Forty years at the plant
Loyal, hard working
Just like his father
Shop foreman, pro-union
Supported his family
Took pride in his work
Two months before retirement
The plant closed, company moved
Laid off
Forty years at the plant
Unlike his father
No pension, no employment
Betrayed, angry, disillusioned,
Lost
Peter Blau works with students of all ages. He believes everyone has a story to tell and the goal in his teaching is to help his students discover their unique voice and style as they tell those stories with their writing. To him, writing is more than just a means to an end, but it is the end in itself.
Well written, succinct, and emotional. Compelling piece!
Punches ya in the gut…immediately gave myself some bicarb — the Staten Island workers voting recently for a union in the face of aggressive opposition by Amazon, their employer.
A terse tale for our times – a searing comment on the abuses of loyalty.