IWW and syndicalism

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Once-illegal unions were formed in the teeth of violent suppression. Violence was met with violence. Bosses had to hire armed guards as they scurried between their estates and their fancy parties. (pluralistic.net)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Back in the day, losing a finger on the job was a common thing. Even a 'woman's' job like laundry involved scalding hot water and heavy lifting.

I always thought that one reason Reagan et al were so happy to ship heavy industry overseas was that they wanted the workforce to be office drones, not steel workers.