“Saw the reference to ‘Rudolph the union reindeer,’" writes Richard Prosten. “I tried to find lyrics online but was unsuccessful.... can you point me in the right direction?” The lyrics – by Julie McCall – are on the Friday’s Labor Folklore site and check out Monday night’s live performance at the Metro Washington Council meeting, led by Saul Schniderman. Powered by children seven to 12 years old working dawn to dusk, Samuel Slater’s thread-spinning factory goes into production in Pawtucket, R.I., launching the Industrial Revolution in America. By 1830, 55 percent of the mill workers in the state were youngsters, many working for less than $1 per week - 1790 photo by Lewis Hine Supreme Court rules that picketing is unconstitutional. Chief Justice (and former president) William Howard Taft declared that picketing was, in part, "an unlawful annoyance and hurtful nuisance..." - 1921 Compiled/edited by Union Communication Services. “Little girls and boys, barefooted, walked up and down between the endless rows of spindles, reaching thin little hands into the machinery to repair snapped threads.” Mother Jones, who also said, “And who is responsible for this appalling child slavery? Everyone.” Stay in a Fair Hotel This Holiday Season and Support Working Families: Lucky for holiday travelers, UNITE HERE has done the work to make sure you know which hotels are a good way to spend your money in support of working families. Union-Made in America Holiday Gift Ideas: A wide range of gift possibilities, from clothes to games to sports equipment and more. |