At the time, coal operators and their political allies conspired to pit workers against each other along racial lines. They segregated housing and work assignments; used Black and immigrant workers as strikebreakers; and tried to discredit organizers as “socialists” or tools of a "Negro uprising."
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
At the time, coal operators and their political allies conspired to pit workers against each other along racial lines. They segregated housing and work assignments; used Black and immigrant workers as strikebreakers; and tried to discredit organizers as “socialists” or tools of a "Negro uprising."
I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I'm pro-union because I think workers should organize to balance the power that business owners have in various negotiations. It's true that unions have been weakened, but it's not because of multiculturalism. I would argue, it's because people seek to exploit divisions for their material interests.