Hat-tip to UNISONActive for their post on the Centennial anniversary next year of the "Bread and Roses" Textile Factory Strike in the United States. Check out this link for the AFL-CIO site and video. YouTube clip of the Boston Workmen's Circle A Besere Velt (A Better World) Yiddish Chorus. Which is quite apt. The lyrics and tune is quite unforgettable and even haunting.
Friday, December 30, 2011
"Bread and Roses" Strike Centennial
Hat-tip to UNISONActive for their post on the Centennial anniversary next year of the "Bread and Roses" Textile Factory Strike in the United States. Check out this link for the AFL-CIO site and video. YouTube clip of the Boston Workmen's Circle A Besere Velt (A Better World) Yiddish Chorus. Which is quite apt. The lyrics and tune is quite unforgettable and even haunting.
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