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Corporate America Skirts the Health Care Law W/Poll

This is a cross post from the European Tribune, which would be my first diary. Forewarned is foreskinned, or something like that...I work for a very large US based corporation. I asked our HR people...

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What Governor Walker Is Really Threatening

As the son of a union organizer and as former union member, when I heard that the national guard was being called out I knew deep in my bones what it meant.   If you know the history you hear the dog...

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While You still have Some, They don't have Enough

The battle of those who don't have much left against those that want it all seems to be coming to some as a surprise.  The super wealthy super elites have manipulated the masses through thought control...

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Fighting for TAA

We used to make a locomotive from pretty close to scratch. We printed our own PCBs, had our own foundry, powerhouse, waste treatment, fire engine, ambulance, and manufacturing training programs. We...

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Rednecks return to Blair Mountain

In the late Summer of 1921, ten to fifteen thousand pro-union miners in the coal fields of West Virginia marched toward Mingo County to free prisoners taken by the forces controlled by the mine owners....

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Shared Sacrifice and Shared Gains

I work for GE. I am represented by the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, aka UE or United Electrical Workers. My factory, where we make locomotives, is in Erie, PA. Thirty miles...

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Rednecks Return to Blair Mountain, Arrival in Marmet

I left Erie, PA after midnight on Sunday to come for the March. The 12 Unions that represent the employees of General Electric had the Nation Contract Negotiation Rally which was hosted by my Local of...

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Rednecks Return to Blair Mountain, the First Day's March

Today's March was from Marmet to the John Slack Park. Eleven and a half miles, up and down the mountains. I did not get to see the opening ceremony at the ball field, I was to wait in Lens Creek. And...

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Rednecks Return to Blair Mountain, Day 2, Big Coal pushes back

When I last published our story, I was gettinhg ready to go to bed. I did, and got a good nights sleep. I am staying in a motel, and was writing last night's diary when the Boone County Sheriff's...

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Rednecks Return to Blair Mountain, Day 3, We arrive at the home of Big Coal

Today's March started where we left off the previous day, outside of Madison a few miles, on Route 119. As the driver of the "Honey Wagon," my job is to drive ahead of the March, find a safe spot on...

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Rednecks return to Blair Mountain, a prologue and dedication to my Dad

To a very large extent, we are given examples of how to live our lives by our parents. They may be good examples or bad, but the example is there. This writer was influenced greatly by the examples my...

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Rednecks Return to Blair Mountain, Day Zero, Arrival in Marmet

This is a pretty complete rewrite of a diary I had posted after I got to Marmet. I plan to rewrite and expand those I finished and to write those that I had no time or connection to continue from the...

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Rednecks Return to Blair Mountain, Day One

I stayed at a motel last night. I was tired from the lack of enough sleep. The Erie UE/IUE contract Rally on Saturday was followed by a short nap and then the drive Saturday night/Sunday morning to...

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A Banner Day for Labor, the Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade, a Photo Diary

The Pittsburgh Labor Day Parade is the largest in the Nation. The pictures here are of the banners of the different Unions and supporters of Labor that I was able to capture on this rainy Labor Day....

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ACTION: Monday, Pittsburgh March and Rally

On Monday, September 26th, the United Electrical Workers (UE) will be Marching with other Pittsburgh unions and community groups for a March for Jobs and Workers’ Rights at NoonThis is the text of the...

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ACTION! Mercer PA, Saturday at 10:00 AM

I received an email from the people of the North Western Pennsylvania Area Labor Federation of the AFL-CIO about a rally on Saturday in Mercer, PA. I forwarded this to most people I know that are on...

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Occupy Erie: Devolving Conditions, Evolving Spirit (Photo rich)

Reposted from FireDogLake with additional information and photos.Occupy Erie had Official visitors again yesterday morning, for at least the seventh time since the middle of October. Each time they...

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Help Bob Sloan go to Netroots Nation

Our Bob Sloan is one of the Democracy for America's candidates for a scholarship to Netroots Nation. Those of us that have followed the exposure of ALEC here and elsewhere know Bob is a man driven to...

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Hobet Mine Shutdown, a Photo Diary

I was invited to photograph the protest and shutdown of the Hobet Mine in Boone and Lincoln Counties in West Virginia last week. The organizers knew me from my participation in the Blair Mountain March...

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Why I ALWAYS carry my camera

Four photos of something I found hilarious today while I was driving to the store. To see what, select YES at the orange decision diamond, else, exit.

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