearings in pkg car even though we're 'just driving around and humping boxes' as the naysayers put it). I don't know why you were dead ass broke, but again, working that much of your life away is terrible. Obviously not. Maybe I'm wrong but I don't think you've been around much in the past couple years since I joined. Kudos, I hope you've been enjoying it. Oh damn, are you saying the IBT controls my life, and not capital/the damned 'market'? My mind is blown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: For the record, I'm in a RTW state and my choice to join the union was a no-brainer. My problem with the Teamsters is not the very menial dues I pay LMAO. You're a fool if you think UPS would offer the wages (company-paid benefits are also wages) they do without the union, let alone the job security, etc. You should drink another beer and consider why in the hell you had to work '7 days a week for 40 years' in order to retire. That's miserable. [/QUOTE]
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