Cyberunions Podcast Episode 74 Are Unions even needed anymore?

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Walton went to the Isle of Skye
Stephen wants to know if there are any “steamy” photos
Boston Bombing update…lockdown is not a good thing for any reason
Why is Boston different than any other fear of snipers, bombers, or other acts to create fear?
The police and government seamed to have seen how far they can ask people to give up their liberties
The rant continues…

Labor & Tech

We could not determine whether to make separate sections, so here we grouped them in tech and labor or labor and tech
When was the first time labor activists heard “Unions were good at one time but haven’t they outlived their usefulness?”
Stephen recalls his historical moment and sources it to the 1980s
Walton hears its nearly every day in some form
It certainly was said in the 80’s just not the 1980’s try 1886 which we find out in the Canadien Labour 1 minute labor video contest
Which is an interesting use of encouraging labor folks to use video and audio technology to get the real word out about labor.
This does raise the fact that we need to continue our struggle with proving those who say it to eat their own words.
Walton discusses t the the US organizing model that labor notes recently covered.
It turns into a good understanding of what we should be doing and that we should not be focusing on just one model, however community organizing seems to be a better bet than what the umbrella union organizations promoted over 20 years ago.
Stephen adds a little as Walton summed it up quite well
Stephen highlights the the way Into The Fire has brought a great visual to understand the impact of austerity in Greece…really as a typical thing that happens when economic crisis happens
We highly recommend downloading and distributing Into The Fire

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