[Peace-discuss] Fw: 30 Years Ago, The Middle Class Died / a reminder of how Reagan destroyed the unions

[David Johnson]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Johnson" <dlj725 at hughes.net>
To: "Karen Medina" <kmedina67 at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] 30 Years Ago, The Middle Class Died / a 
reminder of how Reagan destroyed the unions


> So in other words they didn't give a shit about their collegues, and only 
> cared about their own situation, even though in the long run they are 
> undermining their own well being as well by helping the employer weaken 
> the power and solidarity of their bargaining agent, the Union.
>
> They have no sympathy from me, they are SCABS, pure and simple !
>
> David J.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Karen Medina" <kmedina67 at gmail.com>
> To: "Peace-discuss List" <Peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
> Cc: "ISO Champaign" <iso.champaign at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 11:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] 30 Years Ago, The Middle Class Died / a 
> reminder of how Reagan destroyed the unions
>
>
>> Last night, on the train from Seattle to Vancouver BC, Stuart and I
>> met two inorganic chemistry graduate students from Michigan and we
>> discussed the GEO.
>> Three things made them cross their own union's picket line:
>> * they did not see why their union struck over child care -- after all
>> anyone who had children during graduate school had made bad mistakes
>> in their lives
>> * and THEIR department treats them well
>> * and they were told that they still had a responsibility to do their 
>> jobs
>>
>> If it did not apply to them, they saw no reason to be in solidarity.
>>
>> Yikes.
>>
>> -karen medina
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