Peter MacAulay of Vons #3076 has been in the industry for 9 years. He started as a box boy with Albertsons and is now a meat cutter. Peter is a local artist who has been featured in UMagazine, and his hobbies include painting, sculpting, and drawing in charcoal. Q: How would your life be different […]
read more »Lauri Shubin of Ralphs #71 has been in the industry for 5 years. She started as a courtesy clerk and is now a cashier and price integrity clerk. Shubin was also featured in the November-December 2011 issue of Umagazine for saving the life of a child at her store. For more on that, CLICK HERE […]
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In 1992, the Disney Company produced the musical drama Newsies. This movie tells the tale of several thousand homeless and orphaned children selling newspapers on the streets of New York City in the 1900’s. Led by 17-year-old Jack “Cowboy” Kelly, the children go on strike after the newspaper companies hike up their purchase price. Some […]
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In the early hours of July 12th, 1917, 2,200 men wearing white armbands gathered in Bisbee, Arizona. At 6:30 am, on the sheriff’s command, these newly deputized vigilantes rushed through the desert mining town detaining all men thought to be union sympathizers. Hours later, 1,286 men were loaded onto manure-coated cattle cars to be transported […]
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In May of 1934, the city of Toledo, Ohio found itself choked for five days by tear gas as National Guardsmen and company police battled local residents and striking workers. The city streets were littered with smoldering canisters, bricks, stones, and broken glass as workers from the Auto-Lite plant literally fought for their right to […]
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