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99th_Monkey

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5. The early Labor Movement in the US was all about worker-owned co-operatives

Reply to Starry Messenger (Original post)

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 05:49 PM

Mar 2015

Labor owning the Golden Goose, not the Oligarchs ... this was before
"collective bargaining" became the dominant motif of union organizing.

Before about 1900, Labor was on a very 'socialist' bent, even up to 1905
when the IWW (or Wooblies) were active.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Workers_of_the_World

PS - And we can see now how that Collective Bargaining thing worked out long-term <-- not so good for workers.

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Socialism is American as Apple Pie [View all] Starry Messenger Mar 2015 OP

thank you for posting this SummerSnow Mar 2015 #1

My pleasure. Starry Messenger Mar 2015 #2

Some real success in the early part of the 20th century - TBF Mar 2015 #3

How about Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, public owned rhett o rick Mar 2015 #4

The early Labor Movement in the US was all about worker-owned co-operatives 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 #5

We always serve a slice of Apple Pie with Socialism at our house. bvar22 Mar 2015 #6

Huge K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2015 #7

I like apple pie SoLeftIAmRight Mar 2015 #8

Thank you Starry Messenger. I'm a democratic socialist. lovemydog Mar 2015 #9

K&R vive la commune Mar 2015 #10

Democratic Socialists of America mndemsocialist Mar 2015 #11