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| Last weekend's rally for the striking Teamsters. Proudest attendee: Albert Barton...85 yrs old and 35 year member of the Teamsters out of Local 486....Saginaw |
Michigan Teamsters striking Grand Rapids Gravel for more than two weeks seem to be in good spirits, according to Local 406's Facebook page. Business agent Jim Chase is gleefully reporting on the mayhem caused by the company's scabs and management. He writes that they've been chipping dried concrete from the Redi-Mix cylinder (where it's 120 degrees) because the scabs don't know what they're doing. Customers are getting angry and equipment is getting damaged.
Picketing Teamsters were highly entertained on Day 15:
......some excitement, besides wrecking 10' of thousands of $$$ of product and services......one of the scabs fell asleep and the pump ran dry....then KA-BOOOM!!!..the wet cement exploded all over everyone and everything!!!! ......but @ least it was a quality explosion.......try to top that tomorrow...........Jim Chase.And on Day 16:
.....good day, 8 scabs got fired today ( one was the clown who fell asleep, and let the pump explode, blasting wet cement all over the place) (nobody hurt, except for the companies feelings and bank account).......new plan, hire local scabs......then they have an unlimited supply of vagrants and characters coming out of the Kent County lockup!!!....the company probably will not work Sat or Sun....that's good for them, they may save themselves $60,000 in damages--not occurring!!!........Teamsters B.A.-- Jim Chase.These Teamsters aren't even asking for a raise. They're just defending themselves against vicious attacks by management.
Stand strong, brothers and sisters!
