> Speaking of unions, I've posed a thought experiment to a few friends
> of mine in various unions lately: if the senior leadership of every
> major union in america were to all simultaneously die of a heart
> attack or whatever tomorrow, would it be net positive or net negative
> for organized labor. Pretty much everyone I ask, no matter how
> dedicated a solider for their respective organizations, agrees that it
> would be positive because it would break the personality-centered
> cycles of feuding and conflict that increasingly characterize
> organized labor right now.
James, what do you think of Tom Geoghegan's idea that labor-liberals should call for laws/rules that require all union officials to be elected?
SA