Associated Press Series on Unions
The Associated Press has done a series of articles on unions and organizing (there is a "three-part series," but there are at least two more supporting articles). There's something for every viewpoint here and well worth the time to read them all:
* As U.S. industry restructures, labor fights for relevance
* Unions, cities struggle with fallout of automakers' cuts
* Not dead yet, unions look to new groups of workers to survive
* Japanese automakers steer clear of unions
* Q&A with SEIU President Andy Stern
Lots of great quotes. My favorite, from the president of the Mississippi AFL-CIO, encapsulates the advice I give to people with "union problems":
"If they treat the people good and don't screw 'em around, it will probably be hard to organize them."
SEIU President Andrew Stern also adds something that is profound in its simplicity:
"Unions have had a one-size-fits-all way of thinking. We don't have a one-size-fits-all economy anymore. People don't stay in one job anymore. We need to find ways that workers can leave their jobs but not lose their health care and pensions. We need to build organizations that appreciate that this isn't a one job in a one lifetime economy. We're going to need to find ways that don't make employers uncompetitive. All of those require a different organization and a different way of thinking."
* As U.S. industry restructures, labor fights for relevance
* Unions, cities struggle with fallout of automakers' cuts
* Not dead yet, unions look to new groups of workers to survive
* Japanese automakers steer clear of unions
* Q&A with SEIU President Andy Stern
Lots of great quotes. My favorite, from the president of the Mississippi AFL-CIO, encapsulates the advice I give to people with "union problems":
"If they treat the people good and don't screw 'em around, it will probably be hard to organize them."
SEIU President Andrew Stern also adds something that is profound in its simplicity:
"Unions have had a one-size-fits-all way of thinking. We don't have a one-size-fits-all economy anymore. People don't stay in one job anymore. We need to find ways that workers can leave their jobs but not lose their health care and pensions. We need to build organizations that appreciate that this isn't a one job in a one lifetime economy. We're going to need to find ways that don't make employers uncompetitive. All of those require a different organization and a different way of thinking."
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