Wartime song by Pete Seeger and the Almanac Singers praising the then-Communist-run UAW. Notable for its stark contrast to the antiwar Songs for John Doe, it was later a favorite of the SDS and new left to poke fun at the patriotic streak of the Communist Party.
It makes my blood boil to think that ordinary workers had to stand firm and push the union bureaucrats and bosses alike just to stop wartime production of luxury automobiles to supply our fighting forces right and stop Fascism in its tracks. Where would we be now if not for the common sense of ordinary working people? We still have a world to win! WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!
Communitis 6 months ago 2