Park Street Cultural Tour

South Central Federation of Labor AFL-CIO (Labor Temple)

We interviewed Scott Vaughn, the president of the fourteen trades union, and Mary Watrud, who is a journeyperson and a steamfitter. A steamfitter is someone who installs and repairs steampipes.

A labor union is a union where workers can get together and talk about problems at work and if they need to, strike or go picketing.
–Martha

The labor union on Park Street serves all the people in South-Central Wisconsin.

Not many women or minorities were in labor unions before 1970. Now there are many more.

The labor unions are struggling right now. Many people are doing service jobs instead of manufacturing jobs.
–Tristan

An apprenticeship is when you learn from someone that is already skilled and while you learn you earn money.
–Max

Starting a union is risky because one out of ever four people that start them lose their jobs.
–Tristan

Labor unions don’t lay low
They fight for what’s right
With strikes, picket lines, and so
They don’t lay low
They fight for what’s right.
–Sam O.

Home on Park Street Four Days in the Corridor Neighborhoods Experiencing Community What the Kids Said *Day One* Chadbourne College Sadie Pearson & Richard Davis Trinity Church Ideal Body Shop Park Street Shoe Repair Yee's Laundry La Movida Mercado Marimar Bram's Addition *Day Two* Early Childhood Center Yue-Wah Oriental Foods Boys & Girls Club Style & Grace Salon St. Mark's Lutheran Church Romnes Apartments Yasmin's Halal Meat Market Miracle's Home Neighborhood House Italian Workmen's Club Family Potluck *Day Three* Meriter Hospital Bayview Mural Bocce Ball Beth Israel Synagogue Wisconsin Union Hoofers Mexico Lindo Fishing Along Wingra Creek *Day Four* AFL-CIO (Labor Temple) Eugene Parks Quality Ace Hardware Oriental Shop Lakeside Fibers Chicken Underground Family Daycare Tropical Fish World Quann Community Gardens Multicultural Center Street Scenes 1 Street Scenes 2 Park Street Delights 1 Park Street Delights 2 Dane County Cultural Tour Hmong Cultural Tour	South Central Federation of Labor AFL-CIO (Labor Temple) We interviewed Scott Vaughn, the president of the fourteen trades union, and Mary Watrud, who is a journeyperson and a steamfitter. A steamfitter is someone who installs and repairs steampipes. A labor union is a union where workers can get together and talk about problems at work and if they need to, strike or go picketing. –Martha The labor union on Park Street serves all the people in South-Central Wisconsin. Not many women or minorities were in labor unions before 1970. Now there are many more. The labor unions are struggling right now. Many people are doing service jobs instead of manufacturing jobs. –Tristan An apprenticeship is when you learn from someone that is already skilled and while you learn you earn money. –Max Starting a union is risky because one out of ever four people that start them lose their jobs. –Tristan Labor unions don’t lay low They fight for what’s right With strikes, picket lines, and so They don’t lay low They fight for what’s right. –Sam O.
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