Who is happy here that the UAW got Americans a 40 hour work week?

[FairDemocrat]

My grandfather worked for Delco Remy in Indiana and was only getting 3-4 hours work each day. He told me they didn't have enough money to own a car, and they all had to walk to work..So he and others started the UAW, so they could have a 40 hour work week, and General Motors sent thugs down from Chicago and Detroit to try and have them killed...My father who is 90 years old voted for Obama twice and told me early on never to trust the Republicans. Look what we have right now!

[stonecutter357]

1. K&R

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

2. I'm happy

I was a Union member myself.

[FairDemocrat]

5. God bless you

What is the bug above us, I thought people here want to know the truth...

[stonecutter357]

12. the bug is part of my sig line and has nothing to do with you are the OP !

[stonecutter357]

13. retired USW myself .

[FairDemocrat]

16. Thank you..I had no idea

[Proud Veteran]

15. UAW member since 1963

Proud to still being a dues paying member. In fact will be attending retiree union meeting tomorrow a.m.

[Demonaut]

3. really, I work 60 plus

nah, very happy what unions have done

[bhikkhu]

4. It has a long history, and unions were definitely central to its success

http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-the-40-hour-workweek-2015-10

More common back in the early 1900's was the 100 hour work week, which, combined with low wages, meant a person trying to raise a family had little option but to work all the time and hardly see that family.

I can say that I benefited from the reforms. I worked 35-40 hours a week when my kids were growing up, and it was really nice to be a part of their lives. Now they're grown and I work more like 60-70 hours a week, by choice, as its kind of a race to put enough away for retirement while I am still physically able.

[FairDemocrat]

6. Your correct people woudn't have anything

Republicans since Ronald Reagan have been pushing America backwards

[Hortensis]

7. What a proud history. You bet I am.

Our shame is that current generations threw away that was once so hardly gained.

[kacekwl]

8. My dad was a big union guy for the Pressman' s union.

I remember when they went on strike against the Tribune in Chicago . They sent in goons with German Shepards to run them out of the pressroom. They were on strike for years and finally settled approximately 12 years later.

[FairDemocrat]

9. Some people don't believe that the Jews got exterminated by Hitler

That is because of our current education system. I noted the teacher walk out in several States and that is because the Republicans don't want Democrats to have an education. This is a system break down that people of this age are not realizing..The information is on the web, but they don't really care. It all goes back to that it didn't happen to them...YET

[BobTheSubgenius]

10. Unions were central to the creation of the middle class,

and decent working conditions for labour. A LOT of resentment towards unions today is the result of propaganda and a "what have you done for me lately?" attitude.

[orangecrush]

11. Union Proud

When push comes to shove, they are the last line of defense against the oligarchs.

[safeinOhio]

14. UAW member for

46 years. Last 16 years a retired member.

[FairDemocrat]

17. Thank you, just thought I could bring some life back to what had to be done

[onethatcares]

18. the starting organizers

and members got their asses kicked by goons for a long time. They persevered.

My dad was a UAW member for 31 years. He retired the way you're supposed to and yes, he worked at his job.

I did some repair work for a man that organized coal miners. The goons broke his fingers so he couldn't write.

Organizing the riff raff scares the fuck outa the wealthy class, it really does.

[Drahthaardogs]

19. My story is similar but involved coal mining

What happened to us? We hardly ever talk about Labor

[Snotcicles]

20. I was born and raised in Flint Michigan. Flint has a long and interesting history with the UAW

[link:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint_sit-down_strike|

[Omaha Steve]

22. K&R!