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Casey Jones The Union Scab 2012

from Singing To The Choir by John Paul Wright

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Written for the Railroad Workers United No Single Employee Crew fight!

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Casey Jones the Union Scab 2013
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Fellow workers on the railroad get your head outta the sand,
about ifin when they gonna run one man.
because there's a union culture of scabbery,
between the UTU and The BLE-t.

[ Chorus ]

Casey Jones, There's a lot of them around.
Casey Jones won't put the reverser down!
Casey Jones gonna stick it to me and you...
When they start runnin trains with a one man crew.

This is the way Mr. Debs said it would be,
if we kept up with jurisdiction scabbery.
The carriers have it just the way they like,
with over 13 unions just ichin for a fight!

Back in the day, well we should have merged
and i'm here to tell ya we were on the verge,
of organizin' a union with incredible might,
but now all we have is a terrible plight.

Casey Jones was in the UTU-e.
Casey said screw the BLE!
If you don't know what I'm talkin about-
Better study up on our history!

The BLE, well they were afraid too.,
with the GCA committees screamin' what are we gonna do?
So they got together and fired their president,
and that's just a little of how the story went!

[ Chorus ]

Enginner, Conductor, Train Service Employee,
Utility road positions, a blurrin of craft autonomy!
Railroads have been thinkin years ahead.
and our unions seem to be playin dead!

Casey say's "they won't run one man!
The FRA and unions are gonna make a stand!"
but they used to have 5 and now they got 2,
when they sold us out and sidetracked the caboose!

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from Singing To The Choir, released December 24, 2012

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John Paul Wright Louisville, Kentucky

John Paul Wright is a community organizer, union organizer / Labor Singer and Djembe player. Working Locomotive Engineer and Folk Musician.. a man of many hats..

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