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<blockquote data-quote="dannyboy" data-source="post: 548128" data-attributes="member: 484"><p>City</p><p> </p><p>LEmme tell you two situations that race came up at work here.</p><p> </p><p>Years ago, I was on a route that included a stop called the Ski Haus. Everything was fine and dandy.</p><p> </p><p>Then Dennis moved up from an inside job to take over my run. First day on his own delivering the Ski Haus they called in a complaint. Very obvious that it was BS. Next time, again called in a complaint. And again and again.</p><p> </p><p>After about a week, he had a vacation scheduled, so I ran the route again. They were so glad to see me. Finally had a white driver again. I could not believe what I was hearing. So I played along to see where it would go. They told me that they never wanted Dennis to ever deliver to them again. No, nothing he did wrong, but that he was black, and they did not want him in their shop again.</p><p> </p><p>I recommended that they call the corp number and make that request, as I did not have the authority to comply.</p><p> </p><p>Bottom line they did call. They showed UPS how racist they were.</p><p> </p><p>WE drivers all got together and decided that we would all not set foot into their store either. IF they wanted their stuff, they would have to come out to the package car and get it. After a couple of weeks of sending their packages back, they got the idea that we were serious, and had the blessings of management.</p><p> </p><p>The next year they went out of business and moved back up north.</p><p> </p><p>Second time was when they changed Dennis's route to include a residential section that had a self proclaimed "grand wizard" of the KKK on it. Really strange type. Hell, I always got the shivers delivering the stop, as he had barbed wire all around his house, always had the shades pulled.</p><p> </p><p>We had some different management at that time that would not listen to us, and that we were truly concerned about Dennis delivering that stop, and many nights after dark. IT took a while, but they finally relented and gave him another area of town.</p><p> </p><p>Of all the drivers that I worked with over the years, Dennis was always a good friend. He knew I had his back, and he had mine more than once as well.</p><p> </p><p>When I see Dennis, I see a hard working slender 6'2"ish man with a son that he dearly loves and a wife not so much. I see a man that works his ass off just like the rest of us, dealing with the stresses of life the best he can. </p><p> </p><p>I never once paid the slightest attention to the throw of the dice in life that gave one of us a darker skin that the other.</p><p> </p><p>But for sure, if race ever did come up with Dennis, and I knew about it, I did something about it, without having to come to a website to ask if I did the right thing. Grow a backbone and stand up for what is right, and speak out against wrong.</p><p> </p><p>JMHO</p><p> </p><p>d</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dannyboy, post: 548128, member: 484"] City LEmme tell you two situations that race came up at work here. Years ago, I was on a route that included a stop called the Ski Haus. Everything was fine and dandy. Then Dennis moved up from an inside job to take over my run. First day on his own delivering the Ski Haus they called in a complaint. Very obvious that it was BS. Next time, again called in a complaint. And again and again. After about a week, he had a vacation scheduled, so I ran the route again. They were so glad to see me. Finally had a white driver again. I could not believe what I was hearing. So I played along to see where it would go. They told me that they never wanted Dennis to ever deliver to them again. No, nothing he did wrong, but that he was black, and they did not want him in their shop again. I recommended that they call the corp number and make that request, as I did not have the authority to comply. Bottom line they did call. They showed UPS how racist they were. WE drivers all got together and decided that we would all not set foot into their store either. IF they wanted their stuff, they would have to come out to the package car and get it. After a couple of weeks of sending their packages back, they got the idea that we were serious, and had the blessings of management. The next year they went out of business and moved back up north. Second time was when they changed Dennis's route to include a residential section that had a self proclaimed "grand wizard" of the KKK on it. Really strange type. Hell, I always got the shivers delivering the stop, as he had barbed wire all around his house, always had the shades pulled. We had some different management at that time that would not listen to us, and that we were truly concerned about Dennis delivering that stop, and many nights after dark. IT took a while, but they finally relented and gave him another area of town. Of all the drivers that I worked with over the years, Dennis was always a good friend. He knew I had his back, and he had mine more than once as well. When I see Dennis, I see a hard working slender 6'2"ish man with a son that he dearly loves and a wife not so much. I see a man that works his ass off just like the rest of us, dealing with the stresses of life the best he can. I never once paid the slightest attention to the throw of the dice in life that gave one of us a darker skin that the other. But for sure, if race ever did come up with Dennis, and I knew about it, I did something about it, without having to come to a website to ask if I did the right thing. Grow a backbone and stand up for what is right, and speak out against wrong. JMHO d [/QUOTE]
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