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Posted by: TechnologyExpert 1 year, 1 month ago

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Do bloggers need a union? That was the question raised today by a small gathering of bloggers and labor activists at the Yearly Kos conference at McCormick Place here in Chicago. "AFL-CIO: Kicking Ass for the Working Class" stickers were passed around, an e-mail signup form was circulated, and the discussion began.

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TechnologyExpert1 year, 1 month ago

A representative of the National Writers' Union (which currently represents freelance writers) argued that bloggers and unions were a natural fit: both groups talk often about "community," and health care is a prime concern of each group. One of the main NWU benefits is that freelancers can purchase health care through the group, while the difficulty of getting affordable health care keeps some bloggers from jumping ship from the S.S. Corporate Cubicle for a full-time job in the blogosphere.
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Not that it would help me jump from a FT job ... I basically make almost nothing :-(
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  Bkumm1 year, 1 month ago
  
  I REALLY don't want to pay union dues. I don't like unions much anyway. Isn't much of the purpose of the blogosphere so that I don't have to have any boundaries? I don't like the idea one bit.
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    PsychoHosebeast1 year, 1 month ago
    
    lol... pretty much the first thing I thought of--of course the rep from the NWU said what he said! Let's hear it from someone that doesn't make any money off the idea.
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  coreyspring1 year, 1 month ago
  
  Bloggers needing unions is one of the most ridiculous things I've heard in awhile
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willcoop1 year, 1 month ago

unions are bad. They only thing they do it hurt business. Unless you want tighter rules on what and when you can post and write about this would be a bad idea.
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  PsychoHosebeast1 year, 1 month ago
  
  You must be in management, or in one of the few businesses that doesn't try and screw its employees by offering no benefits and wages about half what unionized employees in the same business are making.
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engineer1 year, 1 month ago

Why not! We work hard blogging!!!
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  Bkumm1 year, 1 month ago
  
  I'm not sure if you can really call it work. LOL>
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onreactcom1 year, 1 month ago

Yes! They or we do!
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KYRed1 year, 1 month ago

No, they do not
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