Len Shindel
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- Len Shindel began working at Bethlehem Steel’s Sparrows Point Plant in 1973, where he was a union activist and elected representative in local unions of the United Steelworkers, frequently publishing newsletters about issues confronting his co-workers. His nonfiction and poetry have been published in the “Other Voices” section of the Baltimore Evening Sun, The Pearl, The Mill Hunk Herald, Pig Iron, Labor Notes and other publications. After leaving Sparrows Point in 2002, Shindel, a father of three and grandfather of seven, began working as a communication specialist for an international union based in Washington, D.C. The International Labor Communications Association frequently rewarded his writing. He retired in 2016. Today he and his wife, Maxine, live in Garrett County where he enjoys writing, cross-country skiing, kayaking, hiking, fly-fishing and fighting for a more peaceful, sustainable and safe world for his grandchildren and their generation
Posts by Len Shindel:
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Buddy Bantum
I began working at Bethlehem Steel’s Sparrows Point Plant in 1973. I had....
Bernie
Photo used under a Creative Commons license from flickr user Jasperdo In the 1970s,....
Elise Bryant: Labor’s Sister of Hope
Artwork by Mike Konopacki “Next time someone asks you about the labor movement rather than....
Reflections on the 116th Congress
Photo used under a Creative Commons license from flickr user Alvin Feng. When I....
Mac
Mac peered over his machine. His frantic foreman missed the wiser-than-you’ll-ever-be smile. Mac was never disrespectful. But nobody....
Coalescence
I peel leaf-colored clumps from my shovel. The clay carries memories, art class, wonders of the....
We’ll Be Fine
The presidential scholar drips delicate fingers down his chin. With smooth, white, Ivy-infused certitude, he promises. Our....
Western Marylanders March for gun sanity
Can you hear the prayer of the children? On bended knee, in the shadow....
Revolt
Animals go loony when earthquakes and volcanoes gather their murderous forces. But dogs and owners....
West Virginia Teachers: ‘Our strike is opening eyes’
BRUCETON MILLS, W. VA — On March 5, my wife, a retired teacher,....
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