Yellow | A blast from the past The 1986 Teamsters Convention .

[R-14Driver]

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/42059564/Truckingboards/Teamster/Teamster Convention 1986.PDF

 

[SCRABBLE]

Was that the one where they carried Fat Jackie Presser in on a Roman type pedestal? Boy, those were the days.

 

[R-14Driver]

At the 1986 Teamster convention, then-President Jackie Presser was hailed jubilantly at a notoriously lavish $600,000 union-funded reception in which Roman-toga-clad musclemen carried Presser around the room on a sedan chair. Teamsters Begin Union's First Open Convention - Los Angeles Times

Good memory Scrabble !!!!

Was that the one where they carried Fat Jackie Presser in on a Roman type pedestal? Boy, those were the days.

 

[mud]

Could that have something to do with the sad state of the Central States Pension Fund? I joined Teamsters Local 299 in 1974. I remember Jackie Presser and how it was.

 

[wolf]

Could that have something to do with the sad state of the Central States Pension Fund? I joined Teamsters Local 299 in 1974. I remember Jackie Presser and how it was.

I always thought the fund did pretty good when everyone treated it like a Piggy Bank......then they called in the profesionals and its been downhill since.

 

[team486]

Could that have something to do with the sad state of the Central States Pension Fund? I joined Teamsters Local 299 in 1974. I remember Jackie Presser and how it was.

yea, you see all them on there bobby h.,larry b. funny. also old bill b.
from jackson,he is like the energizer bunny. so is larry from 337. joe v. 214 he is still there too.

 

[R-14Driver]

A great photo from the convention ! Thanks Freightmaster1 for finding it !!!

 

[team486]

A great photo from the convention ! Thanks Freightmaster1 for finding it !!!

One big fat rat.

 

[Freightmaster1]

One big fat rat.

A good caption for this picture would be...."What? Me worried about Con-way? Nah!"\\:nut_kick:

 

[wolf]

Wonder where they got the guys that could fit in them Costumes? Don't see many drivers with arms like that since power steering.

 

[team486]

Wonder where they got the guys that could fit in them Costumes? Don't see many drivers with arms like that since power steering.

The dancers at harrahs.

 

[Triplex]

A great photo from the convention ! Thanks Freightmaster1 for finding it !!!

Isn't that around the time when non-union freight workers wanted nothing to do with becoming Teamsters?

Gee, you think there's a connection??

 

[wolf]

The dancers at harrahs.

Oh My! Don't need to know any more....Thanks. :o

 

[Triplex]

The dancers at harrahs.

Oh My! Don't need to know any more....Thanks. :o

Come on Wolf, didn't you keep your ticket stub from that show at Harrah's as a souvenir?? You know, the one the dancers autographed.

 

[wolf]

Come on Wolf, didn't you keep your ticket stub from that show at Harrah's as a souvenir?? You know, the one the dancers autographed.

Trip why would you out me on the Web like that. We know I got it as a Gift for you. :Duel:

 

[Triplex]

Trip why would you out me on the Web like that. We know I got it as a Gift for you. :Duel:

You went and got something and then were going to give it to me?? Oh no, why does "Good Buddy" come to mind from the good old CB days!!

 

[mud]

We need to get the Mafia back in the Teamsters Union.

 

[ROADY]

Wonder where they got the guys that could fit in them Costumes? Don't see many drivers with arms like that since power steering.

Those guys must have handled a lot of sort and seg loads.

 

[Triplex]

We need to get the Mafia back in the Teamsters Union.

Wow, I wonder what that would be like!!

 

[mud]

Wow, I wonder what that would be like!!

It would be like the 1930's again. How do you think Hoffa senior was able to unionize the large trucking companies.