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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Monday, June 28, 2004 ::
A Global Vision for Labor By Harold Meyerson, American Prospect
Currently, the AFL-CIO has 65 member unions, the vast majority too small to fund organizing campaigns, though some -- or their locals -- have been known to pick up new members when employers, facing the prospect of real unionization by the likes of the SEIU, have cut sweetheart deals with them. Stern would like to see the unions consolidated into about 15, with clear sectoral responsibilities and enough resources to organize. On Monday Stern told his delegates that it was time either to 'change the AFL-CIO or build something stronger.' At that, the floor erupted; delegates stood and whooped for a full minute.------------------------------------------- posted 6:37 AM :: reference link ::
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