Van
Rental Problem Continues
Union members continue to ask about our problem with Capp Van Rental,
636 W Tarrant Rd in Grand Prairie. So far, they continue to demand payment for
a defective window that shattered while union members were helping get out the
vote in Paris, Texas. On the way back, President Giesecke opened the door for
two retirees to exit. When he closed it in a normal way, the glass shattered.
The clerk at Capp Rental said “This isn’t the first time this has
happened,” but Capp Rental insisted that we pay the damage rather than filing
their own insurance claim. Editor Gene Lantz withheld payment through his
credit card company, but they refused to cooperate. Apparently, Capp Rental’s
contract attempts to cover them even when their rented vehicles have a defect.
The union members had been satisfied with the vehicle rented and would
had continued using Capp Rental, but the $180 charge for the broken window
remains an ongoing sore point. The Texas AFL-CIO re-imbursed our editor.
Union retiree volunteers
joined President Reecie Giesecke (center) and AFL-CIO
Legislative
representative Walter Hinojosa (with hat) in Paris, Texas