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labor history, Lattimer Massacre, National Labor College, National Workers Memorial, UA, UMWA, United Mine Workers, Workers Memorial Day
As Tim Turnbach, member of the United Association (UA) Local 524, looked at the sun glinting off the stainless steel sculpture he created, he knew that the joy and pride of this moment would be with him for the rest of his life.
More important though, was that the sculpture, a weathervane depicting a scene from the Lattimer Massacre of 1897, was made to last forever—union made with skills learned decades before as a UA apprentice and journeyman. Continue reading
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