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My father was nearly killed in the 70's during the United Mine Workers Strike by union members. I think his mine was selected to be hit because he was from out-of-state (Texas), his mine had voted to be non-union, and he was working during their strike.

After a full day of gunfire, Governor Wallace had to send in the National Guard in helicopters to tear-gas the crowd (estimated to be between 800-1000 people) to get them out. The union members burned his equipment and put sugar in the fuel tanks. It was a month before he could even return to his own mine. They had dynamited the bridge into the site so no help could come during the seige.

After the National Guard got them out, they tried to get the local police to give them a ride home. They refused, being on the side of the union.

Dad testified before Congress about violence within the unions, and was asked to head up an investigation into the matter, but declined.

He won a large lawsuit against the union, which just about got him back to the point he was before the whole matter began, but people died that were scheduled to testify against the union.

Well... There you have it, if you'll read it and do more than weep!!!

Holy cow, the union's just a violent crime syndicate, guess that's why the dems are such compatriots with them.