It is we who plowed the prairies; built the cities where they trade
    Dug the mines and built the workshops - endless miles of railroad laid
    Now we stand, outcast and starving, 'mid the wonders we have made
    But the union makes us strong

I don't really mean to express an opinion here, but I was struck by how closely the views (and even the rhetoric) corresponded. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_Forever )