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Shaw Fain will go down in history (Original Post) multigraincracker Oct 2023 OP
Agreed. Labor is having a moment and he has elevated it. Iris Oct 2023 #1
I was raised in Reuther era gibraltar72 Oct 2023 #2
It Was A Brilliant Strategy T_A Oct 2023 #3
Agree! mountain grammy Oct 2023 #4
Saw him on a talk show many years ago. multigraincracker Oct 2023 #5
ha.. perfect! mountain grammy Nov 2023 #6

gibraltar72

(7,629 posts)
2. I was raised in Reuther era
Tue Oct 31, 2023, 05:01 PM
Oct 2023

actually shook his hand and that of his brother. UAW did great things for me and my family, probably actually saved us in fact. I agree that Fain is certainly the best in modern era.

T_A

(604 posts)
3. It Was A Brilliant Strategy
Tue Oct 31, 2023, 05:02 PM
Oct 2023

He had to be knowledgeable about all the various plants and how much each was profitable to the respective manufacturer.



mountain grammy

(27,232 posts)
4. Agree!
Tue Oct 31, 2023, 05:48 PM
Oct 2023

My mom’s hero was Jimmy Hoffa. She didn’t care if he was a crook. He did so much for the working class. Shaw Fain is right up there. Mom would’ve loved him.

multigraincracker

(34,016 posts)
5. Saw him on a talk show many years ago.
Tue Oct 31, 2023, 06:03 PM
Oct 2023

Woman in the audience ask him him how some of those drivers were making more than her husband with a PhD. He said, lady we don’t discriminate. If he wanted to improve his life I will get him an application

I’ll never for get that.

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