Umm, who would care if they withdrew their labour? On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:05:52 -0000, bordercollieaustralianshepherd wrote > <http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070806/unionized_bloggers.html?.v=2> > > Organizing is a good idea to me. This focuses on the written word bloggers > but IMO no > reason that video should not be part too. I would definitly particapate. > > <http://tinyurl.com/3d6835> > Bloggers Consider Forming Labor Union > Monday August 6, 9:24 am ET > By Ashley M. Heher, AP Business Writer > <http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070806/unionized_bloggers.html?.v=2&printer=1> > Left-Leaning Bloggers Debate Forming Labor Union > CHICAGO (AP) -- Do bloggers need their own Norma Rae? > In a move that might make some people scratch their heads, a loosely formed > coalition of > left-leaning bloggers are trying to band together to form a labor union they > hope will help > them receive health insurance, conduct collective bargaining or even set > professional > standards. > > The effort is an extension of the blogosphere's growing power and presence, > especially > within the political realm, and for many, evokes memories of the early labor > organization of > freelance writers in the early 1980s. <more http://tinyurl.com/3d6835> > >
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