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JayhawkSD

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4. Militancy is not a bad word.

Reply to Eliot Rosewater (Reply #1)

Thu May 24, 2018, 08:06 PM

May 2018

In fact, when it comes to unionism, I would say we have too little of it these days. We need more. Like back in the 60's when we stood at the gates of the steel plant holding axe handles and backing down from no one. We were militant as hell.

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Militancy of workers? Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #1

You're correct. TexasTowelie May 2018 #2

Militancy is not a bad word. JayhawkSD May 2018 #4

I agree, but we do NOT have that now, the word implies unions are violent when they are not. Eliot Rosewater May 2018 #5

For those who do not live here in the Vegas Valley. Wellstone ruled May 2018 #3

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