tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post299516681858496111..comments2023-05-24T07:28:47.004-05:00Comments on Teresa Evangeline: Fighting the Good FightTeresa Evangelinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-75695472617021822852011-04-10T16:37:30.028-05:002011-04-10T16:37:30.028-05:00Kittie, I am completely unfamiliar with the incide...Kittie, I am completely unfamiliar with the incident you relate. Shame on me. How many others, too. So little thought given to workers....Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-63114972062492806132011-04-10T16:28:31.410-05:002011-04-10T16:28:31.410-05:00Thank you for reminding us what happened on this i...Thank you for reminding us what happened on this infamous date. Each year I get the chills. How those poor people suffered. I'd like to say we learned from their suffering, but not enough, apparently, from a similar fate for many at a chicken nugget plant in North Carolina about 10 years ago. I haven't eaten nuggets since!Kittie Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07756250649095903317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-9309679601071990012011-03-27T09:33:49.519-05:002011-03-27T09:33:49.519-05:00Cletis, Every time I drive by the sign for the sit...Cletis, Every time I drive by the sign for the site of the Ludlow Massacre, I feel a pang, and there's a very good movie called "Matewan," Have you seen it? I thought you might have a good understanding of this struggle and the reminders....Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-68448130636988227722011-03-27T09:27:27.789-05:002011-03-27T09:27:27.789-05:00Great reminder, Teresa. Because of my family's...Great reminder, Teresa. Because of my family's coal mining heritage, these events are very real to me. Ludlow, Matewan, Harlan County (my home)are shrines to the struggle of our people. Proud to be a union coal miner's son.Cletis https://www.blogger.com/profile/01865557276496148455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-90266947242649531322011-03-26T10:07:15.345-05:002011-03-26T10:07:15.345-05:00Thank you, Paul, for your input here. Much appreci...Thank you, Paul, for your input here. Much appreciated.Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-70988759344705695722011-03-26T10:01:12.495-05:002011-03-26T10:01:12.495-05:00I am an old fireman (retired) . My younger brother...I am an old fireman (retired) . My younger brother was a fireman and our Dad was a Deputy Sheriff. I have been in unions (IAFF is one). I always favored working with the city not trying to blunderbuss it financially. There are greedy people in unions and greedy bureaucrats. <br />The Triangle fire is remembered by firemen everywhere. Those women who died were indeed martyrs. Sadly, laws are most often made after the fact as with the Triangle tragedy, but the new laws did save other lives in the future.Paulhttp://shadowofdiogenes.blogs.com/shadow/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-35515390320384816932011-03-26T08:52:35.203-05:002011-03-26T08:52:35.203-05:00Manzi, It seems to be the way of the world, or at ...Manzi, It seems to be the way of the world, or at least this country. People have to give their lives for us to learn lessons that should have been learned through commonsense and decency towards our fellow beings. But, apparently, it isn't the American Way. Sorry, my mood needs elevating...Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-85101824884713750912011-03-26T08:43:28.029-05:002011-03-26T08:43:28.029-05:00That was so tragic BUT that made people aware that...That was so tragic BUT that made people aware that fire protection laws were needed.Now businesses have very rigid fire laws, capacity of people in a room, sprinklers, fire exits, etc. When I turned the ranch into a Bed and Breakfast I even had to change the furnace to comply with the fire law. The fire inspector came to my house with photos of the aftermath of fires. They scare the bejebbers out of you. We were so aware of the fire laws. All businesses and public buildings go through this now. Too bad people had to give their lives for this to occur.Manzanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467261212623663365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-58028288510742190492011-03-26T08:11:33.751-05:002011-03-26T08:11:33.751-05:00I want to thank each of you for contributing to th...I want to thank each of you for contributing to this post with your comments. <br /><br />Jerry, I'm glad you stopped by....Teresa Evangelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495114564099989481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-40868000980271425562011-03-26T07:04:55.033-05:002011-03-26T07:04:55.033-05:00What a stunning reminder of the complete story. Th...What a stunning reminder of the complete story. Thank you.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04278403041887060649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-49171199701088535022011-03-26T02:07:20.986-05:002011-03-26T02:07:20.986-05:00I came over here just in time. I just had a conver...I came over here just in time. I just had a conversation with someone ranting about lazy union workers (who did he think he was talking to??) and then he bragged about getting a great deal on flooring by paying cash so the installer wouldn't have to pay taxes. You have counterweighted my brain before it flew out of my head.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-85390769716011893962011-03-25T19:43:18.862-05:002011-03-25T19:43:18.862-05:00Hurrah for the unions. We (the US population in ge...Hurrah for the unions. We (the US population in general) absolutely take for granted all of the enormous advantages we enjoy thanks to the unions. No way could I list them all here...wages, hours, child labor restrictions, workplace safety, grievance hearing and redressal, on and on. Unfortunately, many new school reading lists have incorporated recent literature and dropped classics like "The Jungle" and Zola's "Germinal", so the new generations have no clue as to what conditions used to be like. (Although, as I recall, the unions weren't always portrayed in a positive light.)<br />Sorry Teresa, I shouldn't be venting! I'm glad you did this post, as a fitting memorial to those workers. May they not be forgotten.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-32927655539365393212011-03-25T18:03:38.533-05:002011-03-25T18:03:38.533-05:00Of course it must be remembered!Of course it must be remembered!One Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772881642197609507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-17089170224579600722011-03-25T14:53:41.604-05:002011-03-25T14:53:41.604-05:00Well said. The people and the corporations and the...Well said. The people and the corporations and the government...a necessary evil, a bitter triangle, the people must always fight for their rights. Always.Corinnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581819225069644563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-47893224946355624812011-03-25T14:35:29.834-05:002011-03-25T14:35:29.834-05:00Thank you for telling it like it is...you're s...Thank you for telling it like it is...you're so right about the media...or as I like to call it the propaganda machine. It seems that the coverage of the tragedy in Japan was a diversion to what was taking place in Libya. I feel used. War took the place of what should have been reports of our humanitarianism. <br />I too would like to honor the many that fight on behalf of workers in America...most of which are getting the shaft. Thanks for making an awareness...now this is what I call blogging. <br />The images above are good to see...it gives one pause...to really see the importance of life and its delicacy. I would rather see us as being humanitarians rather than cops policing the world...a country where the importance of all humans equally has a chance rather than just the few.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749464659476217501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-15442716116034729242011-03-25T13:46:56.079-05:002011-03-25T13:46:56.079-05:00Thank you for this post! It's easy to think, &...Thank you for this post! It's easy to think, "Oh, this would never happen now." But there are so many ways that people can be exploited and endangered.Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-25477272210350357372011-03-25T12:39:33.534-05:002011-03-25T12:39:33.534-05:00So sad
we learn by our mistakes.. and martyrs..So sad <br />we learn by our mistakes.. and martyrs..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08470961835179653158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1613729047769383491.post-28114777599973244792011-03-25T12:02:17.784-05:002011-03-25T12:02:17.784-05:00Right on, Teresa! I also agree that these must be ...Right on, Teresa! I also agree that these must be remembered. Thank you for bringing my attention to the significance of this date. I'm sitting in the San Francisco Airport using their 45 minutes of free WiFi...DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.com