Welcome

I was in my Local Union meeting the other night and after some thought realized that there is not enough information out there for Union members to rely on. The Labor Movement does not get its' fair share of time with the media unless we have a Union on strike or there is some sort of "labor unrest". What the main strem media does not understand is the role the Labor Movement can play in the every day lives of the working public. That working public makes up the vast majority of the citizens of this country. The media will say we have some effect on elections due to our ability to organize and get out the vote. What the media does not say is why we do get out the vote or what our issues are. The hope is that this blog will bring insight to what our issues are and what Union members have to say about them. While I realize that the AFL-CIO as well as our own Unions have blogs and ask for the members input, this will be the place that the membership can drive the discussion. This blog may end up with some of the same discussion points but the intent is to provide the possible different angle to those discussion points or different items altogether.
It is an experiment but hopefully it can be used as a source of information, a place to find how to get involved in the politcal process and/or vent about frustrations we all face in the Labor Movement.