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Politicians Didn’t Create the Labor Movement and They Won’t Destroy the Labor Movement

Updated On: Jan 13, 2017

Jan. 13, 2017 | U.S. LABOR MOVEMENT | Hundreds of union members who rallied at Kentucky’s Capitol against a trio of Republican union-busting bills surely knew the legislation was unstoppable. They bundled up against biting cold and came anyway. The throng of union members and supporters who cheered, clapped, chanted, unfurled home-made banners and waved union signs proved “solidarity,” that grand old union byword, is still alive and kicking in the state whose motto is “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.” At the same time, the protesters ought to serve as a reminder to Republicans who stuck it to unions that organized labor may be down, but we’re not out… aflcio.org