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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJuly 1, 1929 ‘Here comes another poor boy.’”
http://nhlabornews.com/2013/07/july-1-1929/
Streetcar workers go on strike in New Orleans. We are with you until hl freezes, wrote brothers Bennie and Clovis Martin, former streetcar workers turned restaurateurs. Their restaurant offered free meals to the striking workers and a new sandwich was born: the po boy. We fed those men free of charge until the strike ended, Bennie recalled. Whenever we saw one of the striking men coming, one of us would say, Here comes another poor boy.
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July 1, 1929 ‘Here comes another poor boy.’” (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Jul 2013
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AnotherDreamWeaver
(2,852 posts)1. K&R for Labor. nt
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)2. K&R for the poboy too! - n/t
Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)3. Maybe one day we will be there again...
But for now private workers have few unions, and those that do exist are generally exclusive clubs for the lucky and connected rather than a welcoming refuge for the average worker. They aren't all like this of course, the other kind of private sector union seemingly exists to represent management and lock workers into long term poverty wages.
Back in the day workers had unions and a political party to represent them. Today they have no unions and a political party ramming through free trade deals to cut their throats.
rustydog
(9,186 posts)4. Too cool. I did not know this is the origin of the Po boy sandwich
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)5. K/R (nt)
reusrename
(1,716 posts)6. and when it does we will furnish blankets to keep you warm...
Great story!
Thanx.