[lbo-talk] AC on police conduct at U-Michigan

[Mr. WD]

On Nov 28, 2007 8:20 PM, joanna <123hop at comcast.net> wrote:


> Today's prison guards were yesterday's unionized
> blue-collar workers.

My understanding is that the vast majority of prisons are located in
rural areas, and that prisons are becoming increasingly important to
many rural economies in the US.  That's the case here in NC anyway.
Have unions ever been very strong in rural areas?

-N