Attended the march on the Capitol Workers Defence Project Austin Texas staged last February in solidarity but wonder if such events are more about rallying the troops than effecting change. In particular it struck me that most of the politicians that would be influenced probably don’t understand Spanish.
I have been reading Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States and find it very enlightening. Labour Laws in Texas put me in mind of the conditions Charles Dickens railed about nearly two centuries ago. I see little difference between the way construction workers are treated and slavery.
Changing the system as it now exists is not in the self-interest of the Politicians on Capitol Hill. The system by which these people are elected and paid or not paid ensures that only the rich and powerful can afford to run for office. Finding a means of shaming these people into action would seem the only practical solution.
The pen is mightier than the sword. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin did more to bring down slavery than any number of protests and rebellions. I believe sympathetic and famous writers need to be inspired to write memoirs or fictional accounts to expose the evils of construction work in Texas. I’m sure there would be no problem finding case histories and individuals who would be willing to supply background for such accounts.
I have been reading Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States and find it very enlightening. Labour Laws in Texas put me in mind of the conditions Charles Dickens railed about nearly two centuries ago. I see little difference between the way construction workers are treated and slavery.
Changing the system as it now exists is not in the self-interest of the Politicians on Capitol Hill. The system by which these people are elected and paid or not paid ensures that only the rich and powerful can afford to run for office. Finding a means of shaming these people into action would seem the only practical solution.
The pen is mightier than the sword. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin did more to bring down slavery than any number of protests and rebellions. I believe sympathetic and famous writers need to be inspired to write memoirs or fictional accounts to expose the evils of construction work in Texas. I’m sure there would be no problem finding case histories and individuals who would be willing to supply background for such accounts.
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