A tale of Labor Unions

By Jan Shapin

A Snug Life Somewhere is about Penny Joe Copper, daughter of a roustabout shingle weaver, who is caught up in a 1916 union tragedy known as the Everett Massacre. Her brother Horace is killed, as is the cousin of a radical union organizer, Gabe.

When her love affair with Marcel, a music student seven years her junior, is thwarted, she is pulled into Gabe’s campaign to avenge the “Everett Martyrs.” She follows Gabe to Mexico (where they live in a household of Bolsheviks bent on smuggling jewels), then to Chicago (where she rediscovers Marcel, steals a Faberge egg and escapes from Gabe). Then a second event intervenes—the Seattle General Strike of 1919.

Penny Joe returns to Seattle to confront Gabe and meets up with a mysterious stranger who turns out to be J. Edgar Hoover.

Should she give the Faberge egg to Hoover as evidence against Gabe or just disappear and start a new life? Is she ever going to reunite with her lost love, Marcel?

Happy Labor Day

Factory Worker Chicken

Ingredients

2 h 25 m8 servings451 cals

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• 2 pounds chicken thighs
  
  
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle zesty Italian dressin
  
  

• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa

Directions

• Prep
  5 m
• Cook
  20 m
• Ready In
  2 h 25 m

1. To Marinate: Place chicken in a nonporous glass dish or bowl; pour dressing and salsa over chicken and turn to coat. Cover with lid or aluminum foil and refrigerate to marinate for at least 2 hours, or overnight.
2. Preheat oven to Grill/Broil.
3. Remove chicken from dish or bowl, discarding any remaining marinade, and grill/broil for about 20 minutes or until cooked through and juices run clear. Serve immediately.

Footnotes

• Note
• The nutrition data for this recipe includes information for the full amount of the marinade ingredients. Depending on marinating time, ingredients, cooking method, etc., the actual amount of the marinade consumed will vary.
• Easy Cleanup
• If you make this in a slow cooker, using a slow cooker liner can make cleanup easier.