In 2001, Beatrice G. was working for a textile company in Oklahoma. She had a union job, making a decent wage, with enough benefits that she did not worry about her husband’s failing health financially crippling their finances. Beatrice worked a 40 hour work week, bringing home enough money to pay all her families bills, including college tuition for her son, Gregory. She had job security in her union job, producing quality fabrics for clothing, furnishings, and after-market automotive parts. Beatrice had no idea that her lifestyle was about to be destroyed by the Oklahoma State Legislature the same year. Continue reading →