I know it’s probably cheating, but here’s something that I posted over a decade ago on the occasion of Labor Day. If anything, I think it’s even more appropriate today, seeing as how Michigan has since become a so-called “right to work” state, and we now how have an unquestionably anti-worker administration running our country. […]
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A big “thank you” to all those who died in the Chicago rail yards so that we might have the day off to grill hot dogs… Happy Labor Day
Posted in History, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Adam Schiff, Alexander Acosta, American Railway Union, anti-worker, Chicago, company town, Donald Trump, Eugene Debs, Governor Altgeld, Grover Cleveland, Illinois, Labor Day, Marvin Kaplan, Patrick Pizzella, Pullman, Pullman Palace Car Company, Pullman strike, Richard Olney, Socialism, strikes, tax cuts, the threat of Socialism, unions, William Emanuel, workers rights 17 Comments
A big “thank you” to all those who died in the Chicago rail yards so that we might have the day off to grill hot dogs… Happy Labor Day
I know it’s probably cheating, but here’s something that I posted more than half a decade ago on the occasion of Labor Day. If anything, I think it’s even more appropriate today, seeing as how Michigan has since become a so-called “right to work” state, and we now how have an unquestionably anti-worker administration running […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, Economics, History, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Adam Schiff, Alexander Acosta, American Railway Union, anti-worker, Chicago, company town, Donald Trump, Eugene Debs, Governor Altgeld, Grover Cleveland, Illinois, Marvin Kaplan, Patrick Pizzella, Pullman, Pullman Palace Car Company, Pullman strike, Richard Olney, Socialism, strikes, tax cuts, the threat of Socialism, unions, William Emanuel, workers rights 5 Comments