“”The late 20th Century saw one defeat after another for organized labor in the United States. Ronald Reagan’s firing of the striking air-traffic controllers in 1981 was only the most public example of a vigorous anti-union backlash that continues to the present day. The result has been a devaluing of labor in many skilled trades, the loss of benefits and full-time positions throughout many sectors, and a diminished standard of living for the American working class. And it’s tough to reverse this trend, as anti-union legislation makes it difficult to organize, and the unions we already have are constantly under attack.
Most workers are now profoundly alone. They’re deprived of job security, isolated from their co-workers, and stretched so thin by juggling multiple jobs and taking care of loved ones that there’s no time for anything else, even if they decide that organizing is worth the risk of being fired. A friend of mine got a job at Wal-Mart, and the first thing they told him in orientation was that unions were necessary 100 years ago, but nowadays the manager’s door is open to grievances, and that’s how they should get things settled.
Rumour Said Fire - The Balcony
I spent hours searching for this song after hearing it in an ad on the cinema yesterday. Worth it? Hell yes, it’s that good.
(via delicatenoise)
FOALS - Inhaler
Holy Fire. Holy Shit.
New Foals record named “Holy Fire” is going to drop this winter. This track is a bomb.
