From the MRZine: Ideas for addressing labor’s crisis, by Bill Fletcher, Jr.
Most labor activists with whom I have spoken have had a similar reaction. Whether one supports positions taken by the Service Employees International Union, the Teamsters, et al.; whether one supports the positions advanced by the John Sweeney leadership of the AFL-CIO; or whether one falls into the ‘none of the above’ category, there is this sense of relative powerlessness. While it is true that this so-called debate has been brought to us in living color via the Internet and the various websites, thus allowing for more commentary than what would have been the case in the past, what has been missing is the sense that those of us beneath the level of president of a national or international union can have any impact on events….
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