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Company Condemns Teamsters Officials Calling Vietnam Vet “Baby Killer”

CANTON, Mass., June 22, 2005Northeast Electrical Distributors/Eagle Electric is calling on the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 25 to publicly
apologize to Vietnam Veterans employed by the Company for using the term “baby killer” in reference to one of the Company’s supervisors, a decorated Viet
Nam veteran.

“For Local 25 union officers to call anyone who has proudly served his country a ‘baby killer’ has brought Local 25 to a new low,” states Lou Brady, Vice President of Operations who himself served during the Viet Nam era.

The Company, an electrical distributor with 17 locations in New England, is engaged in a labor dispute with infamous Teamsters Local 25. Teamsters Local 25 is the same union local that was under federal investigation for several years for shaking down movie producers in the Boston area, as well as allegedly having a
woman beaten for refusing to turn her concession stand over to the Teamsters.

Amid union strike threats, Company locked out 30 drivers

On June 1st, after Local 25 officials threatened to call the Company’s 30 unionized drivers out on strike, the company was forced to lock out its drivers to protect its customer service and the livelihoods of the Company’s 345 other employees.

Immediately following the lock out, working employees, customers, and vendors were besieged with threats, physical intimidation, and vulgar name calling by union picketers and officers of the Teamsters Local 25.

Teamsters call Vietnam Vet “Baby Killer”

On Friday, June 3, 2005, Teamster officers and picketers began calling one of the Company’s supervisors “baby killer” from the picket line. Upon begin called
this derogatory term, the supervisor (a man who proudly served his country during the Viet Nam War) took an immediate leave of absence. Upon leaving, the
supervisor went home, donned his old military uniform, gathered two family members, his American and Marine Corps flags, and returned to confront the union
officers and picketers with his patriotism.

“Although we shouldn’t be surprised by anything this local does,” stated Brady, “to denigrate those of us who served our country during the Viet Nam War is unconscionable.

Many of us lost good friends and many of us still carry scarsphysical and emotional from that war.”

Company asks for help in denouncing Teamsters’ use of the term “Baby Killer”

“We are not asking for anyone to choose sides in this labor dispute,” states Lou Brady. “However, we are asking for our military brethren to either call or write a letter to the Teamsters Local 25 leadership and demand a public apology for disparaging our men and women who proudly served during Viet Nam.”

Please demand a public apology by faxing or writing to:

ATTN: Ritchie Reardon, President
Teamsters Union Local 25
544 Main Street
Boston, MA 02129

I HAVE THE FAX NUMBER TO ANY THAT WANT IT UNLESS THE ADMIN SAYS IT'S OK TO POST IT HERE.
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SOURCE: Northeast Electrical Distributors/Eagle Electric (www.needco.com) was formed on July 1st, 1999 from the acquisition of the 7 Branch Electric Supply locations in New England. Since then, NorthEast Electrical has grown to 17 locations strong and still growing.

coldwarvet · Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:41 pm Post subject:

Does this fall into a hate crime? hmmmmm Or is hate crime limited to issues of race & sexual preference?
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Rdtf · CNO Joined: 13 May 2004 Posts: 2209 Location: BUSHville

I had to read through this 3 times, just to be sure this just happened - in the year 2005. I am stunned. I guess I shouldn't be.

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Arty Guy · Seaman Joined: 20 Aug 2004 Posts: 190

Under the speech codes of many of our colleges and universities this would clearly qualify as a hate crime and get the speaker expelled. Since Viet Nam era vets are a protected "victim" class under various Federal laws, the vet might be able to file an official complaint.

coldwarvet · Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2005 12:19 pm Post subject:

One of Kerry's fellow MA Vietnam Veterans is called a baby killer by a union boss while Kerry sits quiet. Another talking point for the archives in the event Kerry ever makes another run.
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