In a message dated 7/2/00 2:37:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, TLehman at lor.net writes:
> Tim---I'm not trying to belittle your efforts. You should remember that
> everyone from Mike Wallace's daughter to Prince Charles made the scene in
the
> Mon Valley in the 80's---a lot of good it did us.
>
> The problem is and was that labor has to connect/re-connect with broader
> constituencies. Like the environmental and the consumer. If this is the
> direction that Nader was pushing you in the early 80's, as you indicate, he
> was giving you good direction!!!
>
> I'm not one to dismiss conspiracy theories out of hand. Matter of fact
Penn
> State published an interesting little conspiracy theory book on the
> destruction of the steel industry, the Mon Valley and American industry in
> general.
>
> Even if conspiracies are true and they involve the elite in high places in
> our government---they can be overcome if our political base is broad enough.
>
> Tom Lehman
>