About my earlier post 03:29 this morning on union

[TEB]

When I was kid growing up in coal fields of Appalachia. It was the mid 1970’s probably around 10 years old. Life was great our father worked steel mill mom was Rn. Out of the blue this guy shows up and my great uncles, treating this stranger like gold cash booze a place to live anything this guy needed.

I found out later he was in prison for like three decades. Reason he was convicted in the killing of a company cop is how my people referred to them strike breakers. Riding there horses into the picket lines wielding clubs on the strikers, leeches those strike breakers. And this man who I can’t remember maybe 30 or 35 years he did in prison,he never gave up any of his fellow union brothers, as kid iam like wow this guy has my respect. I’m like this guy is awesome Superman has nothing on this guy.

So yes I am disgusted with my younger ass kissing union freight co workers. Dudes I started with in 1987 we’re old school they fought in the 50’s 1960’s they loved HOFFA senior Hoffa junior is worthless those old timers be flipping out over Hoffa junior screwing the men nothing like his old man. But I loved those old teamsters you gave no shit but you took no shit from management you did your job ran your loads made cash provided for your family.

[AJT]

1. We are ALL poorer with the lessening influence of unions.

[samnsara]

2. there was a tv series called Damnation about strike breakers in the 30's..

..it was on USA but I binged watched it on Netflix...now I see its been cancelled...after ONE season. It was a great show and I assume it fairly accurately depicted the issues of the era.

[MichMary]

3. You thought a murderer was "awesome?"

Whatever.

[TEB]

4. No a guy who didn't roll

On fellow men who were gonna unionize is how I looked at it as kid I knew these families growing up