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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Friday, March 19, 2004 ::
Dissing democracy: SEIU leader blogs on posted by remote viewer, ufcw.net MfD OpenForum
More and more these days I am troubled by the lack of understanding, within the mainstream labour community, of the concept of democracy. It's disturbing to hear mainstream unionists - leaders and members - vilifying democracy, presenting it as an obstacle to unity and progress and advocating the need for strong leaders and docile followers without providing any explanation as to how that will improve the quality of life of working people.
My concern recently ballooned into alarm when I visited the web log of Andy Stern, President of the Service Employees International Union. The SEIU launched Stern's 'blog' - called Fight for the Future a couple of months ago. The move was taken by some as an indicator of a shift in Stern's orientation: From autocratic biz unionist pooh bah to a more engaging and people-friendly union leader.
The blog consists of a series of posts where Stern ruminates on a variety of topics and then engages others in limited discussion. A particular interesting entry was made on on March 15th under the heading 'Democracy in Unions 2'. In response to some questions about earlier musings on the subject, Stern dropped da bomb - some insights into democracy in unions that are really quite chilling:------------------------------------------- posted 7:47 AM :: reference link ::
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