Today's Labor Quote: Dave Cline, Terence V. Powderly

“I played it to the hilt, I walked in down the main aisle, with my fists over my head-Rocky style.”
- Dave Cline was one of the leaders of the 4-day postal strike, which began on January 21, 1974; he was fired after the strike but won his job back and marched back into the plant in April 1978.

“An injury to one is the concern of all.”
-Terence V. Powderly, leader of the Knights of Labor, born on this date in 1849.  

photo from libcom.org 

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