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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

“Our labor is our weapon.” – Fred Klonsky

“Our labor is our weapon.” – Fred Klonsky:

“Our labor is our weapon.”

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Ken Franklin, me, Debra Lane, Clem Balanoff, Mike Klonsky and Elmondo Pass on Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers.

I liked Ken Franklin the moment he walked into our Lumpen Radio studio for our broadcast/podcast of Hitting Left with the Klonsky Brothers a couple of weeks ago.
You can hear the podcast here.
Ken Franklin is president of Local 308 of the Amalgamated Transit Union.
I wrote about their issue with the city’s Second Chance program which I posted here.
He was joined in our studio by his union brother and sister Elmondo Pass and Debra Lane.
When you read about Chicago unions it is usually about the Chicago Teachers Union. And for good reason. The CTU has led the way in “Our labor is our weapon.” – Fred Klonsky: