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ALT Graphic reading "Who is J.B. Pritzker? - Learning & Labor Episode 15" Features blue and green gradient background with neon text in front of and behind a photo of Gov. Pritzker.
ALT Gouda looking adorable near my microphone set up
ALT Georgie messing with my microphone
ALT Lincoln, Cuomo and Pritzker in the style of socialist icons with a red background
ALT Rod Blagojevich, running for his second term as Democratic representative for the 5th District, parts of which abut the 9th, was a close observer of the primary. “The voters had three solid choices,” he says. “J.B. Pritzker is, in my view, one of the most knowledgeable people on public policy issues, in or out of government. “I think he was at a decided disadvantage because he’d never held office before and he’s very young and the fact that he comes from wealth was, ironically, more of a handicap than a help to him. That wealth creates certain prejudices. “We are going to hear a lot more from J.B. Pritzker, because ultimately, in the long haul, quality will emerge, (as will) J.B.’s knowledge of issues and his commitment to those issues. This was a good first start and I think J.B. has a tremendous future. Remember, Abraham Lincoln didn’t win his first election and Mario Cuomo lost several races before he got elected. For J.B., this is only the beginning.”
ALT Rod Blagojevich, running for his second term as Democratic representative for the 5th District, parts of which abut the 9th, was a close observer of the primary. “The voters had three solid choices,” he says. “J.B. Pritzker is, in my view, one of the most knowledgeable people on public policy issues, in or out of government. “I think he was at a decided disadvantage because he’d never held office before and he’s very young and the fact that he comes from wealth was, ironically, more of a handicap than a help to him. That wealth creates certain prejudices. “We are going to hear a lot more from J.B. Pritzker, because ultimately, in the long haul, quality will emerge, (as will) J.B.’s knowledge of issues and his commitment to those issues. This was a good first start and I think J.B. has a tremendous future. Remember, Abraham Lincoln didn’t win his first election and Mario Cuomo lost several races before he got elected. For J.B., this is only the beginning.”
ALT The Pritzker Family Tree, depicting patriarchs of the family, A.N. Pritzker's three sons, their children, and others relevant for the Pritzker family crisis of the early 2000s.
ALT Graphic reading "Who is J.B. Pritzker? - Learning & Labor Episode 15" Features the skyline of Chicago.
ALT HAPPY LABOR DAY!
ALT ANOTHER VIOLENT SUPRESSION OF WORKERS, the Haymarket affair, had inspired intl. workers’ day, celebrated in most countries on may 1. U.S. LABOR day was chosen to differentiate from may day’s left wing history.
ALT LABOR LEADER EUGENE DEBS was imprisoned for his involvement in the pullman strike. He soon after became a socialist, eventually running for president & organizing with the socialist party of America.
ALT LABOR DAY became a federal holiday in 1894.After brutally crushing the PULLMAN railroad workers’ strike, this was a symbolic gesture to appease labor.
ALT Today is U.S. Labor Day THIS HOLIDAY WAS WON THROUGH WORKERS’ STRUGGLE.
