http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/6/13/103516/674
Why Unions? Labor 101 by NathanNewman
Tue Jun 13, 2006 at 07:35:16 AM PDT
With the interest shown and questions raised in yesterday's post about labor and YearlyKos, I thought I'd follow up with this adaptation of a series of posts I wrote on my own blog a number of years ago. It starts with a personal story from my first job as a union organizer in Las Vegas nearly twenty years ago, then talks about what unions do to raise wages, how they help the economy, and why they matter for progressive politics. It'll be a bit long but it can hopefully give links and references that folks can followup with at their leisure.
NathanNewman's diary:
Why Unions? Human Dignity
You can start at the AFL-CIO's own site on Why People Join Unions for some basic information.
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