Late capitalism a quote

[Joseph Tracy]

Pg 193 ATD  
Lake said Webb only loved the Union.
I"F IT WAS LOVE, it was less than two-way. With no more respectable family-man dodge to hide behind, Webb sought the embrace of Local 63, which, alarmed at the vehemence of his need, decided there ought to be some distance between him and the Union, and suggested he shift over into the Uncompahgre for a while, to the Torpedo workings."

So a couple things. Webb’s connection to the union had until soon before his murder been purposely distant because he was keeping a low profile to continue his private anarchist activities without close surveillance and his union endorsements may have been mostly directed at his children. Only with them gone did he try to get more involved and they found him too intense, even moving him. So there was no chance for bonds to form and he was murdered soon after he started working at a new location.