tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post967304872090697057..comments2024-03-28T03:12:12.079-05:00Comments on Northern Valley Beacon: Who that boy think he is? The President?David Newquisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04937837001343753140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post-5669324206231121632011-09-08T10:52:08.984-05:002011-09-08T10:52:08.984-05:00Cory,
I think the man was referring to secondary ...Cory,<br /><br />I think the man was referring to secondary boycotts in which workers strike in sympathy with others to stop nearly all commerce. I do not personally recall such a strike, but vaguely recall times when one was threatened and resulted in the invocation of the Taft-Hartley Act, which triggers a court injunction against any strike that could jeopardize the well-being of the country.<br /><br />I find those conversations I witnessed more significant for the attitudes expressed and what some people seem to be contemplating. I don't think the anti-labor forces have any idea of the opposition they are creating and what measures the disenfranchised workers are considering. My sense of it is that people really are giving up on politics as the way to exert their voices.David Newquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937837001343753140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5371904020164697258.post-15170867097909569792011-09-08T06:35:35.680-05:002011-09-08T06:35:35.680-05:00David, what is the "general strike" we c...David, what is the "general strike" we can wage to bring government to its knees?caheidelbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03261598066395322681noreply@blogger.com