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Poetry
The Sound of Unions
Ah, the hills are alive, with The Sound of Unions, muses resident bard, David Peetz
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THE SOUND OF UNIONS
Yes, Rodgers and Hammerstein managed to put together some great tunes, and they had a pertinent theme - the escape from tyranny. But their lyrics were updated for the dilemmas facing 21st century workers, at the International Colloquium on Union Renewal, held in Montreal last month. We won't take you through the whole show, but resident bard David Peetz has passed on two emblematic songs - one with the question, and one with an answer...
HOW DO YOU SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF THE UNIONS
(Tune: How do you solve a problem like Maria?)
How do we solve the problem of the unions?
What do we do, it's getting pretty tough?
How do we find a word that means the unions?
The voice of the masses?
A bit of mess?
Stuffed?
Many a reason workers need the unions
Many a thing they need unions to do?
But how do we make them stay?
They leave after just a day
How do we make them stick to us like glue?
How do you solve the problem of the unions?
How on earth do we get out of this stew?
ORGANISE
(Tune: Edelweiss)
Organise, organise,
Every worker who meets you
Black and white, noisy and quiet
They'll be happy to greet you
Consciousness flows and it blooms and grows
The workers will lose their fetters
Organise, organise, things will start to get better
Mobilise, mobilise
The community as well
Use the press, do not rest
And you can give the boss hell
Consciousness flows and it blooms and grows
The workers will lose their fetters
Mobilise, mobilise, things will start to get better
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And it being Qu�bec, of course, it had to be done in French as well! Thanks to the fine translation efforts of Elisabeth Woods, we now have something you can sing along to when you tire of Alouette and La Marseilles...
QUELLES SOLUTIONS AU DEFI DES SYNDICATS?
Quelles solutions au d�fi des syndicats?
Probl�me complexe, comment faire pour le r�gler ?
Quel mot pour exprimer ce qui ne va pas?
La voix de la masse ?
S'�teint tranquillement...
Comment !!?
Les raisons, se multiplient pour se syndiquer
Quel nouveau r�le le syndicat doit t-il occuper ?
Comment s'assurer de le garder ?
Il quitte si vite !
Comment lui permettre de prendre racine chez nous?
Probl�me complexe, pas �vidant � r�gler !
Comment faire ? Vite, vite, aidez nous !
ORGANISE
Organise, organise,
Chaque travailleur sur ton chemin
Blanc ou noir, muet ou fort
Tous seront contents de te voir
Consciences qui se r�veillent, s'�veillent
De leur joug, travailleurs se lib�rent
Organise, organise c'est si facile � faire !
Mobilise, mobilise
Dans la communaut� surtout
Les m�dias comme alli�s,
Publicisons partout !
Consciences qui se r�veillent, s'�veillent
De leur joug, confr�res se lib�rent
Mobilise, Mobilise, c'est si facile � faire !
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