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> By the way, what has happened to that movement? At one time, it was a
> strong force for social change. Now it seems to do little more than
> represent a particular group interest, and that interest appears to be
> concerned with little more than ensuring that it gets its "slice of the pie"
> even if no one else gets any pie.
>
mass unemployment cuts the unions bargaining power
due to cut in membership and that competitive pool
of unemployed who are ready to work for less in
worse conditions. Also the mass media for the last
30 years was constantly hammering the idea of
unionism.
Eva
> I like the story of the poor old Cyclopes and the clever Ulysses. However,
> I
> would argue that the tyrant is ourselves -- all of us. But that is for
> another posting, if I get around to it.
>
> Ed Weick
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