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Re: All-out assault on UAW



> Waistline writes
>
> And the UAW is going to be very alone in its efforts
> to protect the livelihood of its members. It is not
> like the UAW has a history of compassion towards the
> unorganized and poorer workers. Being a union means
> protecting the economic interest of your members at
> the exclusion of those who are not members or why
> join?

On 4/1/06, ken hanly wrote:
> But isnt this the result of the predominance of
> Gomperism in US unions which sees the union's role as
> narrowly based upon economic self interest of its
> members!

the UAW used to be one of the more social democratic of unions.

--
Jim Devine / "There can be no real individual freedom in the presence
of economic insecurity." -- Chester Bowles



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