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alarimer

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4. It's quite an extensive list of union battles

Reply to niyad (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 2, 2013, 11:31 AM

Sep 2013

Most of which resulted in very little gain (in the short term at least) for those workers.

Most people forget (or choose not to remember) what unions have done for them, because they don't belong to them and because of the bad reputation of some unions (some deserved, some not).

I don't belong either, but that's because, as a state employee, I cannot.

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I'm thinking of the people who died so I could have weekends off. [View all] alarimer Sep 2013 OP

Good for you I agree! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #1

the ludlow massacre was the first thing I thought of when I saw the title of your post. and don't niyad Sep 2013 #2

It's quite an extensive list of union battles alarimer Sep 2013 #4

Interesting, state employee....no union bobGandolf Sep 2013 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author bobGandolf Sep 2013 #27

I thought of the anarchist Haymarket Martyrs ... Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #25

here is a vanzetti quote, babydollhead Sep 2013 #3

Great post title senseandsensibility Sep 2013 #5

Nice post! Thanks! n-t Logical Sep 2013 #6

Thank you! Iliyah Sep 2013 #7

Someone who is pro-union would not be front and center TBF Sep 2013 #9

Not true Iliyah Sep 2013 #10

Playing both sides of the aisle - TBF Sep 2013 #23

Or advocating "free trade" agreements. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #28

Really? He didn't say "union"? How about "right to organize"? Anything? Scuba Sep 2013 #8

I don't think there are very many pro-union Democrats left anymore. alarimer Sep 2013 #15

Time for the rank-and-file to toss these so-called "leaders" to the curb. Scuba Sep 2013 #17

We so often forget how much progress the unions brought us. Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #11

A weekend off? What's that? DFW Sep 2013 #12

I hear you DFW Skittles Sep 2013 #24

Kicked and recommended. Great post! Enthusiast Sep 2013 #13

UNION very simple word, easy to pronounce, even "W" could pronounce it! Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #14

I missed the President's speech, but not your post. Thank you. Solidarity! mountain grammy Sep 2013 #16

That sounds dangerously seditious, citizen! NuclearDem Sep 2013 #18

Of course he won't say the word union... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #19

This past week has been very hard on me. I am usually the type that "suffers fools easily".. BlueJazz Sep 2013 #20

And it CAN get worse felix_numinous Sep 2013 #21

Wonderful post MissDeeds Sep 2013 #22

Thank you. Beautiful post. woo me with science Sep 2013 #29