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20. Industrial manufacturing leaving the U.S. destroyed organized labor.

Tue Jun 28, 2022, 12:01 AM

Jun 2022

The only union Reagan picked a fight with was PATCO and it was a small professional type union which had little power in organized labor as a whole.

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Is Reagun responsible for many of the problems [View all] BigmanPigman Jun 2022 OP

Yes. Mme. Defarge Jun 2022 #1

Yes In It to Win It Jun 2022 #2

Yep. TwilightZone Jun 2022 #3

Yes!!!! texasfiddler Jun 2022 #4

A lot of southern, conservative Democrats in the '80's. TheRealNorth Jun 2022 #8

Is this a trick question? Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #6

I thought I was over generalizing BigmanPigman Jun 2022 #7

It was the spring of 1982. I remember this protest sign ... Earth-shine Jun 2022 #9

I was a freshman at Parsons BigmanPigman Jun 2022 #11

Yes, but it was hardly just him. unblock Jun 2022 #10

Yes, along with Roger Stone. Nt Baked Potato Jun 2022 #12

Absolutely. SergeStorms Jun 2022 #13

And among other things Raygun took down Carter's WH solar panels, and... electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #14

And among other things Raygun took down Carter's WH solar panels, and... electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #15

Reagan destroyed organized labor DBoon Jun 2022 #17

The Air Traffic Controllers was the first attack, I think. electric_blue68 Jun 2022 #18

Reagan engineered a recession and made the dollar very expensive DBoon Jun 2022 #19

Industrial manufacturing leaving the U.S. destroyed organized labor. former9thward Jun 2022 #20

It ALL started with Reagan...! NM Grins Jun 2022 #21

Definitely! 🤬 nt Raine Jun 2022 #22

Not only no - BUT HELL FUCKING NO Diablo del sol Jun 2022 #23

The thing I hope lives on in history Mr.Bill Jun 2022 #24