[dalereed]

“I faced union thugs when I was young, and because I was young and foolish I backed down. I faced union thugs again many times once I was older, and I have never again backed down in the face of bullies”

Be careful which union leaders you don't back down against!

I had a labor union BA back me up against a wall with a snub nose 38 when I challenged him.

He was a real bad actor, Jitterbug Jackson, he was the treasurer of local 300, Los Angeles, and stole the unions funds. 4 years later he returned and was elected president of the union.

[TurtleUp]

Be careful which union leaders you don't back down against! I had a labor union BA back me up against a wall with a snub nose 38 when I challenged him. He was a real bad actor, Jitterbug Jackson, he was the treasurer of local 300, Los Angeles, and stole the unions funds. 4 years later he returned and was elected president of the union.

I know the feeling, and I'm always careful because I have children. I also will not back down in a meaningful sense, although I may use a different approach in the face of a loaded gun (which I have experienced with union thugs too). We cannot let them learn that a loaded gun will bring them victory, or decent people will face more union guns than we do already.