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Originally Posted by panZZer
Ok Took a while to get that from you because I was going to say, I know our history.
You mentioned how your grandpa was a transient--moved around alot, and the folks in the dust bowl-- Who split, instead of toughing it out --> My grandparents and uncles/Dad. Why they Didn't leave Perryton in 31 when the rain stopped-- They didn't know what lay ahead. or in 36 when most finally gave up. anyway thats beside the point.
Protesting economic conditions is a tradition of the people all around you, The first railroad strike was started just up the road from you.
Sherman Texas 1886---The Knights of Labor
AMERICAN LABOR MOVEMENT-KNOW YOUR PEOPLE/HISTORY
... the Great Southwest Railroad Strike of 1886. The original call for the strike occurred in Sherman, Texas at a Knights of Labor meeting. ...
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Just to be clear it was my DAD that moved around alot. My Grandpa built a house on the Blanco River and ranched there for about 60 years.
The rest of the blather in the post is totally irrelavent to the conversation. People have protested all over this country for a long time. So what?
100 years ago a man, his wife and kids worked 10 hours a day, 7 days a week for mere subsistence. The need for unions AT THAT TIME was quite justified. NOW, however their goal is not to change the above situation, rather it is to work toward getting their members living standards FAR ABOVE those of the comparable non union people.