No-strike clauses and the IWW
Juan Conatz on no-strike clauses, how they became common, what previous Wobblies thought of them and why they are bad for the IWW.
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Juan Conatz on no-strike clauses, how they became common, what previous Wobblies thought of them and why they are bad for the IWW.
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What the motive was or whether it was a mixed thing. whether they had, as you noted earlier, some jihadist idea, then got mad at their employees, their fellow workers, and decided to move things up and shift it to this. they just don't know. >> that's exactly right, as they were talking about, saying there was a mission but they don't know if this was exactly it. but according to your reporting, it seems to be that they are leaning towards clarity about the potential for any type of radicalization based on how they were trying to construct certain improvised explosive devices. pete, thank you,...
>> riefland's symptoms have been treated with medication for several years. he now works in another factory, the metal shop on prison grounds. >> here you are back in a work environment. your fellow workers, did they know what your crime was? i was curious how that played out. >> i imagine some of them were a little leery, a little scared. i got a lot of respect, it seems like. >> where? >> at work and in the yard and stuff because of my crimes. >> he's not the only convicted murderer who sees fear behind the respect. when our crew arrived at anamosa, they were warned. the toughest inmate here...
I shot two employees in the head, then i also shot two in the leg. >> riefland's symptoms have been treated with medication for several years. he now works in another factory, the metal shop on prison grounds. >> here you are back in a work environment. your fellow workers, did they know what your crime was? i was curious how that played out. >> i imagine some of them were a little leery, a little scared. i got a lot of respect, it seems like. >> where? >> at work and in the yard and stuff because of my crimes. >> he's not the only convicted murderer who sees fear behind the respect. when our ...