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This article reminds me of the attitude of most people when it comes to unions and the lack of solidarity within the rank and file membership.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/In-America-Selfishness-an-by-Dave-Lindorff-091108-817.html

Every once in a while we all need a little reminder of our history. How did the UA and local 13 come about? One word traces our roots back to the beginning-ORGANIZING. When trade workers realized that uniting for the common good was the only way to advance their wages and benefits they ALL became [...]

The Town of Irondequoit has proposed legislation that would require prime contracts over $150,000 and sub-contracts over$100,000 to require the contractors to have certified NYS apprentice programs. The ABC has launched an all out attack agaisnt this legislation. They have bombarded the town board with their usual talking points. On 8/05/09 the ABC took out [...]

Many GOP senators (if not all) are calling for the President and Congress to to slow down health care reform legislation. I guess if we all had their coverage for free we wouldn’t be in such a hurry either. Harry Truman in 1948 was calling for reform of the system as well as almost every [...]

Yesterday a black Harvard professor was arrested at his home for what appears to be the equivalent of disorderly conduct. The professor came home at noon with his limo driver to discover he had locked himself out of his house. Reports say that a neighbor called police to report two black men try to break [...]

I have many fond memories of brother Krause, one is of a fishing outing on Tom Landry’s boat. Kurt and some of the boys decided to take the afternoon off and go fishing on Lake Ontario. I was to meet them at Shumway after work (Somebody had to stay on the job). When I boarded [...]

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