Ran into a union brother I haven't seen in 20 years
He’s out of New England he brings freight to our terminal goes hotel for 10 hours and heads home off rest. I was in getting gear from company for my work I am able hold jockey bid. Yea yard but hey it’s hourly and decent cash and pension is fully funded tired running road laying hotels. I heard my name called. This is going back we both worked for Preston 151 as road drivers. Sadly Preston went out in 99.
So we had a coke in break room catching up. He asked if I was getting ready pension out I said no bro 32 years so far maybe 8 more. I just wanna hang until our boys established he asked their ages. 15-16 I said he asked my age I said almost 54. He smiled he’s 43 in age and told me that his wife just gave birth to a baby girl 3 months old. I replied bro we’re in the same boat it was good seeing him. Not to many 151 men left anymore. So now he’s coming to us I said hey I’ll take you out breakfast and then drop you off at hotel for your rest some morning we can catch up more in depth. We both did agree we’re lucky to still be union freight. It’s dying I’ve seen a lot Union companies go under since 1987 fuck regan and deregulation.
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