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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRan into a union brother I haven't seen in 20 years
Hes out of New England he brings freight to our terminal goes hotel for 10 hours and heads home off rest. I was in getting gear from company for my work I am able hold jockey bid. Yea yard but hey its hourly and decent cash and pension is fully funded tired running road laying hotels. I heard my name called. This is going back we both worked for Preston 151 as road drivers. Sadly Preston went out in 99.
So we had a coke in break room catching up. He asked if I was getting ready pension out I said no bro 32 years so far maybe 8 more. I just wanna hang until our boys established he asked their ages. 15-16 I said he asked my age I said almost 54. He smiled hes 43 in age and told me that his wife just gave birth to a baby girl 3 months old. I replied bro were in the same boat it was good seeing him. Not to many 151 men left anymore. So now hes coming to us I said hey Ill take you out breakfast and then drop you off at hotel for your rest some morning we can catch up more in depth. We both did agree were lucky to still be union freight. Its dying Ive seen a lot Union companies go under since 1987 fuck regan and deregulation.
pansypoo53219
(21,005 posts)TEB
(12,940 posts)safeinOhio
(32,744 posts)So, I got to retire at 52 with 30 years, thanks to UAW.
Only worked on the line for 3 of those years, still two nights ago I had my recurring dream of not being able to catch up to that assembly line. 47 years of nightmares.
Been living my dream for 18 years now.
TEB
(12,940 posts)Going out at 52
safeinOhio
(32,744 posts)UCmeNdc
(9,601 posts)workers!
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,543 posts)TEB
(12,940 posts)Hermit-The-Prog
(33,543 posts)If you missed it, Someday it will be crystal clear to all just what a terrible president Ronald Reagan was- is an interesting discussion.
TEB
(12,940 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)-Laelth
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)Now the destruction of unions is killing the middle class. I sense that at some time this will reverse but maybe not in my lifetime.