I created this blog 5 years ago. Thanks for reading :)
Today is also Labor Day in the US. I work in a field that is very un-unionized and I know unions aren’t perfect, but I was raised by union members and I support organized labor. Growing up I didn’t see much like my family in the media — fathers who take steel-toed boots and overalls to work, to wear at work? Who don’t own a suit? Then I discovered this song.
Through the mansions of fear, through the mansions of pain
I see my daddy walking through them factory gates in the rain
Factory takes his hearing, factory gives him life
The working, the working, just the working life— “Factory” by Bruce Springsteen; lyrics are here.
Leave a Reply