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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUCY ,P>SONS 

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,PHOTO BY ?I]RY EHRMANN1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE  
,IF !RE IS A C\NTRY ON ! FACE ( ! ,E>? :]E ! WORK+ CLASSES NE$ TO BE $UCAT$ TO UND]/& !IR CLASS 9T]E/S1 ?AT C\NTRY IS ,AM]ICA4 ,! WAGE-E>N]S >E TAU<T ?AT 9 ?IS C\NTRY :]E EV]Y MAN'S SON MAY ASPIRE TO BECOME PRESID5T ( !SE ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 !RE CAN BE NO CLASSES4 ,L>GE MASSES ACCEPT ?IS K9D ( 0JOLLY+0 )\T QUE/ION4 ,?\S&S ( !M DO REALLY BELIEVE WE HAVE NO CLASSES H]E4 ,BECAUSE ONE MAN 9 ?IRTE5 OR F\RTE5 MILLION M5 IS ELECT$1 9/EAD ( BE+ BORN TO RULE1 !Y ACCEPT ?IS AS 9DISPUTABLE EVID5CE ( UNIV]SAL LIB]TY4 

,ANO!R H>D FACT ?AT IS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE HOME TO ! ,AM]ICAN M9D1 IS ?AT HE BELONGS TO AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T CLASS FROM ?AT TO :I* ! EMPLOY+ CLASS BELONGS4 ,BECAUSE HE SEES SOME ( ! WAGE CLASS OCCASIONALLY ESCAPE FROM ! WAGE TO ! MIDDLE CLASS1 HE ?9KS MAYBE HE CAN DO SO TOO2 ?US HE BRIBES HIMSELF TO KEEP QUIET1 :ILE WRONG & OPPRESSION >E SE5 ON EV]Y H&4 ,IF HE JO9S HIS UNION1 IT IS AS A SORT ( TEMPOR>Y MAKE%IFT1 OR CONV5I5CE1 AS HE EXPECTS TO BECOME A BUS9ESSMAN1 OR LE>N A PR(ESSION OR HIS SON WILL BE A PR(ESSIONAL OR BUS9ESSMAN1 OR HIS DAU<T] WILL M>RY A RI* MAN OR SOME?+ ( ! K9D WILL HAPP52 SO HE GOES ON FROM YE> TO YE>1 BRIB+ HIMSELF2 MEAN:ILE HIS CONDITION & ?AT ( HIS CLASS BECOME MORE & MORE HOPELESS4 

,!N TOO1 ! TEA*+S ( ! TRADES UNIONS >E BAS$ UPON WRONG PREMISES1 9 SO F> AS !Y TEA* ! 0ID5TITY ( 9T]E/S BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR40 ,IF ! 9T]E/S ( CAPITAL & LABOR >E ID5TICAL1 :Y DO !Y NOT BO? BELONG TO ! SAME ORGANIZATION8 ,WE NE$ TO VIEW FROM ! RI<T /&PO9T ! CLASS /RUGGLE2 H5CE :5 AN ORGANIZATION IS F\ND$ = ! EXPRESS PURPOSE ( TEA*+ ! WORK+ CLASS CORRECT & FUNDAM5TAL PR9CIPLES UND]LY+ ! WAGE-SY/EM & !IR [N RELATION TO ! EMPLOY+ CLASS1 & :5 WE UND]/& !SE LESSONS >E TO BE TAU<T 9 ! MEET+S ( ! UNIONS1 !N 9DE$ MAY WE HAIL SU* AN ORGANIZATION AS A REAL BLESS+6 

,! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD WAS LAUN*$ 9 ,*ICAGO1 ,JULY #h?1 #aie ) ! AV[$ PURPOSE ( DEMON/RAT+ ?AT1 0! WORK+ CLASS & ! EMPLOY+ CLASS HAVE NO?+ 9 COMMON40 ,?AT ! READ]S ( ,! ,LIB]ATOR MAY UND]/& :AT ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD REALLY /& =1 WE GIVE ! ,PREAMBLE ( ! ,CON/ITUTION3 

,I,W,W ,PREAMBLE 

,! WORK+ CLASS & ! EMPLOY+ CLASS HAVE NO?+ 9 COMMON4 ,!RE CAN BE NO PEACE SO LONG AS HUNG] & WANT >E F\ND AMONG ! MILLIONS ( WORK+ PEOPLE1 & ! FEW1 :O MAKE UP ! EMPLOY+ CLASS1 HAVE ALL ! GOOD ?+S ( LIFE4 ,BETWE5 !SE TWO CLASSES A /RUGGLE MU/ GO ON UNTIL ALL ! TOIL]S COME TOGE!R ON ! POLITICAL1 AS WELL AS ON ! 9DU/RIAL FIELD1 & TAKE & HOLD ?AT :I* !Y PRODUCE BY !IR LABOR ?R\< AN ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS )\T AFFILIATION ) ANY POLITICAL P>TY4 ,! RAPID GA!R+ ( WEAL? & C5T]+ ( ! MANAGEM5T ( ! 9DU/RIES 9TO FEW] & FEW] H&S MAKE ! TRADES UNIONS UNABLE TO COPE ) ! EV]-GR[+ P[] ( ! EMPLOY+ CLASS1 BECAUSE ! TRADES UNIONS FO/] A /ATE ( ?+S :I* ALL[S ONE SET ( WORK]S TO BE PITT$ AGA9/ ANO!R SET ( WORK]S 9 ! SAME 9DU/RY1 !REBY HELP+ TO DEFEAT ONE ANO!R 9 WAGE W>S4 ,! TRADES UNIONS AID ! EMPLOY+ CLASS TO MISLEAD ! WORK]S 9TO ! BELIEF ?AT ! WORK+ CLASS HAVE 9T]E/S 9 COMMON ) !IR EMPLOY]S4 ,!SE SAD CONDITIONS CAN BE *ANG$ & ! 9T]E/S ( ! WORK+ CLASS UPHELD ONLY BY AN ORGANIZATION =M$ 9 SU* A WAY ?AT ALL ITS MEMB]S 9 ANY ONE 9DU/RY1 OR 9 ALL 9DU/RIES1 IF NECESS>Y1 CEASE WORK :5EV] A /RIKE OR A LOCK\T IS ON 9 ANY DEP>TM5T !RE(1 ?US MAK+ AN 9JURY TO ONE1 AN 9JURY TO ALL4 

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