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Mon Feb-28-11 08:40 AM
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| Labor History: Boston Police Strike |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Police_Strike"Newspaper accounts exaggerated the level of crime and violence that accompanied the strike, resulting in a national furor that shaped the political response."
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| Richardo
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Mon Feb-28-11 08:49 AM
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| 1. Read "The Given Day" by Dennis Lehane |
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...a riveting account of the working conditions that led to the BPD strike, and public-sector collective bargaining in general.
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| panader0
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Mon Feb-28-11 09:08 AM
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'The Given Day' is a great read.
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Mon Feb-28-11 08:53 AM
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| 2. Thanks for posting this! |
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Mon Feb-28-11 09:11 AM
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I will check your stuff out. Unfortunately been fired up by some friends who turned out to be libertarian/tea bagger/anti-unionists who posted comments to a pro-union Facebook comment I left and created a firestorm on my page with my progressive friends. It's lead to me spending a lot of time reading up on labor history.
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Mon Feb-28-11 08:25 PM
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| 5. The upside is you read some interesting history |
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I felt like the voices were calling me though. Very compelling stories.
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