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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Old Leather
The dogwood I planted last year has sprouted darts, rocks piled on the side, boastful testaments, to....
I Want a Leader
Photo used under a Creative Commons license from flickr user R. Miller. I Want....
Baltimore Worker-Owners Sell Their Plant
John Morant, a 27-year employee, says, "I liked the pace of work and....
Willow
The dappled willow thrived where the waterlogged yellow cypress had withered. “They’ll drink all the water....
A Nephew’s Hug
It was the right time For the longest hug. Had my nephew fathomed the death of his....
Jackson and Beirut
In 2008, while working for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, I traveled....
Can’t Beat This
The late U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sean Hamilton fly-fishing. Photo used....
Math Fright
I have always been frightened by math. 8,473 km, 5,264.878 miles between Amazon rain forests, Greenland ice sheets. 150 acres....
Fingers
Raspy cough, white bathrobe, fingers reaching for your ivory coffee mug, red lipstick on the rim, fingers, slender and strong like vice....
Mill Memorabilia
Feature photo: Members of United Steelworkers Local 2609 at Bethlehem Steel’s Sparrows Point....
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