Happy Mother’s Day. Celebrating Strong Women who Have Contributed to the Labor Movement. « Dispatches from Fitzwalkerstan

Happy Mother’s Day. Celebrating Strong Women who Have Contributed to the Labor Movement. « Dispatches from Fitzwalkerstan

Happy Mother’s Day. Celebrating Strong Women who Have Contributed to the Labor Movement.

Posted: May 8, 2011 by Patrick DePula in Labor Unions, Unions, Wisconsin Union, workers rights
Tags: Collective Bargaining, governor scott walker, Helen Weinstein, Labor movement,Teachers, war on working people, Wisconsin Labor Unions, wisconsin uprising, wiunion

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Helen Weinstein resigned her teaching position rather than label a colleague a Communist. Photo circa 1945.

On this day, not only am I thinking about my mother, but more broadly, I’m thinking of all the strong women that have contributed to the labor movement throughout US history and have worked to improve the quality of life for all of us. In Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker’s war on public employees makes me recall the incredible resolve and dedication that Helen Weinstein, a NY teacher, exhibited throughout her career.

A few excerpts:

It was 1932, the height of the Great Depression. School officials at PS 225 in Brighton Beach,