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(en) US, NAF* Firebrand #3 - Wildcat by MatinGlaberman Wildcat II, III
Date
Sat, 21 May 2005 08:45:52 +0300
Wildcat II
You are aware of it before you look up
(perhaps it's the advancing quiet)
The catch of excitement as you see them
Walking toward the gate
Not hurrying.
Each man distinct. The group growing
As the shop melts away
Behind them.
Washed clean
By a single wave
That leaves a few pebbles behind.
Foreman stand here and there
Not anxious to get in the way
Little eddies at their feet
Immobile in the mud.
Outside it is crisp and cold
Men waiting for the stragglers
To get through the gate.
"What the hell's the matter?"
"Where did it start?"
"They took the helper off the big job."
"Christ, that could kill you,
working that job alone."
The men drift off.
No need to keep anyone
Out
Or in,
A day to rest
shop maybe
do some repairs.
We'll see tomorrow.
Wildcat III
The International Representative
Sits behind the local union president.
An occasional whisper
Keeps him firm against the rising anger.
What is it so difficult?
Just stay out until we win.
The simple repetition with growing heat
Proves too much
For the president
The whisper cannot carry over the roaring
debate
And the International Rep
Brushes the president aside
Power now openly wielded
"You are weakening the union...
"How can we negotiate...
"You are violating the contract...
"Return to work..."
Why is it so difficult?
Stay our until we win.
"You must back your union...
"An administrator will be appointed..."
It's their contract.
Let them run the damned plant.
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* Firebrand is a publication of the Firebrand Collective,
a member collective of the Northwest Anarchist Federation
(NAF).
FIREBRAND - A VOICE FOR PORTLANDS RANK AND FILE WORKERS
ISSUE 3 Spring/Summer 2005 Federation)
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