open source unionism

Kevin LaPalme investor at eplanetbizweb.com
Sun May 12 14:21:08 PDT 2002


On 27 Apr 2002 at 13:08, Michael Perelman wrote:


> Is this the Knights of Labor + the Internet?
> --
> Michael Perelman

Well, I think it differs from the K of L in that they advocate basing union formation on trade/craft or geographic location or particular employer, as the situation indicates.

They claim not to be technological determinists, but think the internet provides enormous reach and leverage to actions in the real world.

There's an updated version of the essay coming out in The Nation.



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