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<blockquote data-quote="RockyRogue" data-source="post: 224617" data-attributes="member: 7185"><p>D*mn straight I wouldn't stand on a picket line for Central Mistakes!!! I think you'd be<em> very</em> hard pressed to find a p/t'er--other than a lifetime p/t'er--that <strong>would</strong>! I have a hard time trusting the Teamsters, Red. I'd have to go 'digging' online to find out if the real reason behind a strike was for the health benefits. I really doubt UPS would be <em>stupid</em> enough to stand fast on throwing out the health insurance. Pay for some of it? OK, I can <em>probably</em> deal with that. Getting the p/t'ers better starting pay? I'm behind ya on that. However, we're right back to trusting the IBT. I see that as being a smoke-screen for a strike...IMHO. I'd have to agree with Tie, by the way. I really think the union will let UPS be forced to raise the starting wage. The level it is right now is bringing us the "dregs" of most major cities' working population. </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Very rational approach to crossing the lines, Satellite. In Denver, I'm not as concerned about physical harm. Yeah, we have tough people/staunch union supporters but I'd be <em>much</em> more concerned in union bastions--Chicago, NYC, Boston, etc. I was asking because I seem to remember, even though I was barely in my teens, how there were a couple of stabbings or other violent events on the picket lines or on routes against "scabs." </p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p>No, its not easy. I'm more concerned about the "personal" aspect than the union/UPS side. Supporting a strike for something <em>other</em> than <strong>our</strong> benefit--health benefits, for example--would be difficult for my conscience, let alone justify to family that would be disappointed I didn't stand firm against adversity, etc. Jobs come and go but you have to live with decisions for the rest of your life. I, too, hope I'm never put into the position of having to decide if I'm going to cross a picketline. So far in my working career I've worked for two unionized grocers and UPS. I haven't had to made a picketline decision yet. -Rocky</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RockyRogue, post: 224617, member: 7185"] D*mn straight I wouldn't stand on a picket line for Central Mistakes!!! I think you'd be[I] very[/I] hard pressed to find a p/t'er--other than a lifetime p/t'er--that [B]would[/B]! I have a hard time trusting the Teamsters, Red. I'd have to go 'digging' online to find out if the real reason behind a strike was for the health benefits. I really doubt UPS would be [I]stupid[/I] enough to stand fast on throwing out the health insurance. Pay for some of it? OK, I can [I]probably[/I] deal with that. Getting the p/t'ers better starting pay? I'm behind ya on that. However, we're right back to trusting the IBT. I see that as being a smoke-screen for a strike...IMHO. I'd have to agree with Tie, by the way. I really think the union will let UPS be forced to raise the starting wage. The level it is right now is bringing us the "dregs" of most major cities' working population. Very rational approach to crossing the lines, Satellite. In Denver, I'm not as concerned about physical harm. Yeah, we have tough people/staunch union supporters but I'd be [I]much[/I] more concerned in union bastions--Chicago, NYC, Boston, etc. I was asking because I seem to remember, even though I was barely in my teens, how there were a couple of stabbings or other violent events on the picket lines or on routes against "scabs." No, its not easy. I'm more concerned about the "personal" aspect than the union/UPS side. Supporting a strike for something [I]other[/I] than [B]our[/B] benefit--health benefits, for example--would be difficult for my conscience, let alone justify to family that would be disappointed I didn't stand firm against adversity, etc. Jobs come and go but you have to live with decisions for the rest of your life. I, too, hope I'm never put into the position of having to decide if I'm going to cross a picketline. So far in my working career I've worked for two unionized grocers and UPS. I haven't had to made a picketline decision yet. -Rocky [/QUOTE]
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