CTW In Vegas

    Well, reader Sue took me to task in yesterday's post for not keeping everyone fully informed on what Change To Win is up to. I guess I should feel honored that you'all expect me to be the bearer of news. BUT, this blog was started precisely so that people could have a place to debate and bring news of their own, when relevant.

    So, I asked Sue to post what she had read--here it is, in case you didn't get to see her comment (which was under a different topic). She started, nicely, by acknowleding that, "No one said informing the masses of labor news junkies was a cross you had to bear on your own..." I'll just say that I knew of the Vegas meeting referred to below but wasn't sure that there was much to say beyond "they are meeting in Vegas to discuss plans." And since I couldn't get out there myself...anyway, I've been scolded and will try to perform better :):) (my first smiley face on this blog).

     LEADERS OF UNIONS THAT SPLIT FROM AFL-CIO TO MEET IN VEGAS By Jane M. Von Bergen - INQUIRER STAFF WRITER The national leaders of Change to Win, a group of a half-dozen unions that have broken away from the AFL-CIO, are meeting today in Las Vegas to craft strategies to bring workers into unions. They are joined by about 450 organizers, researchers and communicators from the breakaway unions. ...

http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/news/breaking_news/13202959.htm UNION

AND...

LEADERS MEETING IN LAS VEGAS TARGET HOSPITAL CHAIN
By: KATHLEEN HENNESSEY -
Associated Press LAS VEGAS --

Leaders of a new national labor coalition took aim at one of the largest U.S. hospital chains Friday, criticizing it for what they called anti-union practices and for using a "Wal-Mart business model." Members of the Change to Win Coalition, which includes four unions that broke away from AFL-CIO this summer, rallied outside Desert Springs hospital and accused its parent company, Universal Health Services Inc. of "heartlessly" putting patient in jeopardy by cutting staff. A Tin Man mingled with union workers to help make the point. ...

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/11/19/business/news/20_40_2811_18_05.txt

Comments

[Jon Palewicz]

Who says nothing is happening, or that CTW, a.k.a. "The Gang That Couldn't Coup Straight," is a bit short on original ideas? Take a look at www.sinceslicedbread.com before it is yanked by Andy Stern; and also notice that there is no room for discussion or even straw voting concerning those ideas.

[Ty]

Jon, I share your feeling that the "since sliced bread" site is a little silly, but for the record there is room for discussion. If you create an account, you can post "reviews" on each idea that's posted.

[Jon Palewicz]

Thanks, Ty. I'll check that option out. It sounds a bit awkward, but maybe that procedure fits into the "half a loaf is better than none" input category.

In the meantime, why don't you take a look at an alternative approach to be found at: http://www.futurebrief.com/polloffer.asp

Wouldn't it be great if CTW, or the AFL-CIO for that matter, would combine the two ideas, as well as others, in order to get a sense about what things most working folks want as well as their ideas about how we can best achieve achieve them?