tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13090306.post327458858530360178..comments2023-10-02T06:13:32.418-05:00Comments on Moline Democratic Maverick: This Miracle Brought to You by America's UnionsDave Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289405215433867162noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13090306.post-7999778554222958282009-02-23T04:56:00.000-06:002009-02-23T04:56:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13090306.post-35163027388389377832009-01-17T17:27:00.000-06:002009-01-17T17:27:00.000-06:00Let's here it for unions, solidarity!Let's here it for unions, solidarity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13090306.post-69993257672518901632009-01-17T16:46:00.000-06:002009-01-17T16:46:00.000-06:00I live in a city famous for having the lowest perc...I live in a city famous for having the lowest percentage of union workers of any northern big city in America, Rockford IL. Luckily, our firefighters, police, and teachers are members of unions and therefore well trained professionals. But if we did have water taxies and ferry boats on our Rock River, they most certainly would NOT employ union trained workers. <BR/><BR/>I believe that the union movement has prepared millions of ordinary Americans to become heroes in two ways. First, workers are prepared in the straightforward manner, “trained for emergencies”, illustrated so well in this blog. Second, they are prepared in a more subtle manner, a general empowerment of workers. Heroism requires people to break free from the typical human response to an horrific event, that is, being frozen with indecision and weighted down with a feeling of helplessness. The union movement, I would argue, is the training ground for bold and confident workers, a training ground for competent and heroic people like those yesterday on the Hudson River.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203041058318294440noreply@blogger.com