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Workers rights are not defined by law or contract. Workers rights are defined by struggle.

Gregg Shotwell

Live Bait & Ammo #187: Shop Talk

I haven’t forgotten the factory: dull, dirty, ugly, loud, and dangerous. The shopfloor teemed with angry people who hated their jobs....

Gregg Shotwell

Live Bait & Ammo #186: Do the Right Thing

The contract contained a poison pill coated in a signing bonus. It slid down easy as a Mickey Finn, but had an aftertaste like regret...

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Live Bait & Ammo #185: Protect and Serve

“It’s police unions that are the problem,” my friend said, “Ask any mayor, they’ll tell you.” Which is to say, just ask the boss. Of...

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Live Bait & Ammo #184: Shout Them Down and Throw Them Out

Active and retired Flower Funders are flouncing around like weekend revolutionaries in flip-flops eager as cheerleaders to heap accolades...

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