Union Song Lyrics

Walked down to the docks and saw containers coming in

Laborers unload the bread within

Nineteen thirty four it was the West Coast Longshore Strike

Now today we're keeping up the fight

We'll keep up the fight although the battle may be long

And we're going to sing the union song

Looking overhead I see an airplane flying by

Needs someone to navigate the sky

Nineteen eighty one the air traffic controllers strike

Now today we're keeping up the fight

We'll keep up the fight although the battle may be long

And we're going to sing the union song

Walked up on a mountain saw the miners hauling coal

Abandoned soon as they don't have a role

Nineteeeen oh two it was the anthracite coal strike

Now today we're keeping up the fight

We'll keep up the fight although the battle may be long

And we're going to sing the union song

Riding down the highway saw the truckers driving past

Get things to their destination fast

Nineteen thirty four the Minneapolis general strike

Now today we're keeping up the fight

We'll keep up the fight although the battle may be long

And we're going to sing the union song

Walking through the city I see the workers serving food

Satiate all culinary moods

Two thousand fifteen it was the Fight for Fifteen strike

Now today we're keeping up the fight

We'll keep up the fight although the battle may be long

And we're going to sing the union song

Walking through the streets I see the trucks and vans and cars

Workers had to assemble the parts

Nineteen thirty six it was the GM sit-down strike

Now today we're keeping up the fight

We'll keep up the fight although the battle may be long

And we're going to sing the union song

Riding on the railway see a track being restored

The conductor shouting all aboard

Nineteen twenty two it kicked off the Great Railroad Strike

Now today we're keeping up the fight

We'll keep up the fight although the battle may be long

And we're going to sing the union song