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myohmy2

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6. wow...
Sun Aug 31, 2025, 09:22 PM
Aug 31

...very impressive...

...the under told story of Labor's struggle with Capital is shameful especially in a society that touts itself as democratic...

...I went to Gompers elementary school on the southside of Chicago...outside the principal's office was a plaque dedicated to Samuel Gompers with very little mentioning of who he was...and that was in the 50's in one of the most Unionized parts of the country...

...my grandfather, mother, aunts, me, at one time or another all worked for International Harvester...the management and history of IH produced the Unions they deserved...I learned that Union is not just people coming together for economic justice and relief, it's also a state of mind...

...I want justice, fairness and economic reward today...I don't cut slack to Capital because someday I'll be Elon Musk...I don't want to gamble with my economic future more than I have to...the hereafter is full of poor and exploited people waiting for their economic reward for their labor...

...Labor Day is the day to honor all who have come before and sacrificed so much for me to have the life I have today...I owe them much as I try to do my part to pass it on...

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History of Labor Day... [View all] myohmy2 Aug 31 OP
Cool. My great grandfather marched in the parade in the picture at Union Square, NYC. Scrivener7 Aug 31 #1
To... myohmy2 Aug 31 #2
He was a stonecutter and big in unionizing the trades in NYC. Scrivener7 Aug 31 #5
wow... myohmy2 Aug 31 #6
I agree about the story being undertold. And this: Scrivener7 Aug 31 #7
Ty adding another berniesandersmittens Aug 31 #3
+1... myohmy2 Aug 31 #4
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