Union Labor History USX Gary Works, Steelworkers -- CBS News
http://www.youtube.com/...
More than our tradition of Steel-working has been Outsourced;
so has our tradition of in-depth News reporting,
so has our tradition of learning about the long history of Labor:
Labor History Part I
link to this clip and several other Labor History videos.
If you prefer a "list view" of Labor's long History in America,
and the list of Benefits, that UNIONS have gained for ALL Workers, over the years,
please see my post from a few days ago:
There are Reasons WHY we celebrate Labor in America
by jamess -- Feb 22, 2011
That last video was stark, eh? We've come a long ways.
Speaking of "owing your existence to the 'company store'"
(in those days, quite literally),
I pray we're NOT headed back to those "dark days" some day soon, as the Walmartization of America, continues to take hold.
-- Because afterall isn't that the ultimate goal of all this GOP-inspired Privatization?
of all their outsourcing,
of America's current race to the bottom, that Corporate legislators continue to promote, over Worker dignity, time and time again?
Hello, Johnny!
Johnny Cash -- Sixteen Tons
http://www.youtube.com/...
You load 16 tons and what do you get
another day older, and deeper in debt.
St Peter don't you call me, cuz I can't go --
I owe my soul ... to the company store.