So the debate rages on, vis a vis the Health Care issue...and apparently our friends on the right, are highly agitated that Labor is organizing its membership in support of single payer health care. We all know that the working man standing up for his rights on the job, is an anathema to those on the right, who love handing out money to corporate fat cats and Wall Street party boys. Lets just take a look at what organized labor, made part of the American way of life.....
1. 40 Hour work weeks......The bosses just didnt hand that to you...Unions fought for it..(If you work more than 40 hours a week now, bet you arent part of a Union)
2. No more child labor....Gone are the days, of 8 year olds in sweatshops...(unless of course, you work in a sweatshop in Central America or Asia....owned by a non union American corporation)
3. OSHA....most people think its pretty good, that the owners of your company should maintain a safe working enviroment for you...and for that, you can thank the martyrs of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company...(if you dont know who they are, google or wiki it...you oughta)
Those are just three simple reasons, Union Labor has made America a better place to live and work......See ya around.
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On the backs of those who came before, we often loose sight of the fight, until what they worked for is gone. The three things you spotlighted are so entrenched, that people can't imagine lossing them...having watched the last 8 years in America, I can't be so certain...keep blogging, your voice matters
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