They're talking about professional bloggers organizing. Which means bloggers that are paid to blog for a company or organization like say Weblogs Inc. (AOL) or something like Gawker Media. Ostensibly the people who would care if they withdrew their labor would be the ones who found their labor valuable enough to pay for it to begin with.
Makes sense to me. Organized labor can generally be a good thing in the long run. Helps to keep everybody honest. And speaking of collective bargaining, Hollywood is getting ready for a possible writers strike soon over labor issues regarding writer's compensation for Internet distribution. The outcome of which should be interesting. Bill Streeter LO-FI SAINT LOUIS www.lofistl.com www.billstreeter.net --- In [email protected], "Gary Short" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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> > > > > > > -- > Gary Short > http://www.garyshort.org > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
