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Randy Korgan: Rupert Murdoch was the kingpin behind deregulating the media, incl the Fairness Doctrine. Now money controls the media.
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Randy Korgan: Corporate America's greed--they can't control themselves. They deregulate this, take away that. A completely free market is slavery, & that's where we started as a country. We're going down a slippery slope.
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Randy Korgan: Any time the word "deregulation" comes up, there should be an equal sign next to it that says, "Workers lose."
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Randy Korgan: You have to stop killing people [via deregulation]. For a while, it's like society gave up, saying they couldn't do anything about it, but people are fighting more now.
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Randy Korgan: History has shown we can't predict what sparks a movement like with George Floyd. That had been happening for a very long time but when that happened, a movement took off.
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Randy Korgan: As a union organizer, I'm seeing more people go to city counsel & school board meetings. I'm seeing more people, even non-union workers, demanding more of their employers.
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Rick: It's like Upton Sinclair all over again.
Randy Korgan: History is repeating itself: Corporations are going too far. People are working 2-3 jobs & are so distracted while trying to have a balanced life. The next generation can be more aggressive.
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Randy Korgan: Amazon workers walked off the job on strike & were immediately met by other workers in the industry. When one of their own got fired, the others threatened to walk if the fired worker wasn't reinstated. That person got their job back.
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Randy Korgan: The political wins that are happening, esp. in certain states, never would have been anywhere near mainstream 20 years ago. FL passing a law saying you can run someone over if they impede your progress? That's crazy!
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Randy Korgan: You can't recreate the flashpoints of history; it has to be organic. At a certain point people have to realize the individuals they're following are instigating them to fight with other people.
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Rick: Julie Su has been nominated to replace Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary.
Randy Korgan: She was GREAT in California! She used the rules in CA & allowed people to become ambassadors of the CA Dept of Labor b/c they didn't have enough enforcement.
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Randy Korgan: Julie Su is very pro-labor. She's a good listener & works to find solutions.
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Check out Teamsters Local 1932's website here:
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