I never met my grandfathers either my mother or fathers father. I did some searching at the baseball hall of fame and found out all the stories about my grandfather being a baseball player in 1900 to 1910 were true. He played for lots of teams from one coast to the other. As a retired CWA member I was thrilled to get all of his statistics but the real thrill was to see his membership card in the umpires union. My grandmothers last husband the only “grandfather I ever knew was a union printer and that is where I heard about unions and craftsmanship. He told me to do the best job you could so you will be proud of the work you have done. He also told me to save a nickel from every dollar that you earn. I listened to his stories as he would beat me a checkers. He was a member for over 50 years and he received an award for being the oldest living member of the printers
