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I'm working on my
thesis, The Difference Between Labor
Unions and the Democrat Party - Labor leaders hide their membership in
the CP. After earning my PhD it will be published as a chapter
in my forthcoming history text book,"A
Real American's History of the United States." Of
the 10
Most Momentous Strikes of the 20th Century, only four happened
here. This is all stuff you know nothing about if you're too
young to have lived through them. Even f you did, you'll be
interested in the feisty commentary and historical truths never before
published. Carry on. And, you're welcome.
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10. The
Seattle General Strike
Emerging from the damaging aftermath of the First World War, the US
economy featured widespread use of wage controls on industrial
salaries, and in many areas pressure was rising to increase workers’
wages. This was no more the case than in Seattle, WA, where in February
1919 a week-long strike by over 65,000 union workers hit services hard
across the board. This strike was intensely divisive and was a primary
factor in the subsequent ‘Red Scare’ of 1919-20. |
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In Retrospect
The
Communist movement, founded in 1919, caught on quickly in the Pacific
Northwest, picking up members from the fading Industrial Workers of the
World and Socialist Party. Though radical politics had been fractured
and isolated during the 1920s—a result of the World War I red scare and
internal splits—the economic crisis gave radicals new ways to organize
and a more sympathetic public audience.
What should have been done?
The strikers should have been
shot dead to a man. Harsh? Yes, but it would have stopped the
later
takeover of west coast unions by the CPUSA. And, Washington State
today would not lead the nation in producing serial killers and some of
the nations most odious politicians.
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7. The 1934 West Coast Waterfront
Strike
The 1934 West Coast Waterfront Strike lasted for 83 days, culminating
in four days of general strike action in San Francisco. Its ideological
background largely centered around syndicalist and communist tendencies
amongst West Coast dock workers. The strike began on May 9th with
thousands of dock workers and sailors walking out, but tensions ran
high when strikebreakers, housed offshore, were brought in to keep the
docks in operation. Violence between picketers and police began on July
5th, culminating in the shooting and killing of two striking dock
workers later that day and inspiring the subsequent general strike.
This strike’s legacy has remained ambiguous: many workers were
dissatisfied at the lack of improvement in conditions despite the rise
in prominence and power of the unions.
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In
Retrospect
In 1934 the longshoremen
reorganized
under the leadership of Harry Bridges who was an Australian seaman.
This organization of longshoremen created a powerful union that would
play an ongoing and pivotal role in the West Coast maritime industry.
The CP was very involved on the waterfront and in 1934 – the year of
the great West Coast waterfront strike – the Party played an important
role in the strike and in outlining the demands. A friendship and
fellowship formed between Bridges and another Australian seaman named
Harry Hynes, who was the founding editor of the Waterfront Worker, a
Communist paper in San Francisco.
What should have been done?
The strikers should have been shot
dead to a man. Harsh? Yes, but it would have stopped the later
takeover of west coast by the CPUSA and Nancy Pelosi.
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4. The 1952 Steel Strike
A huge victory for the United
Steelworkers of America was won against 10 major steelmakers, including
US Steel, in July 1952 after 53 days of strike action was resolved on
the terms that had initially been demanded by the union at the
beginning of the strike. This strike is also significant insofar as
President Truman had attempted to avert the crippling strike action by
nationalizing the steel industry, only to have his decision overturned
by the Supreme Court.
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In
Retrospect
Mafia and CP dominated
Steelworkers
called a strike that threatened war production during the Korean
War.
Truman did what other democrats want to do, try to nationalize private industry. He
was slapped down by the SCOTUS (Eisenhower had not yet appointed Earl
Warren Chief Justice).
What should have been done?
The strikers
should have been shot
dead to a man. Harsh? Yes, but it would have prevented American
labor
unions from becoming the financiers of American crime, including the
Democrat Party. AND — would not have opened the gates to steel
exporters
from commie countries. Thirty-five years later most of our great steel mills had closed. Victims of union greed.
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3. The Steel Strike of 1959
After seven years had passed since the
successful steel
strikes of 1952, half a million members of the United Steelworkers of
America took to the picket-lines once more. This time, however, the
level of success from the union’s perspective was dubious. Although the
steelworkers ended up winning a marginal wage increase, the
union-restricting powers of the Taft-Hartley Act were brought to bear
on a new generation of workers nationwide. Furthermore, the lack of
operation during the strike meant that unprecedented levels of steel
imports had taken place, devastating the industry in the long-run.
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In
Retrospect
There you have it. Let a
commie get
a foothold and you can lock up the silver. The greatest tragedy
was
this began America's slide from dominating world production of
everything, to becoming a service industry for Red China, and Obama
nationalizing the auto industry.
What should have been done?
The
strikers should have been shot
dead to a man. Harsh? Not at all. Had that been done there would
have been no JFK, Woodstock
Festival, no Jimmy Carter, and certainly no Clinton or Obama
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Footnotes: I didn't keep track. Google the
words you need sourced.
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