I believe in the Union
I believe in the union…
Because I believe in the strength of the worker
Whether it’s building a mine or making a burger
If we walk off we get labeled deserters
But we are not sheep and that boss ain’t a herder
We are mothers and brothers and nieces and sons
We’ve had it, can’t hack it, best believe that we’re done
With the pitiful wage and the miserable pay
With the lay-offs and cutbacks and the “It’s just business, okay?”
by Jessen Fox, aunion organizer in San Jose, California; hear Jessen read the entire poem on this week’s Labor Heritage Power Hour.