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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 2011961" data-attributes="member: 5412">He is not alone. I was a non-union truck driver in the teamsters truckers strike in the 70's. Our company was not union, but the thug with the shotgun across his lap convinced me to park my truck and call dispatch for a ride to a motel, and finally a bus ride home while my semi sat on the side of the road in Indiana.The Refinery in Ponca had a major strike in the 70's, with shootings that were investigated by the FBI after some crossed the line and went back to work over a nickle, with some union workers spending some time in jail until they had to let them go for lack of evidence. "Stars" thrown around all of the entrances and overpasses in the area, and the list goes on. I don't have a good touchy-feely for the unions either.BTW if anybody wants to know why the steel industry failed, its totally the unions and non-funded pension plans.Japan automated the steel industry in their country, while the unions fought to retain the bessemer style of steel production. Japan could produce a ton of steel with one worker, the US steel worker took 30, offered early retirement, and we all know what happens then.GM is another prime example in current times.The service worker union is another current example of thugs that sent people to tea party town hall meetings, to intimidate the attendants.So, Yeah, nothing has changed.</blockquote>