A Modest Proposal for a new Type of Union

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Friday April 13, 2012 · 4:20 PM PDT

2012/04/13 · 16:20

From the teenager who has just gotten their first job to the local manager at the big box retail store we should be able to join a union, from the single mother working two jobs to the engineer with a Masters Degree working for the giant technology corporation we should be able to join a union, from the summer intern to the high school dropout we should be able to join a union. Yet, we cannot. Why? Because we are told we cannot.

Unionization was one of the most successful ways to fight against the wealthy elite that this country has seen. Yet over the last few decades they have been losing power and membership. The old ways unions were organized are outdated and it is time to update the way in which workers associate with unions.

I am not calling for a drastic overhaul of institutions that have served all workers in this country fairly well over the years. Instead I am calling for a change on how we consider ourselves to be a part of a union and how we go about joining a union.

(If you are intrigued feel free to continue)

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