I'm Dreaming of a Fair Contract

I'm Dreaming of a Fair Contract

I'm dreaming of a fair contract,

The best agreement we have known,

One with no concessions,

That we'll vote yes on,

A real union milestone.

I'm dreaming of a fair contract,

With every picketline | walk;

Till this union-busting is stopped,

And we make the bosses sit and talk.

I'm dreaming of a fair contract,

Without a cut in benefits:

We have worked for our share,

Of decent healthcare,

And not for the profits of the rich.

I'm dreaming of a fair contract,

With every plant we occupy;

Till we stop that scab coal supply,

And we've won a victory for our side!

Julie McCall adapted this from music coming out of the 1989

Pittston coal mining strike in West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky.

Well it's a long time on the street

And the rockin’ chair money‘s all gone, *

It's a long time on the street

And the rockin’ chair moncy’s ali gone.

I'm down to rollin’ my own

And pickin’ butts off the lawn.

Went to the employment office

To see what I could find,

I went to the employment office

To see what I could find.

Six hundred other people there

Same thing on their mind.

Told the interviewer

I'd do anything but shovel crap,

I'd told the interviewer

I'd do anything but shovel crap.

He told me he was sorry,

There was only one opening for that.

When I was drawing compensation *

They'd hang any job on my neck,

Yes, when I was drawing compensation

They'd hang any job on my neck.

But now that old rockin’ chair's busted

They won't let me past the first desk.

President said on television

That things was mighty fine,

The president said on television

That things was mighty fine.

Man at the supermarket tells me

No grocenes sold on time.

are eligible for only half as long as are Canadian workers for

corresponding benefits.