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Beachnutt

(8,209 posts)
5. Jr did suck as President
Sun May 28, 2023, 03:17 AM
May 2023

along with a big percentage of the membership being scabs and voting republican and always going along with management and voting for concessions.
I retired because of the scab republican voting membership, hell half of our alternate stewards were rethug voters and had fjb stickers on their toyota vehicles.
Junior did nothing but go along to get along and Unions lost much that had been bargained for over the years.

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My dad was a local truck driver teamster for about 40 years. He loved KPN May 2023 #1
When Hoffa Sr. moniss May 2023 #2
True Duncanpup May 2023 #3
The other thing that the courts and legislators moniss May 2023 #4
Jr did suck as President Beachnutt May 2023 #5
Same in this local Duncanpup May 2023 #6
I used to almost come to blows wit the scabs Beachnutt May 2023 #7
Only reason I'm not retired after 36 years. Duncanpup May 2023 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Beachnutt May 2023 #9
Excellent on the solidarity Duncanpup May 2023 #10
You made my blood pressure go up Beachnutt May 2023 #12
❤️ peacebuzzard May 2023 #11
The good fight was lost during the 80's when the workers complained about Union True Blue American May 2023 #13
Where I work the union gets beat up peacebuzzard May 2023 #17
I lived in Dayton True Blue American May 2023 #18
I was in and through Detroit quite often peacebuzzard May 2023 #20
Absolutely Brother Beachnutt May 2023 #14
He took the... 2naSalit May 2023 #15
My uncle Bob gibraltar72 May 2023 #16
Your uncle Bob was right. True Blue American May 2023 #19
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