Have to say, I was really sad by the news of Bob Crows death. Now whether or not you agreed with the fella, he was a guy who stood up for his union members & would fight for them, for their rights & a decent standard of living.
Far too often it seems to me that far too many `Union Leaders’ in this day & age, are more interested in their own position, & power politics for their own advantage, than that of their Union members.
I say this to those out there, who say & believe that Unions are not good for workers, or that strong Union leaders are Dinasaurs…As the Unions have declined, so have living standards & the lives workers & unemployed as a whole. Also, along with the decline of Unions, the lives & standards of the executives has skyrocket out of proportion.
I would say that Society itself is diminished by weakening of Unions. The gap between the Rich & Poor in becoming wider, & in becoming collectively acceptable allows for the foundations of great societies to crumble. Thus, ensuring poverty, chaos, violence & prejudices to flourish.
So as others would say, whist you may mourn the passing of a great Union man… Dont just mourn..get organised.
RIP Bob Crow 52 years is too young.