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there have always been ruins somewhere advice/living

'He's a monster,' Anne said. 'He'd work in the ruins of Hiroshima.'

'He is working in the ruins of Hiroshima.'

'Why not?' Dubreuilh asked. 'There have always been ruins somewhere.'

—p.240 The Mandarins by Simone de Beauvoir
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there have always been ruins somewhere advice/living

'He's a monster,' Anne said. 'He'd work in the ruins of Hiroshima.'

'He is working in the ruins of Hiroshima.'

'Why not?' Dubreuilh asked. 'There have always been ruins somewhere.'

—p.240 by Simone de Beauvoir
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it's time now to reap what we sowed why/read

'I know, but...' Once more Lambert paused, seemed embarrassed. 'For example, your series on Portugal is very good, but I remember those pages you once wrote on Sicily, It makes you feel a little sad not to find anything like them in what you're writing now.'

'If you ever go to Portugal, you won'…

—p.149 by Simone de Beauvoir
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a sit-in or plant occupation was unlawful trespass project/panopticon

Because all other strategies have been unsuccessful, workers think about sitting-in and occupying the plant. They perceive that if they can prevent the company from moving the machinery, there remains a possibility that production will resume and their jobs will be saved.

Between 1936 and 1939 A…

—p.97 Labor Law for the Rank & Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law Practicing Solidarity Unionism (73) by Daniel Gross
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the right to strike was interfered with

The reality is that within a dozen years after passage of the NLRA in 1935 the right to strike was interfered with, impeded, or diminished in the following three ways:

  1. In the very first collective bargaining agreements between CIO unions in auto and steel on the hand, and General Motors and U…
—p.21 Where Do Workers’ Rights Come From? (17) by Daniel Gross