I’m a third generation union worker. My grandfathers were both transportation workers, one was a teamster and the other a railroader for B&O. My dad was UAW and then IAM. I’m IWW and AFT. My son is now IWW as well. In my family history, we have understood that the working class and the employing class have fundamentally different objectives. I was raised with class consciousness and with an understanding about honoring commitments to my class because of my union roots that both run deep but remain near the surface as well.
