A fact... you work union you live better.... do some research on wages and benefits... yeah, lots of politics happening but the bottom line is that if you work union, you do much better than non-union.... it is well documented.
just because you worked one job that paid better you can't make a blanket statement.... that would be like saying because the unibomber had a beard... everyone with a beard is a crazy dude that wants to bomb stuff... get my drift?? ... just did a quick search... from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.... in 2004 the median weekly earnings of a UNION position paid $781.... non union paid $612..... a difference of $169 per week! That is 28%.... are we done here.
You provided another excellent example of a blanket statement when you said, "you work union you live better". I believe int the right to association and peoples right to form unions, however unions have a long history of violence in achieving their power. That power often doesn't serv the worker.
im a non union drywall finisher and i work half the hours they do and make triple what they do so yeah you really cant make blanket statements. different for everyone.
@creeloebelle So..... St. Paul Plumbers Local 34 wage/fringe package is $58.01 per hour of which I only took home $34.00 so the union could bank 20 buck an hour for every hour I worked while they sat on their asses. Had to charge customers $325 per hour just so the employer could have a 20% profit margin. I left that shithole union to a better place that guarantees me 40+ hours a week with better benefits and the ability to charge customers less per hour and I take home more money. Fuck union
He will never be recognised nationwide as long as there are record labels: he isnt marketable enough for the target market today: the millennial generation.
@thestrugglewithin Haha, saw him last night @ 1st Ave in Minneapolis and it was pretty much all Millennials. Then again, Minneapolis has a pretty big underground scene.
everyone says that and i agree but its not just now, its been that way as long as record companies have existed it just gets worse the better they get at manufacturing bullshit to get peoples money instead of releasing actual good music from real artists. because if they did that the power would be in the artists hands, and that just wouldnt be acceptable
WoW read wikapedias description of the 85 strike at hormel, pretty full on it seems, considering it was one of the longest strikes recorded and had repercussions nationwide. Spam aye Well i never!!
I was at the incident that this song remembers. My whole family worked at the plant. Most of them ended up being arrested. It was a sad day in the history of America.
What can ya say, unfortunately some of the best blues or any good song sometimes come from personal experiences and this sums that that up to a tee. Im wondering whether this song is related to dead cat on the line another great song but because i cant quite understand all the lyrics in both songs there seems to be a connection.
Because he is a God among men. And just a beautiful individual who can paint a vivid picture, normally of the downtrodden. But this shows the plight of his family and all those who worked at Hormel during the strike. I was so happy when he fulfilled this request. The songs from his own personal experience always ring so true, mainly because of the conviction behind it.
Charlie is also known 4 his music at the Australian neo-western film RED HILL!
bigbear6foot 5 months ago
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I'm french and I don't understand all the lyrics... Anyone want to write the song???Someone can help me???
Mrs0sanka0 5 months ago in playlist Vidéos favorites de Mrs0sanka0
I'm all for killing hogs. Hog wild and hog mad to boot.
bohemianrye 7 months ago
You've got fans (well at least one) in North Yorkshire too. Glad I bought Jan 2011 Acoustic mag. I'd never heard of this guy before.
blossomsquirrel 1 year ago
Charlie Parr is the best songwriter alive.
funnycarrot 1 year ago 9
This is so fun to play on guitar! Thanks charlie for making great tunes.
billybush132 2 years ago
@billybush132 do you have the tab for me ?? PLEEEEASE
Mrs0sanka0 5 months ago
@Mrs0sanka0 nah i didn't use a tab i just picked it by ear. its basically a minor to C to G with various walks.
billybush132 5 months ago
@billybush132 ok, thanks, i'll try! bonne continuation dans cette vague folk blues!
Mrs0sanka0 5 months ago
Then we talked about the news, then we talked about the noose.
rugshort 2 years ago
charlieee!!! great to see u on youtube! i miss u man!!
dherrer1 2 years ago
great story in this one! charlie!!!!
billybush132 2 years ago 3
Omg that Charlie dude is amazing good ^^
I love it
Greetzzz from toyboyman*(A)
Toyboyman94 2 years ago 3
Yeah touring Australia in April, nah come to Victoria and watch him here star.
ajg5 2 years ago
Great song, but F*ck the UFCW. They are union at our plant and they don't do a damn thing except act a scape goat for corporate.
resistnine 2 years ago
A fact... you work union you live better.... do some research on wages and benefits... yeah, lots of politics happening but the bottom line is that if you work union, you do much better than non-union.... it is well documented.
creeloebelle 2 years ago
Saying it's a fact doesn't make it so. My last job was non-union with better wages, better benefits, better working conditions and better hours.
resistnine 2 years ago
just because you worked one job that paid better you can't make a blanket statement.... that would be like saying because the unibomber had a beard... everyone with a beard is a crazy dude that wants to bomb stuff... get my drift?? ... just did a quick search... from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.... in 2004 the median weekly earnings of a UNION position paid $781.... non union paid $612..... a difference of $169 per week! That is 28%.... are we done here.
CHARLIE PARR! UNION! CHARLIE PARR!
creeloebelle 2 years ago
You provided another excellent example of a blanket statement when you said, "you work union you live better". I believe int the right to association and peoples right to form unions, however unions have a long history of violence in achieving their power. That power often doesn't serv the worker.
resistnine 2 years ago 3
im a non union drywall finisher and i work half the hours they do and make triple what they do so yeah you really cant make blanket statements. different for everyone.
shitfacedsumbitch 2 years ago
@creeloebelle So..... St. Paul Plumbers Local 34 wage/fringe package is $58.01 per hour of which I only took home $34.00 so the union could bank 20 buck an hour for every hour I worked while they sat on their asses. Had to charge customers $325 per hour just so the employer could have a 20% profit margin. I left that shithole union to a better place that guarantees me 40+ hours a week with better benefits and the ability to charge customers less per hour and I take home more money. Fuck union
plumbercorey 1 year ago
OUT-F'in-STANDING!!
UNION PROUD BROTHER!
Charlie Parr - a talent that should be recognized nationwide... I'm lucky enough to live 20 minutes from where his homebase is.... so.,... dingwop!
creeloebelle 2 years ago
He will never be recognised nationwide as long as there are record labels: he isnt marketable enough for the target market today: the millennial generation.
The standard of music today has been raped.
thestrugglewithin 2 years ago 2
@thestrugglewithin Haha, saw him last night @ 1st Ave in Minneapolis and it was pretty much all Millennials. Then again, Minneapolis has a pretty big underground scene.
iraleecantellia 2 years ago
everyone says that and i agree but its not just now, its been that way as long as record companies have existed it just gets worse the better they get at manufacturing bullshit to get peoples money instead of releasing actual good music from real artists. because if they did that the power would be in the artists hands, and that just wouldnt be acceptable
yngvaibucketrucci 2 years ago
you've got fans in australia as well so come out here
great song
ajg5 3 years ago 6
and new zea land why not do a whole Australasian tour :D
stardanmy 2 years ago
nice
Panzerwurfer 3 years ago
Wow. This guys is amazing. I wish he would come play in the Bay Area.
theholytaco 3 years ago
You live in the states and have only just discovered him, goes to show Charlies been hidin in the woodwork waitin to be found.
leeroy75 3 years ago
heck I boycott spam regardless!
thestrugglewithin 3 years ago
"wonderin' who the enemy was"
redtailinstitute 3 years ago
cant say i beleive a whole lot in some unions either.
leeroy75 3 years ago
WoW read wikapedias description of the 85 strike at hormel, pretty full on it seems, considering it was one of the longest strikes recorded and had repercussions nationwide. Spam aye Well i never!!
leeroy75 3 years ago
I was at the incident that this song remembers. My whole family worked at the plant. Most of them ended up being arrested. It was a sad day in the history of America.
SershenBros 3 years ago
What can ya say, unfortunately some of the best blues or any good song sometimes come from personal experiences and this sums that that up to a tee. Im wondering whether this song is related to dead cat on the line another great song but because i cant quite understand all the lyrics in both songs there seems to be a connection.
leeroy75 3 years ago
yes thank you charlie
you are the greatest
musician to ever grace us
with your gift of song!
btjr1986 3 years ago
Because he is a God among men. And just a beautiful individual who can paint a vivid picture, normally of the downtrodden. But this shows the plight of his family and all those who worked at Hormel during the strike. I was so happy when he fulfilled this request. The songs from his own personal experience always ring so true, mainly because of the conviction behind it.
springfedmusic 4 years ago 12
thank you to everyone who made this possible,this music is therapeutic beatiful and true!!
timewarpin 4 years ago
Great man!!!!
ferfried6 4 years ago
Charlie Parr...why are you so good?
MissDylan912 4 years ago
I reckon its his simplicity,rawness,great sound and theres no frills attached LoL. Hard to criticise that..
leeroy75 3 years ago