Concrete is once again being delivered on some big King County projects, but it’s not being delivered by Teamsters...
Concrete is once again being delivered on some big King County projects, but it’s not being delivered by Teamsters. That has the tempers flaring in this three-month-long strike.in Kent early Wednesday. The picketers had heard the company was using non-Teamsters drivers and concrete trucks from the regional suppliers to deliver concrete to their job sites, and they were not happy.
KIRO Newsradio was told by sources the company then turned on giant air compressors, which make a high-pitch sound. That was later confirmed by a pro-union Facebook page called Scabs of King County, and there was concern fire hoses were going to be used to disperse the picketers.“To hear the expletives screamed over loud horns and the sirens constantly going, I have people that work outside in this environment,” he said. “We effectively just tried to drown out the noise.
He said he’s had to lay off more than 100 people during this strike, which actually started in November for his company when the union started its action against Stoneway Concrete.
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