Utah Phillips - There is Power In The Union

Joe Hill's famous song.

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[WestFLinfidel]

Sorry about that whole 40 hour work week thing. Oh, and I must apologize for minimum wage and keeping children out of the mines. I know you must hate getting a fair pay for a fair days work, but most of us go to bed every night thanking those who fought and sometimes died for the world's working people. Union mend and women.

[beernutia]

Union members are 27% more productive than non-union workers, so your lazy work ethic theory doesnt hold water. Comparing working people banding together for better working conditions to the murder of blacks in the south is insane even by John Birch Standards. Its your arrogance, ignorance and phoney intellectualism that needs to be pitied.

[AlexanderGreywyn]

@Timko145. The minimum wage affects everyone. If we have a significant chunk of the population unable to buy anything we will go into recession more often, threatening jobs that are not minimum wage. A recession is when we have too much to sell but can't sell it all for a profit. The recent recession was due to a mass overproduction of houses. To the point that we have several million more houses than we have people who can afford to fill them. The minimum wage affects everyone.

[TheWOParmy]

RIP Joe Hill, Died like a true blue rebel

[PtAltmVansanTarr]

@beernutia I believe that,but then problem is the for example a mine that I know of refuses to employ locals,importing workers from Asia,saying the locals are too lazy. I think the problems is the locals have too much power with wives and family- the foreigns don't have a choice if they are injured they are fired.

The 27% more production might not be true if you look at the lives and health of workers being worth less.

[ryskpompa]

DON'T MOUM ORGANIZE!! FFS!!

[DMU555]

@TheStephTrudel That explains the free presents and great healthcare plans the Elves get. I'm an AnCap myself but I think other Anarchists are entitled to run their collectives however they chose.

[TheStephTrudel]

@DMU555 That's really funny. And, yup, a socialist too!

[Timko145]

@melloyellophone Dont' fill it up then. I can't remember the last time I had a full gas tank. Eight hours to work and eight hours to sleep leaves eight hours to do what you want, plus the 48 hours on the weekends. You have plenty of time to pursue interesting activities. Don't get all feminist on us because in my job most of the women make more than I do. Don't complain about minimum wage if it doesn't affect you. Just enjoy life, you only get one shot at it.

[wid85]

@thisperfectworld

The Catholic Worker Movement was started by Dorothy Day and friends.. But I agree that Hennacy was great! And the Catholic Worker houses of hospitality are amazing as well.

[melloyellophone]

@WestFLinfidel Thank you for creating minimum wage, which gives us just enough money to not die. Thanks for making us work eight hours a day, five days a week so there is little time to pursue anything worthwhile that interests our minds and souls. Thanks for STILL giving women UNEQUAL PAY. I just got done working four hours for only enough money to fill up my gas tank (and I work above the minimum). Don't fight for me, you don't fight for anything I want.

[DMU555]

I didn't know Santa was an Anarchist!