[lbo-talk] Unions on Battlestar Galactica

[Chuck]

Matt wrote:
> I can't be the only one who watches SciFi channel's Battlestar
> Galactica.  I thought two episodes ago, "Dirty Hands", was a pretty
> progressive view of unions and class for TV, admittedly a cable
> network.
> 
> http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/episodes/episodes.php?seas=3&ep=0316&act=1

Yep. That episode was a pleasant surprise. What was even more surprising 
was the reaction of President Roslin.

It's good to see an intelligent treatment of labor issues on a TV 
series. Babylon 5 did several similar episodes, including one about a 
dockworkers strike.

Chuck