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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 1 of [The Iron Ring] r FouLaws May Swenson Anca Vrbovska Ities IRON RING Well the time came when the workers just up and decided to slow down those clocks You know a speedup is hard on...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 2 of [The Iron Ring] 2 One thing we hit was the merit system setup by the bosses Only we called it the demerit system Heres how it worked The boss set a quota for each worker...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 3 of [The Iron Ring] Even the supers became irritable and nervous and would pick at the workers more and more to keep up their quotas Well you cant blame them they all got fed up and...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 4 of [The Iron Ring] 4 And we kept recruiting right and left There was an old song someone made up to the tune of Tipperary went like this Its a good thing to join the union...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 5 of [The Iron Ring] 5 admit we had a sound argupment even if they kept stalling us for a while About this time we got a little paper going the ACA NEWS where we printed contributions...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 6 of [The Iron Ring] 6 you wouldnt know the difference You sure would if you worked in a union shop sister 0 WHICH ARE YOU Are you an active member The kind that would be missed...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 7 of [The Iron Ring] 7 For what is the use or wheres the excuse To put my epidermis in danger I have always known that my skin is my own And not the skin of a...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 8 of [The Iron Ring] 8 Tape hung from the machines like grapes from vine And for once in the office we could really recline This hasnt ended but shortly it must For if it doesnt the...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 9 of [The Iron Ring] 9 speeding us up to double quick time There is a difference between flesh and metal between the human heart and the wheels of a clock So we decided to slow down...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 11 of [The Iron Ring] 10 going East West North or South the country 411 messages have to be relayed through one of those points So that pulling a standup in every one of those cities simultaneously...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 12 of [The Iron Ring] 31 And they stood up The worhers at other points receiving the message a couple seconds later sent it on and then stood up at their machines One minute and the message...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialImage 13 of [The Iron Ring] 12 The good news was that the working day would be cut one hour that the speedup was busted that wed be allowed a closed shop and full recognition of our union...
- Contributor: Swenson, May - Vrbovska, Miss Anca
- Date: 1939-06-21