Because those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it…

[Omaha Steve]

http://nhlabornews.com/2014/05/because-those-who-dont-know-history-are-doomed-to-repeat-it/


… a reminder of what happened 81 years ago in Germany:

Politifact:
On May 2, 1933, unions were dissolved, their assets were confiscated, their offices were occupied and their leaders were arrested. Hitler then outlawed strikes, abolished collective bargaining and established the German Labor Front, a corrupt party organization.

The United Kingdom’s National Union of Teachers:
The German trade union movement was one of the largest and most powerful in the world… but independent trade unions had no place in Hitler’s vision for Germany. Attempts to destroy the unions were assisted by the attitudes of some German business leaders and conservative politicians, many of whom shared the Nazi fear of a socialist revolution. More generally, many of these people felt that the unions had become too powerful in the 1920s and looked for restrictions on or even complete abolition of union rights.

On 2nd May 1933, stormtroopers violently occupied offices of the Free Trade Unions across Germany.

In the city of Duisburg, four officials were beaten to death by Nazi thugs in the cellar of the trade union headquarters. Many more union leaders were arrested and held in prison or concentration camps…



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About Liz Iacobucci
Liz Iacobucci is the former Public Information Officer for the State Employees’ Association of New Hampshire, SEIU Local 1984. Over the past three decades, she has served in government at the federal, state and municipal levels; and she has worked for both Democratic and Republican politicians.

[malaise]

1. The Right wing pro-Ukraine folks burned down

the Union office in Odessa today and killed over 30 pro-Russian protestors. What a May Day tribute.

[Overseas]

4. Sad K&R.

[toby jo]

2. Great parallel, Omaha.

This is the type of stuff that hits home when you throw it. Thanks. I work with righties, it'll be thrown.

[Starry Messenger]

3. K&R

[mckara]

5. k&r

[zeemike]

6. They are doing it here too.

Only slowly so we don't even notice it.

[okaawhatever]

7. K & R nt

[TBF]

8. Thanks for the OP Steve. Solidarity! nt

[socialist_n_TN]

9. Yep, the FIRST people fascists go after are.......

communists, socialists, and unionists. Because fascists know that the working class is the ONLY group big enough to stymie their plans. The racial minorities come later.

[steve2470]

10. awesome reminder thanks ! nt