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To: uptoolate

Back in the day (early 60’s), before I went into the military, I was a non-union driver. I still have a scar on my forehead gained from a union, non-union confrontation at a truck stop. The union drivers kept telling us that we were fools for not joining the union … yet, we were making twice the wages they were. And, because we were non-union, union dues were not taken from our paychecks. Fools they.


7 posted on 12/10/2009 8:07:50 PM PST by doc1019 (Obama, not so much.)
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To: doc1019
Back in the day (early 60’s), before I went into the military, I was a non-union driver. I still have a scar on my forehead gained from a union, non-union confrontation at a truck stop.

You were lucky. I distinctly remember some non-union truckers who were shot to death from overpasses. One, in particular, was hauling a load of dynamite -- and the shot set off the load.

Nothing but a crater left on I-44.

8 posted on 12/10/2009 8:14:45 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance on Parade)
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I used to listen to the CB religiously when I traveled. I can remember in the 80’s and 90’s that when I was up north I would constantly hear the union drivers constantly harassing the non union drivers over the CB. Schneider drivers were always a big target back then. Look how big Schneider is now.
13 posted on 12/11/2009 12:53:15 AM PST by BBell
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These idiots sounds like Eastern Airlines union goons. The company kepy sinking further and further. It finally died. The idiots were still down in Miami on the picet like 4 years after it was dead. I guess they got a few bucks a day for walking the line for the union.


14 posted on 12/11/2009 7:09:43 AM PST by Frantzie (Judge David Carter - democrat & dishonorable Marine like John Murtha.)
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