Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
I'm sticking to the union, I'm sticking to the union.
Oh, you can't scare me, I'm sticking to the union,
I'm sticking to the union 'til the day I die.
Union Maid
by Woody Guthrie
I firmly believe that unions are key to a revitalization of our middle class. I have a good union job. Good pay, great benefits, including free healthcare, and a little bit of democracy in the workplace. I think that what I have is the absolute minimum that any worker anywhere should have, but I know how lucky I am to have what I do.
That's why a certain attitude amongst some of my union brothers and sisters really pisses me off. I'm talking about the mostly white mostly male mostly Limbaugh and Beck fans who are in the exact same position as me but somehow fail to see that if not for the union, they would likely be working for peanuts and eating catfood.
With that in mind, join me over the fold for an open letter to the union brother with whom I worked last night.
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