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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Sunday, January 18, 2004 ::
Organize, Strategize, Revitalize By David Moberg, In These Times
Unions debate best way to revive labor’s fortunes
The years of denial are over. For several decades, as union membership declined as a share of the workforce, top union leaders refused to acknowledge the problem. Now, every labor leader, from AFL-CIO President John Sweeney down, agrees that rebuilding labor’s numbers will require unions to devote more resources to organizing. But the same leaders also agree that increasing membership alone isn’t enough. The central issue is how to organize to increase the power of workers.
“People are frustrated. Giant corporations are winning, workers losing, unions losing,” one union president, speaking off the record, lamented. “The question is what we do about it?”------------------------------------------- posted 8:07 AM :: reference link ::
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