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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 09:54 PM Original message |
97 percent of BLET (locomotive engineers) have authorized a strike that would affect the nation. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Certainly would be fascinating to have all those containers of Christmas shit stuck on west coast |
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blueknight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. im a retired locomotive engineer |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Thanks for your work. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:20 PM Response to Original message |
4. K&R in solidarity! |
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izquierdista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's all coming together |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 11:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. BLET is Teamsters. |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
21. A Teamster strike would not shut down trucking. |
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PETRUS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
22. You are advocating for... |
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TeamsterDem (819 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
6. Solidarity to all of my brothers and sisters!!! nt |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
7. k&r |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
8. What if Wal-Mart Shut down because they couldn't get anymore cheap Chinese Junk? |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. They'd probably hire every truck on the road in the nation ....! nt |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #10 |
23. They would have to. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
9. Good thing we don't have a REAGAN REPUBLICAN in office. |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Agree. American workers have to get pissed off... and voice that opinion. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 07:09 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Locomotive engineers are not government employees. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. They should strike and hold firm until after Christmas or management |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
13. God Bless the Railroad Workers.... |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-11 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. WTF, Brickbat? Here's the link... |
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blindpig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:07 AM Response to Original message |
17. k&r |
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pinkkillersheep (155 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
18. This would hit my job really hard. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:18 AM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Many, many people would be affected, and because of that, the BLET has a lot of power. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
20. Still have a lot of railroads coming through Houston - |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
24. One more kick for the daytime crowd. |
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blueknight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 11:18 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. and a re-kick |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. One last kick. |
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Driver 8 (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 10:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Greetings and Solidarity |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 07:17 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Solidarity, Driver 8! |
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Driver 8 (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 08:30 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Thanks! |
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