Billy Bragg - There Is Power in a Union (Pride Original Soundtrack Version)

There Is Power in a Union (with FORTZA Choir & Tredegar Town Band) (Pride Original Soundtrack Version) is taken from Billy Bragg - The Roaring Forty. Pre-order the album from the official store now: bbragg.lnk.to/theroaringforty
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Lyrics
There is power in a factory, power in the land
Power in the hand of the worker
But it all amounts to nothing
If together we don't stand
There is power in a Union
Now the lessons of the past
Were all learned with workers' blood
The mistakes of the bosses we must pay for
From the cities and the farmlands
To trenches full of mud
War's always been the bosses' way, sir
The Union forever defending our rights
Down with the blackleg, all workers unite
With our brothers and our sisters
From many far off lands
There is power in a Union
Now I long for the morning that they realize
Brutality and unjust laws cannot defeat us
But who'll defend the workers who cannot organise
When the bosses send their lackeys out to cheat us?
Money speaks for money
The Devil for his own
Who comes to speak for the skin and the bone?
What a comfort to the widow
A light to the child
There is power in a Union
The Union forever defending our rights
Down with the blackleg, all workers unite
With our brothers and our sisters
Together we will stand
There is power in a Union

[@hilltopshitkicker]

If you fight, you might lose, if you don't fight, you'll never win.

[@capybara8868]

Joined my trade union on my first day of employment in December 1977. My membership ended only with my retirement at the end of July 2023. Proud to have stood in solidarity with countless workers in struggle - and my own union's disputes. With Trump, Erdoğan, Putin proving that fascism stalks the globe the need for strong, effective and independent trade unions has never been greater. 💪🏻✊🏻💪🏻✊🏻

[@videohistorysnippets8963]

There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow man. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well. There is no power in the world that can stop the forward march of free men and women when they are joined in the solidarity of human brotherhood.

[@toterola451]

You are speaking my language, friend.♥️✊♥️

[@DylanAFSCMELOCAL1583member]

Walter Reuther

[@shyamravindran6793]

all hail the power of billly bragg

[@cr0426]

Much needed today in the US right now!! I support the UAW strike.

[@andyagusgaidhlig]

The film Pride introduced me to this song. What a slice of magic. Solidarity 🤝

[@mo2239]

Same here, great film, powerful song.

[@cassiedevereaux-smith3890]

Same.

[@maxfieldstanton4541]

Check out The World Turned Upsidedown and Which Side Are You On. Billy Bragg is truly with the workers, rumer has it that he drank down some of Joe Hill's ashes on May Day.

[@nicolaskergueno3096]

Unionize against Anhilation and Exploitation ! Forward friends of all countries.

[@obiwanobiwan13]

Musically AND Politically: *"The Battle Cry of Freedom" means "There's Power in a Union!"*

[@alexandranixon9598]

Actually incredible. Had a lil’ cry

[@bethanyhunt2704]

We need worker OWNERSHIP and decision-making - then there would be no need for unions, because there'd be no bosses exploiting us!

[@nickburton9366]

I cane here cuz its a good day in the UK

[@azp...]

Gorgeous version!

[@dantebarbagallo4259]

Billy è un mito ed un compagno!adoro le sue canzoni!

[@georgelorimer6335]

Marvellous. One out all out ✊🏽🚩

[@jameswebster5398]

Brilliant BB

[@2015Drama]

What a beautiful version of this song. The perfect choice to end such an inspiring and rousing movie.

[@krypton2k]

Fucking yes

[@atlantic85]

Saw you at Moseley Arts and Folk Festival a couple of weeks ago! You were great!

[@Tankgirl88a2]

Came here to see what Jennifer English was singing in her stream

[@MuckyPup329]

Me, a lifelong union activist who's sang that song on picket lines, watching her sing it on stream: "Well, guess I'm in love now"

[@kohaku059]

lmao i was about to comment this XD THERE IS POWER IN A UNIOOOOOONNN!!!!

[@majicmafia9711]

Only if you take your vacancies, thank you Billy for pushing the jab,

[@parrotconservative]

Fly away oh glory Unionist Rip off 😂