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It's early and I'd really like to be snuggled in my bed, but instead I'm sitting in this parking lot waiting for class time. #operatorapprentice #iuoe #cdltraining (at Operating Engineer Local 673) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVXojqqlyV-Pvqj_qj3DxXL18v5H7EqYObt1LE0/?utm_medium=tumblr
Day 281 out of 365: Stripping more top soil! The end result of one section and the beginning of the section. Eventually it will keep going to the left. #contruction #iuoe #tradeswomen #tradeswoman #apprentice https://www.instagram.com/p/CUxQJf5LXrQ/?utm_medium=tumblr
Day 253 out of 365: As we all learn at one point or another, plans do change. After a washout, the plan changed to putting a swale(spelling?) along this downhill to fix said problem. #construction #iuoe #iuoegirl #operator #operatingengineers #tradeswomen #tradeswoman #apprentice https://www.instagram.com/p/CTp203QPSUM/?utm_medium=tumblr
Day 243 out of 365: What you don’t see is how rough the path looks going further to the right…. Stripping topsoil is very difficult when every three inches is another bolder! #construction #iuoe #tradeswomen #tradeswoman #apprentice https://www.instagram.com/p/CTPXFoAryiz/?utm_medium=tumblr
Rights For Rats
The NLRB has ruled that Scabby the Rat can continue to be placed almost anywhere:
Wartsbaugh's union, the Local 150, claims it invented Scabby to protest labor issues almost three decades ago. The term "scab" is slang used by unions to describe strikebreakers.
It started with a simple rat drawing on a protest sign. It elicited so many questions from passersby that the union started making rat costumes for members to scamper around in. The costumes were hot and impractical. So they commissioned giant inflatables, inspired by ones on used car lots surrounding the union hall.
These days, Wartsbaugh says, most people love Scabby. Despite its appearance, union members frequently take Christmas card photos with it, and countless more take selfies when they spot it in the wild.
But the people who hate the rat tend to really, really hate it.
Wartsbaugh says this one has been run over, graffitied with blue paint — Wartsbaugh jokes it was "Smurfed" — and even stabbed.
"One location we were at, an irate lady came out and started stabbing it with a butcher knife," he says. "There's scars right here on the rat where it's been stitched back up to make it work again, but she was going to town, trying to kill Scabby."
I do feel like Acy Wartsbaugh might be a little on the nose a name for protecting metaphorical rodent rights, I should say.
Day 211 out of 365: Today I got to run the rock truck for a bit!!! #operator #iuoe #iuoegirl #tradeswomen #tradeswoman #construction https://www.instagram.com/p/CR9SzUCLurF/?utm_medium=tumblr
Day 183 out of 365: It’s wet and a little cold. But at least there is coffee. #iuoe #tradeswomen #tradeswoman #operator https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ1Gl9WMFGh/?utm_medium=tumblr
Day 166 out of 365: New job, new machine, progress of today. Breaking BIG rocks is frustrating when they don’t break as quickly as you want. #construction #iuoe #tradeswomen #tradeswoman https://www.instagram.com/p/CQKBj0MsnNV/?utm_medium=tumblr
