Twenty years- hard to believe.

[What'dyabringmetoday???]

Happy Anniversary everyone.

 

[brownIEman]

Good times, good times.
We should do it again!


( j/k for those that missed it. We really shouldn't)

 

[ups1990]

Who can forget those strike fund checks and the many expired canned goods the hall gave us. Don't forgot, some of us in So Cal were visited by no other than the Rev. Jessie Jackson!

 

[Sweeper]

From someone that wasn't there, Thank you to those that were.

 

[Catatonic]

Who can forget those strike fund checks and the many expired canned goods the hall gave us. Don't forgot, some of us in So Cal were visited by no other than the Rev. Jessie Jackson!

I will not be delivering packages in Seattle if it occurs again ... unless that is my Hell?

 

[Richard Harrow]

From someone that wasn't there, Thank you to those that were.

I second this.

As much as I detest UPS, having spent the last 17 years selling my time to them has allowed myself and my family to live a comfortable life. And thats all thanks to those that came before me.

I hope someday I can do the same for the next ones in line.

 

[Indecisi0n]

If I was here that strike would have never happened.

 

[badpal]

Good times, good times.
We should do it again!


( j/k for those that missed it. We really shouldn't)

Kinda like high school, you remember the fun parts. It was an experience for sure. But like you, not one I really look forward to doing again.

 

[scratch]

FedEx went into the ground business and took a lot of our business away. They went after our commercial customers that we make the most money off first. Also, Central States Pension Plan got a break, more wasted money went into that disaster. I have 23 years vested in CS. Part timers continued to be screwed over in wages. Real successful strike, we showed them. Yes, I walked the line and got that $55 check that the IBT had to borrow.

 

[badpal]

FedEx went into the ground business and took a lot of our business away. They went after our commercial customers that we make the most money off first. Also, Central States Pension Plan got a break, more wasted money went into that disaster. I have 23 years vested in CS. Part timers continued to be screwed over in wages. Real successful strike, we showed them. Yes, I walked the line and got that $55 check that the IBT had to borrow.

Agree with you, with business to business deliverys, we never recovered to where we were prestrike.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Agree with you, with business to business deliverys, we never recovered to where we were prestrike.

Maybe that will make them think twice when we vote to strike again this time round.

 

[brownelf]

Still remember clearing out the building with one of the other stewards, they never forgave either one of us for that.

 

[brownmonster]

We should have taken their offer. We would now be paying for healthcare and getting a 4% match on our 401k and no pension.

 

[scratch]

The one on the left is from '97, the other was from the one-day walkout when we went from 70 to 150 pounds. The one on the right was originally a Pony Express Strike sign. Our walkout happened so fast they just stapled the paper with UPS to cover it up.

 

[Wally]

Who can forget those strike fund checks and the many expired canned goods the hall gave us. Don't forgot, some of us in So Cal were visited by no other than the Rev. Jessie Jackson!

We got nothing.

 

[brownIEman]

We should have taken their offer. We would now be paying for healthcare and getting a 4% match on our 401k and no pension.

You'd also be making tens of thousands in bonus based on the record profits. That's assuming no change in the offered bonus formula - which is probably not a good assumption.
Ironically the IBT would likely be stronger in that there would be tens of thousands more UPS teamsters since it is unlikely UPS' market share would have slid from well north of 80% pre strike to the south of 50% it is today.

 

[Wally]

You'd also be making tens of thousands in bonus based on the record profits. That's assuming no change in the offered bonus formula - which is probably not a good assumption.
Ironically the IBT would likely be stronger in that there would be tens of thousands more UPS teamsters since it is unlikely UPS' market share would have slid from well north of 80% pre strike to the south of 50% it is today.

Just cook the books...no profit.

 

[Brownslave688]

If I was here that strike would have never happened.

Are you Hoffa?

 

[Jkloc420]

If I was here that strike would have never happened.

i hope you hold my sign

 

[Indecisi0n]

Are you Hoffa?

No, I'm indecisi0n.