49 hours on clock in 4 days , to all my union or former union freight workers that old saying.

[Duncanpup]

If you open up your wallet the company will stuff them full of cash still applies today for this crusty 57 year old like it did when I first started at age 21.
Truck drivers
Jockeys Dock workers
Mechanics

The open up your wallet will stuff it full of cash is make yourself available to work all overtime or six punches Six day. I have worked since 1987
Preston 151 then Red star then roadway. Preston closed Red star closed Roadway was bought by Yellow , actually Yellow freight has picked the carcass clean of Preston and Red star yellow freight has been fucking with me for over three decades bastards should’ve just stayed a taxi company like they were in the 1930’s I was told once by a fellow alcoholic teamster when I was very wet into my addiction.

The union has allowed me since 87 and Liz who was attorney after she graduated law school in 91 to provide a better life for our children. Back in 1987 making $15 hour working as Dock man yard jockey got obligations diapers and formula the full cable package then would been much cheaper than kids yet making decent coin before I got my chauffeur license to drive truck and Preston helped me get that license.

Two hour dues monthly great insurance on which example when 18 was born premature bill was hospital bill was close to two hundred thousand paid in full or Elizabeth’s medical bills home healthcare in hospital care paid in full ,also pension and representation.

I remember a dude telling me once as I ate at one my favorite mom pop truck stop Snow shoe diner off I -80 in Pennsylvania he said you are getting ripped off with your union dues he was JB hunt drone truck driver.

I asked what do you pay in health insurance for you and family this was years ago maybe 7-8 years. He told me $115 dollar’s week I said and you got what each family member $2000 deductible and a 60-40 payment on bills. I explained how we were covered then dues were probably combined mileage hourly as road man maybe $50 month for union.

I said personally I’m not into sodomy of any kind you know I’ve never been a ass freak wether to screw it or get screwed but is JB hunt using any lube when they fuck you up the ass and by the way I just paid for your breakfast because I know how little you make as road driver have good day.

Yet over here at the Big brown turd we are paid hourly even running district and $40 hour no brag it’s public knowledge our contract is online. So anytime after 8 is automatically time half anytime after 40 hours is time half.

I’m on combo bid road and yard tonight I went Queens out Pennsylvania back yard came back and jockeyed for 2 hours why not. Once my boys through College in 4 years and Liz and I did same for our daughters.

You go to instate university we’re gonna pay your tuition no students debt I have same on obligations to do same for 18-19. I have been told slow down retire let kids use the life insurance you passed around to all the children nope doesn’t work that way.

I’m working for their health insurance and to write checks for each semester when they start college in fall then when they graduate the old man gonna retire at around 63.

And if I’m still on the right side of the grass and cashing out my union annuity and taking my monthly defined pension. Then if you need me you’ll be able to find me fishing for trout and taimen in Mongolia Kazakhstan and only fishing trout in Bulgaria and Poland.

Then off to Vietnam to fish and visit your great uncle who retired to Vietnam after fighting in Marine corp 67-68 you’ve seen the pics of the fish they catch in that river up north near Danang. Then possibly a stop in Japan to check out the matsumoku and Kasuga manufactures of great Japanese les Paul’s that in its own will be a religious pilgrimage if you own Japan guitars you know.

Oh another Duncpup dyslexic ramble I’m alone boys pulled out there at beach house in cape may with grandma niece went also they can cyber school from there.

And now I’m booking off FMLA tonight daughter called two grandsons puking so bring the kids over fever no kindergarten or preschool why since 1984 as soldier then father we laugh at the threat of N.B.C. warfare Nuke bio or chemical attacks and we laugh at all viruses that the kids or grandchildren get.

I still have FMLA over Liz and now I applied for it when she was sick yearly also reapplied I was off from November to February after she passed.

Have good day DU community