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Aug 20Liked by Kevin M. Kruse

Amen. One of my university roommates from freshman year through to graduation, four years later, educated me as to labor unions. Coming into land ownership in 1856 when Wisconsin was opened to American settlers, my Wisconsin family beneficiaries, on both sides, didn’t like and refused to be “on relief” during the 1930’s. Prior to my undergraduate first year, I had no notion as to the power of collective bargaining until I met her. My parents always blamed her for turning me from Republican to Democratic.

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Aug 20Liked by Kevin M. Kruse

With labor leaders like Sean Fain and politicians like AOC we have a bright future if we can just survive long enough to get there.

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