worth repeating

Well said, Tim:

May 10, 2006
Pro-Union PSA from the 1980s
Tim Swanson

Textile wages in foreign country: $2.50/hour
A dozen tube socks: $4
Union Dues: $35/month

Public Service Announcement rehashing hackneyed anti-trade sentiments for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union: Priceless

There are some things money can buy, for everything else there is Economics 101.

May 10, 2006 01:31 AM | comment | contact Tim Swanson | other posts

My own memories of ILGWU brainwashing from that same era are here:

look for the union label