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440 Coal Miners Boycott Work to Defend Obama against NRA
Crooks and Liars has a great find:
Union members at a coal mine in West Virginia boycott work because their management invited the NRA to film an anti-Obama ad!
Awesome!
440 Brave Americans
Union members at a coal mine in West Virginia boycott work because their management invited the NRA to film an anti-Obama ad!
Awesome!
440 Brave Americans
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Great story! Thanks for sharing it! Pretty darn inspiring...
October 1, 2008 11:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Respect to these men and women standing up for what they believe in. Take that you NRA HACKJOBS.
October 1, 2008 11:37 PM | Reply | Permalink
Now we are amused.
Good catch.
October 2, 2008 12:10 AM | Reply | Permalink
My grandfather was a Consolidated Coal executive; my father, in rebellion, a union organizer and later, a union lawyer/negotiator. Detached from their personal dramas, if not their histories, I applaud the miners who just said "no" to having their voices co-opted. A lot of pressure there, and a real demonstration of courage.
October 2, 2008 12:39 AM | Reply | Permalink
Thanks for the link! Made my, (late), night!
October 2, 2008 1:59 AM | Reply | Permalink
Awesome!! Wish I could thank them for the stand they took! Definitely inspiring. Rec'd.
October 2, 2008 2:42 AM | Reply | Permalink
Good link, and a standing ovation to those 440 brave miners who stood united. Management vs. labor seems to be close to the heart of this election.
October 2, 2008 11:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
Good to see that SOME know the purpose of unions!
October 2, 2008 1:39 PM | Reply | Permalink
If only all of us had the same courage and were willing to stage a general strike. We have no idea how much power we have, but we refuse to find out.
October 2, 2008 2:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
A little known historical fact:
We Shall Overcome was sung, as a labor anthem, by white coalminers, during the early 1900s.
October 2, 2008 5:44 PM | Reply | Permalink