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Old 10-24-2007, 05:18 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight View Post
Walt was strongly anti-union. He felt betrayed by workers that unionized, considering it a slap in the face when he felt he ran his company like a family. He had strong ties to some anti-union/anti-communist activist groups, which also happened to have ties to anti-semitic groups which is where the perception that he was an anti-Semite stems from, though an examination of the people he worked closely with and was good friends with makes it hard for me to believe that part.
I should add that to my list of 'why Walt Disney was the greatest man alive' list.

Today, Disneyland is unionized... :/
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