To: oh8eleven
Very, very interesting! The writer and director Moss Hart always said his grandfather was Gompers co-hort (until they broke up over a fight about which one would carry their shared briefcase!) I have a photo on the wall of my great grandfather seated before his Joiner Union headquarters. Straight out of a Tree Grows In Brooklyn!
The early Labor Movement is quite fascinating. Nothing like today’s goons and thugs.
To: miss marmelstein
Straight out of a Tree Grows In Brooklyn!
A favorite of mine, although it doesn't help the Irish/alcohol image very much.
The early Labor Movement is quite fascinating. Nothing like todays goons and thugs.
There truly was a need for unions at one time in this country ... no child labor laws, 12-18 hour days, sweatshop conditions, etc. Today it's all about greed and power.
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03/23/2011 12:57:16 PM PDT by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
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