[re_nortex]

Another question, were they Nazis saluting, or did they think they were saluting a Nazi?

Since the Nazi party of Germany was Socialist and strongly pro-union (National Socialist German Workers Party), these were probably DemonRATS discovering their heritage.

[dfwgator]

In the first volume I have expressed myself with regard to the nature and purpose, and the necessity, of trade unions. There I espoused the viewpoint that, as long as no change in the attitude of employer to worker is brought about either by state measures (which for the most part, however, are fruitless) or by a universal new education, there remains nothing for the worker to do but stand on his rights as an equal contracting party and defend his own interests in economic life. I further emphasized that safeguarding his interests in this way was entirely compatible with a whole national community if it can prevent social injustices which must subsequently bring about excessive damage to the entire community of a people. I further declared that this necessity must be considered to prevail as long as there exist among employers men who, left to themselves, not only have no feeling for social duties, but not even for the most primitive human rights; and from this I drew the inference that, once such a self-defense is regarded as necessary, its form can reasonably exist only in a grouping of workers on a trade-union basis.

Adolf Hitler - Mein Kampf

[GeronL]

pro-union until they finally got real power. then they dissolved the unions.