I went to D.C. this weekend to rally for the rights of the American worker. Not just the rank and file of unionized folks which I am a part of, but the non-union and even undocumented peoples who all combine to help give us a quality of life unlike any other place on this Earth.
What I have come to learn about Americans is that we are all strange and somewhat selfish in our particular ways. There are pundits and politicians who hold rallies designed to break the backs of unions. Without these unions many of us would be without healthcare and retirement benefits. But some of the unions fail to acknowledge the scores of workers who don’t form unions because they lack the leverage with their employer.
The American worker is in crisis. I can’t begin to tell you how much of the manufacturing which occurs in the United States is performed by prison inmates. The only sector which remains for us to work through is the ‘service’ component. We all can’t be waiters and waitresses while others manufacture the goods we consume. Something will have to give sooner than later.
In the meantime, make sure you visit the polls in November and let your voice be heard that you support ALL workers in America.
