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What happened after the 97 strike was over?
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<blockquote data-quote="OLDMAN3" data-source="post: 1710668"><p>I have very fond memories of the strike. We sat outside each night drinking free beverages and eating free food provided by sympathetic Union workers from other companies. Lots of people stopped by and encouraged us. Meanwhile management was inside the bldg pulling 12-14 hr shifts and were only able to process 1/2 day of volume over the coarse of the entire strike. Any management or scabs that were unlucky enough to have to drive a truck out of the bldg. were suddenly faced with an unexplainable traffic jam moving at 2 mph on normally quiet streets. Shenanigans happened and scabs usually only lasted a day or two, and package cars (after day 2) always left with two workers on board. Many package cars were trapped in parking spots and on docks.</p><p></p><p>When the strike was over UPS tried to "get around" the new contract agreement in which they promised to create 10,000 new jobs (UPS was forced later to do so) by claiming the volume was too low...and they laid off workers . The rest of us more than made up our lost wages from the strike by putting in massive amounts of OT...production numbers were not exactly stellar.</p><p></p><p>The hub was such a mess from the strike, and volume was so unpredictable that most management just wanted some stability... so there were no repercussions from management, except for a few drivers who got caught being nasty during the strike. They got their hands slapped but didn't lose their jobs. The few package car drivers who would not walk the line are still known to this day (none crossed in our bldg). The ones who did not quit are management pets and are not respected by the other drivers even though they have a lot of seniority. For the rest of us, the strike really brought all of us hour-lies together.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OLDMAN3, post: 1710668"] I have very fond memories of the strike. We sat outside each night drinking free beverages and eating free food provided by sympathetic Union workers from other companies. Lots of people stopped by and encouraged us. Meanwhile management was inside the bldg pulling 12-14 hr shifts and were only able to process 1/2 day of volume over the coarse of the entire strike. Any management or scabs that were unlucky enough to have to drive a truck out of the bldg. were suddenly faced with an unexplainable traffic jam moving at 2 mph on normally quiet streets. Shenanigans happened and scabs usually only lasted a day or two, and package cars (after day 2) always left with two workers on board. Many package cars were trapped in parking spots and on docks. When the strike was over UPS tried to "get around" the new contract agreement in which they promised to create 10,000 new jobs (UPS was forced later to do so) by claiming the volume was too low...and they laid off workers . The rest of us more than made up our lost wages from the strike by putting in massive amounts of OT...production numbers were not exactly stellar. The hub was such a mess from the strike, and volume was so unpredictable that most management just wanted some stability... so there were no repercussions from management, except for a few drivers who got caught being nasty during the strike. They got their hands slapped but didn't lose their jobs. The few package car drivers who would not walk the line are still known to this day (none crossed in our bldg). The ones who did not quit are management pets and are not respected by the other drivers even though they have a lot of seniority. For the rest of us, the strike really brought all of us hour-lies together. [/QUOTE]
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