WalMart - Ohhhh, the liability of it all.

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

We just in the bushes.

Seems appropriate given the circumstances.

 

[Coldworld]

Seems appropriate given the circumstances.

What did you do on the strike line????

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

What did you do on the strike line????

Not show up.

 

[rod]

We was all fancy. Even had a porta potty.

We had a big Army surplus tent with a couple of cots, electric generators, grills and an endless supply of beer. Average citizens and other trucking companies were dropping off donuts, beer and soda by the case. --------and we had a port-a-pot that was set up on the city right of way on UPS property. That was a nice touch. The business across the street from our center (actually its the headquarters of the local snowmobile club that consists of a large metal building they keep their trail groomer in) let us set up our circus in their front field. Both of the strikes I when through were well organized.

 

[Coldworld]

We had a big Army surplus tent with a couple of cots, electric generators, grills and an endless supply of beer. Average citizens and other trucking companies were dropping off donuts, beer and soda by the case. --------and we had a port-a-pot that was set up on the city right of way on UPS property. That was a nice touch. The business across the street from our center (actually its the headquarters of the local snowmobile club that consists of a large metal building they keep their trail groomer in) let us set up our circus in their front field. Both of the strikes I when through were well organized.

It's nice when you are in an area like that...we were on a dead end road awAy from most everything....very quiet

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

We had a big Army surplus tent with a couple of cots, electric generators, grills and an endless supply of beer. Average citizens and other trucking companies were dropping off donuts, beer and soda by the case. --------and we had a port-a-pot that was set up on the city right of way on UPS property. That was a nice touch. The business across the street from our center (actually its the headquarters of the local snowmobile club that consists of a large metal building they keep their trail groomer in) let us set up our circus in their front field. Both of the strikes I when through were well organized.

It was nice to have some support from other Teamsters and from some other unions.

I definitely put in a few pounds. Lol

 

[rod]

Not show up.

Does that have anything to do with you not having any friends at work

It's nice when you are in an area like that...we were on a dead end road awAy from most everything....very quiet

We were in the center of the local industrial park on a corner lot of the two main streets. Lots of traffic. Being its a smaller town we had tons of people just drive by just to see what a strike was. Of the bumper to bumper traffic I can only recall a couple of instances where we got negative comments.

 

[Catatonic]

It took them over a week to get rid of the one days worth of packages that were caught in the system when the strike was called. For the most part all they did was call the customers and tell them to come get their stuff. That "atta boy" plaque is nothing to be proud of.

I delivered an entire package car everyday of the strike.

 

[rod]

It was nice to have some support from other Teamsters and from some other unions.

I definitely put in a few pounds. Lol

We had all kinds of support from the other Unions in town too.

 

[Catatonic]

We just in the bushes.

Even though you had a portapotty.

 

[rod]

I delivered an entire package car everyday of the strike.

SURE you did.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

I delivered an entire package car everyday of the strike.

What about the packages?

 

[BakerMayfield2018]

Even though you had a portapotty.

We didn't have no stinkin port a potty. We had trash can fires , signs , and beer.

 

[Catatonic]

SURE you did.

Wasn't that hard since there were no pickups.
I was a swing driver ... going out blind with a map book was the norm for me.
I already knew the DIAD as I was a coordinator from rollout and we had an active DIAD in the lab.

 

[rod]

I delivered an entire package car everyday of the strike.

The trucks that went out here after the first or second day had maybe at the most 3 or 4 stops in them. (they were followed--turnabout is fair play). They just like to drive around to keep the name out there--even though they were empty most of the time.

 

[Catatonic]

The trucks that went out here after the first or second day had maybe at the most 3 or 4 stops in them. (they were followed--turnabout is fair play). They just like to drive around to keep the name out there--even though they were empty most of the time.

We had full cars from the preload.

 

[IVE GOTTA PACKAGE 4U]

We didn't have no stinkin port a potty. We had trash can fires , signs , and beer.

 

[rod]

We had full cars from the preload.

Are you talking "Atlanta"? I can see a few full trucks for a day or two in a big city like that but not EVERY day of the strike (unless you were the only one delivering). After the first few days the incoming package stream dried up.

 

[Turdferguson]

We had full cars from the preload.

OK Brian Williams

 

[jaker]

Wal-Mart would have to be on the hook somehow for all of it since they are employees not independent contractors I would think?

It's a good point about DOT numbers though...

Put them under a 10-99 and its not Wal-Mart problem