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The Unions : One For All and All For One

before labor unions came into existence businesses were run like monarchies where those in positions of power treated the workers atrociously no sick days, no overtime, no vactions and no minimum wage and some work place conditions were worse than an animal's cage but throught the grace of God and American ingenuity the laborers joined together and the unions came to be organized for the advancement of the shared interest of the work force a confederation of laborers who at one time had no recourse fired without cause, no work injury compensation and hardly a lunch hour but with the labor unions now in place the workers have a measure of power bargaining for health insurance and decent salaries negotiating for better conditions and job security thank God for the unions as collectively we band one for all and all for one, united we now stand

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Date: 10/7/2009 4:22:00 AM
Thank you for sharing your poetry with us today Louise. Love, Carol
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