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Memories From The '97' Strike........
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<blockquote data-quote="bottomups" data-source="post: 1019173" data-attributes="member: 29452"><p>I was a steward during the strike. Remember getting a call from my BA in the middle of the night to come down to the union hall to pick up the appropriate picket signs. Set up shop about 3am in front of the center as a one man strike line. Used my 5lb Motorola flip phone to start calling the membership to inform them of the strike. Local cops came through in the early morning to show their support but to also tell us to keep it peaceful. By start time we already had most everyone on the picket line, volleyball net and poker table set up and permission to use the restrooms at the business across the street. Through most of the first week had many people come by to show their support and drop off food and drink.</p><p>Remember following a package car driven by management down a street in the industrial park with the back door open and dodging the parcels that were falling out of the truck onto the street!</p><p>Second week of the strike I was on vacation and spent the week in northern WI fishing and boating. Had a picket sign fastened to the boat and still got many thumbs up out on the lake.</p><p>The few weeks after the strike were a major pain in the butt. Many driver follow ups and trying to collect COD's that were delivered as paid.</p><p>All in all, had a lot of support from the public. Not so sure we would enjoy the same if we went out again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bottomups, post: 1019173, member: 29452"] I was a steward during the strike. Remember getting a call from my BA in the middle of the night to come down to the union hall to pick up the appropriate picket signs. Set up shop about 3am in front of the center as a one man strike line. Used my 5lb Motorola flip phone to start calling the membership to inform them of the strike. Local cops came through in the early morning to show their support but to also tell us to keep it peaceful. By start time we already had most everyone on the picket line, volleyball net and poker table set up and permission to use the restrooms at the business across the street. Through most of the first week had many people come by to show their support and drop off food and drink. Remember following a package car driven by management down a street in the industrial park with the back door open and dodging the parcels that were falling out of the truck onto the street! Second week of the strike I was on vacation and spent the week in northern WI fishing and boating. Had a picket sign fastened to the boat and still got many thumbs up out on the lake. The few weeks after the strike were a major pain in the butt. Many driver follow ups and trying to collect COD's that were delivered as paid. All in all, had a lot of support from the public. Not so sure we would enjoy the same if we went out again. [/QUOTE]
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