Daily Kos covers AFSCME

[Omaha Steve]

I've been dying to see IF anyone would post the Kos item about AFSCME from last Friday.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/8/4/133743/7622

Labor and the progressives need to realize they need each other for both to get candidates elected in 08.

Any thoughts?

[stevedeshazer]

1. My wife is an AFSCME member, and she will LOVE it.

Sounds great to me, too.

[two gun sid]

2. I belong to MSEA which is a local of AFSCME...

we are totally autonomous.

This year we are working to keep Gov. Granholm in office.

[Gman]

3. You'd have been holding your breath for a long time here

waiting for someone to post it. Many "liberals" here are either oblivious to unionism or don't care to know. I think its that they really don't care. Some even confuse then equate unionism with corporatism.

I gave up a long time ago. My last try was this: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Gman/14. People didn't give a fat rat's butt that these companies are union.

[Omaha Steve]

4. Great stuff

My wife was CWA for 18 years. My sisters entire career was also at Northwestern Bell-US West-Quest with the CWA. We all stayed out the three week strike of 83. I was GAU before I went to work for the city and am now covered by AFSCME. Unions are pro working individuals & family's. Yes there can be and are a bad union or boss. But the majority do what they do best, represent the workers in the local.

Open mic. Lets here your story.