Non union unions

[Quantum Windbag]

Since unions have officially jumped the shark, can we stop pretending they exist to help workers?

The AFL-CIO on Monday opened the door to becoming a group that is more representative of the left than of its members.Facing what AFL-CIO chief Richard Trumka called a “crisis” of membership, officials took the dramatic step at their annual convention of adopting a resolution that invites anyone in the country to join, regardless of union affiliation.





The move faced stiff resistance from union officials who fear the AFL-CIO’s primary mission of representing workers will be left behind if the federation becomes a mouthpiece for liberal and progressive groups.Despite the resistance, the resolution was adopted without a single “nay” vote being heard in the convention hall.
Supporters of the move to a broader membership standard said the AFL-CIO can no longer define itself by the narrow collective bargaining laws that are being challenged across the country.
“This resolution issues an invitation to every worker in the United States to join the movement for social justice,” said Lee Saunders, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). “The freedom to choose to be part of this movement must be a freedom available to every worker.”

Labor, with union membership declining, will woo non-workers - The Hill - covering Congress, Politics, Political Campaigns and Capitol Hill | TheHill.com

 

[TemplarKormac]

Unions asking non-working men and women to join them is like asking someone with bulimia to lose weight, it's impossible! IMPOSSIBRU!

 

[boedicca]

The only way unions can expand these days is via gubmint jobs enabled by politicians and Non Secret Ballot elections in which the thugs physically intimidate the poor working slobs.

 

[Black_Label]

Let's all support the Koch's and the right wing machine. $3 an hour (if you are lucky) jobs, no heath care, no safety requirements, all that matters is making the fat cats rich.

Sound good, right? Vote GOP!