"One thing unions could do is begin to do is use their resources to organize cooperatives. I heard about a project between the United Steel Workers and the Mondragon Cooperative of Spain to do just that. It sounded interesting but I don't know…"
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Scott Wallace replied to Bill Galloway's discussion The decline of unionism in the U S whats the best path forward? in the group New Unionism
Mike Harris replied to Bill Galloway's discussion The decline of unionism in the U S whats the best path forward? in the group New Unionism"Ohio is the latest state to roll back the strike & bargaining rights.The NY Times writes:"... The bill would bar public employees from striking and wouldprohibit binding arbitration for police officers and firefighters. Itwould allow…"
Joseph Skues replied to Bill Galloway's discussion The decline of unionism in the U S whats the best path forward? in the group New Unionism"In America the unions got fat and lazy and uppity. I asked Hoffa's office in downtown Detroit for instructions in how to unionize my small factory of 8 men and 1 woman. I got told to come back when they could make some money off us.…"
David Wood replied to Bill Galloway's discussion The decline of unionism in the U S whats the best path forward? in the group New Unionism"We need to go on a large scale PR campaign. Commercials, billboards, bumperstickers, whatever. We have been attacked by the media and we are currently under attack by the billion dollar per year union busting industry. We need to educate our own…"
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Solidarity with the people of Egypt
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Joseph Skues replied to Bill Galloway's discussion The decline of unionism in the U S whats the best path forward? in the group New Unionism"Yeah, you got it Bill. applied to get my litle place organized (3 locations and 8 workeers and got told by the teamsters to come back with a place where they could make some money.) Fooey on unions today. But my 12 kis and nephews are still witout…"
Janet Hudgins replied to Bill Galloway's discussion The decline of unionism in the U S whats the best path forward? in the group New Unionism"My comments were about the aspect of working women that I know about. I'm fully aware that running a house and raising children is a whole other misused profession and a whole new subject that I also know about.
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lana fargis replied to Bill Galloway's discussion The decline of unionism in the U S whats the best path forward? in the group New Unionism"this is a great topic and increasingly relevant one. While unions have not been "asleep" per se, I do perceive that there has been a great shortfall in education of public, as well as that of labour union membership, on the benefits and…"
Janet Hudgins replied to Bill Galloway's discussion The decline of unionism in the U S whats the best path forward? in the group New Unionism"Hi Bill:
Women need to understand that the only way they can make a fair living and benefits is to work for an organized company. I didn't. I believed big business that there was something wrong with anything on the left and it wasn't…"
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The decline of unionism in the U S whats the best path forward?
The aversion and in many cases hatred of organized labor by working class people astonishes me. The question of the decline of unionism with out a doubt directly ties to the rise in corporate power and a decides long media campaign against labor. But what have our unions been doing all this time? have they been a sleep at the wheel? Were were the public out reach campaigns pro union television spots ect....that could have countered the attacks ? But more important were do we go from here? We…See More
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- At 18:26 on November 11, 2010, trinidad e esquivel said…
- thank you my brother stay union strong
- At 3:46 on November 10, 2010, Mike Schwerin said…
- great pics Bill
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