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As a child growing up in the Silver Valley (North Idaho) I witnessed union strikes against mining companies. In fact, the first strike in the Valley was over the right to a decent burial. Mostly the union men struck for decent working conditions, but the company officials always tried to make it look like the men only wanted more money. (Of course, they also controlled the local newspaper, so you can imagine what slant they put on things.) I know of many dirty tactics the company officials used and tried to use to break the solidarity of the...