It has been a downhill disappointment to me when the union slutted themselves out, greased their ass and strapped themselves over the barrel and told the democrat party "go easy on me."
Jimmy carter deregulated trucking
Bill Clinton signed NAFTA
I worked in SF when Pelosi told emloyees of her restaurant that tried to unionize to go to hell.
I am no fan of the Republican establishment, they are a clown car of A-holes, but with smart money lobbying, you spend money on both sides, so that you don't have arch enemies when your party is out of power.
The Teamster's union whored out to illegal immigrants..yeah I get the socialist DNA of unionism, but flooding the country with cheap labor doesn't bode well for the blue collar guy....And in the eighties my business agent was preaching Hillary care...at the time we had much better healthcare than non union employees...when I asked him why he was for governmnet healthcare he told me "It will make contract negotiations easier if they don't have that bargaining chip"..My response: "well then if these are off the table, it negates the need for union representation in contract negotiations then" yeah, he looked pissed hearing the truth...And recently on healthcare, the Teamsters act surprised when Obama tells them "sorry chumps, it is what it is, no special exemption for you"...it won't hurt the leadership though.
And the current class of clowns couldn't form a proper comittee to pour **** out of a boot as evidenced by the castrataed nature of their ability to organize non-union carriers....Sucking Obama's testicles for eight years hasn't helped us.
After this story came out...which I suspected all along, my "pride" loast it's luster..
My greasy shop steward got caught in a federal investigation, when he was busted, his rat buddies jumped ship...his response:
This is in 2006 dollars, who knows what their "take'" is now...
https://www.ibtvote.org/files/2006esd200.pdf
Dear TEAMSTERS OF LOCAL 78, Did the Teamsters of Lo. 78 know that each OFFICIAL of the Local all make over 100,000 Dollars a year. DID you also know that YOUR OFFICIALS also have 5 COUNT them (5) DIFFERENT PENSION PLANS that will Pay them over 100,000 a year for the rest of their LIVES!!!!! ALL except STEVE MACK who will get OVER 180,000 a YEAR for life and who currently makes over 230,000 a year, and has 6 different Pensions. Do the members of Local 78 like paying their Dues to these guys who are suppose to represent them but instead ACT like they are working for the EMPLOYER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ASK YOUR OFFICIAL FOR THE TRUTH ON THEIR SALARY AND THEIR PENSIONS…..AND HOW ABOUT THEIR 1100 dollar a month CAR ALLOWANCE their 125 dollar a month CELL PHONE ALLOWANCE
Steve Mack, is brother of Chuck Mack....And Rome Aloise figures prominent in the corruption case, but he had an attack of amnesia....
http://www.wctpension.org/about-pension-trust/plan-trustees
It is all rather incestuous.....