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Let me fix that for you: If you're willing to strike, you must be willing to do so under the real risk of being murdered [0]. If you're new to this history, the
by lidHanteyk 6y ago
Let me fix that for you: If you're willing to strike, you must be willing to do so under the real risk of being murdered [0]. If you're new to this history, the Coal Wars [1] are a good starting point.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worker_deaths_in_United_States_labor_disputes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worker_deaths_in_Unite...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_Wars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_Wars
- heliheliheli 6y agoYeah dude, murder is bad. But Reagan didn't murder the air traffic controllers he fired them, which is hardly "vicious". As for the coal wars, a lot of those altercations weren't exactly result of union workers simply not showing up to work.