Day Nine of Strike

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 04/20/2019 at 11:41 • Filed to: Dots

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This color combo. I approve. You see lots of interesting  vehicles when you’re on the side of the road six hours a day

E90M3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/20/2019 at 11:50

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What strike? 

facw > E90M3 04/20/2019 at 11:59

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New England Stop & Shop strike enters ninth day, as stores sit empty and unstocked

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/20/2019 at 12:00

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Jeeps without a black removable roof just look wrong to me. It’s probably because my dad had a denim  blue CJ7 with a black top.

dogisbadob > fhrblig 04/20/2019 at 12:05

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white roofs are cool, too!

dogisbadob > facw 04/20/2019 at 12:08

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Also crazy that there’s nobody to fill in for them. Are strike breakers not a thing anymore?

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/20/2019 at 12:09

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This is the closest two to me:

Looks like Google is tracking way fewer people (and presumably has no way to differentiate picketers/scabs from customers).

fhrblig > dogisbadob 04/20/2019 at 12:09

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My high school had a yellow Scrambler with a white roof as its grounds vehicle.  I always liked it.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > fhrblig 04/20/2019 at 12:11

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I had to do a double take, I'm not used to seeing them with color-matched roofs. Took me a second to figure out what seemed off about it.

facw > dogisbadob 04/20/2019 at 12:12

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I think I read that they’ve hired temp workers for their most profitable stores, but apparently the costs of doing that are like three times normal wages, so they only want to do it where it’s absolutely essential. They clearly think they can bre ak the union on this. Splinter had an article on the struggles of workers Thursday:  As Stop & Shop Strike Closes in on a Week, Workers Worry About Pay

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > E90M3 04/20/2019 at 12:12

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https://oppositelock.kinja.com/welp-they-called-it-1833979259

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > dogisbadob 04/20/2019 at 12:14

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Last I  knew certain stores had been given authorization to hire temp workers at something like $20/hr.

dogisbadob > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/20/2019 at 12:16

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we need more purple cars

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > facw 04/20/2019 at 12:21

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The company is down to about 25% of its normal business. The amount of money lost in just a week is staggering, not to mention the damage to reputation.

Public support has been overwhelming. Vendors and other unionized people like Coke and UPS are refusing to cross lines out of solidarity. Almost every day we get a local business donating us all lunch or free coffees. Elizabeth Warren has shown support, and Biden attended a rally for us the other day.

facw > fhrblig 04/20/2019 at 12:23

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My high school just had a golf cart, this guy was basically affixed to it:

'Boone' remembered for his caring, hard-working ways

facw > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/20/2019 at 12:25

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Hope they aren’t willing to lose that much money for much longer so you guys can get back on the job.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > facw 04/20/2019 at 12:26

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Unemployment's low. There's no way they can replace 31k workers. The need us. The have no choice but to capitulate.

E90M3 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/20/2019 at 13:31

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Didn't see that originally. As an engineer in manufacturing, usually I'm anti-union; my last plant was union and really only benefited the shitbags. However, with growing corporate greed and profits being maximized with little to no increase in wages, something has to give. Best of luck to you and hopefully you can get a reasonable contract.

Forrest > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/20/2019 at 13:39

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Color-matched fenders, too.

Just Jeepin' > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/20/2019 at 13:58

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I missed my opportunity to harass Mark Allen about the aesthetic nightmare that is  color-matched tops, choosing to instead harass him about the new JL windshield tie-downs. Next time.

Contrast is good.

fhrblig > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/20/2019 at 14:42

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I’m seeing a lot of these purple ones, and also the lime green ones.