[lbo-talk] NYT on French unions

[Jim Devine]

me:
> > -Now if the AFL or C2W were to buy Pacifica, they'd probably have to do
> > -a lot of top-40 programming (though these days, it's top-30) and the
> > -like. But they could at least put a pro-labor spin on the news, which
> > -would help.

Nathan:
> > It's a pretty massive investment to buy a media outlet, invest in an
> > entertainment division, and the only positive outcome is a few minutes of
> > pro-labor news commentatry.

I got distracted. The question is whether buying Pacifica (say) is
worthwhile _compared to the alternative_. The alternative use of labor
union money is wasting it on the Democratic politicians.

maybe if labor turned off the tap, the politicians would actually try
to do stuff for labor for a change.
--
Jim Devine / "There can be no real individual freedom in the presence
of economic insecurity." -- Chester Bowles