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The history of labor is written in blood. (thelemmy.club)
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[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

During WWII, 11% of the draftees in Great Britain were sent down into the coal mines instead of getting to go off and shoot Nazis. As if this weren't bad enough by itself, the veteran miners resented these draftee miners and would often haze them with hilarious practical jokes like letting the elevator cages free-fall on their way down.

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