More on Labor Organizing, May 16, 2010

Many, many of us here in the US take a free ride on unions' efforts, both historical and present (including in respect of competitive wage and benefit levels), and it is high time for this to end. We have a changing workforce, trending away from the heavy manufacturing sector traditionally associated with organized employees. The first and most important step, therefore, would be to organize the vast numbers of employees in sectors that have not heretofore been unionized. If accomplished, that would produce a revitalized union base, help to ensure the preservation of the middle class and hold out the prospect of effective political action for the benefit of ordinary people in the 21st Century. Here's hoping it happens.