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<blockquote data-quote="diesel96" data-source="post: 256659" data-attributes="member: 9859"><p>Defining weakness of U.S. unionism bubbles up from a single poisoned well: corruption.</p><p>Historically U.S unions acting as private patronage systems for it's leaders. A kind of protection system based on exclusive jurisdictions, exclusive bargaining, and job control. It's a dependence rather than solidarity, one that promotes the most wide-ranging corruption. Corruption in turn developes weakness. A weakness that must be addressed, confronted, and re-strenghthen for future survival. It may be looked upon as a submission by some, but every action has a re-action, in other words, suffers the consequences of it's past wrongdoings.</p><p>Declining memberships, failed organizing, historic lows in strikes, lack of member control/participation, dependence on the Democrats, etc. to this history. Many union members would undoubtedly bob their heads in agreement. As far as our current contract is concerned, it's not enough to say that everything is rotten and to advocate for a vague alternative without a solid base. Hourly and Labor's crisis is deep and the stakes too high for workers to wait around for the right leader to get elected and finally upright the business-union stronghold. </p><p>Reforms hinge on changes to labor and employment law at the federal level. By implying that fighting with the current reform movement offers no real avenue for change at the workplace or union level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="diesel96, post: 256659, member: 9859"] Defining weakness of U.S. unionism bubbles up from a single poisoned well: corruption. Historically U.S unions acting as private patronage systems for it's leaders. A kind of protection system based on exclusive jurisdictions, exclusive bargaining, and job control. It's a dependence rather than solidarity, one that promotes the most wide-ranging corruption. Corruption in turn developes weakness. A weakness that must be addressed, confronted, and re-strenghthen for future survival. It may be looked upon as a submission by some, but every action has a re-action, in other words, suffers the consequences of it's past wrongdoings. Declining memberships, failed organizing, historic lows in strikes, lack of member control/participation, dependence on the Democrats, etc. to this history. Many union members would undoubtedly bob their heads in agreement. As far as our current contract is concerned, it's not enough to say that everything is rotten and to advocate for a vague alternative without a solid base. Hourly and Labor's crisis is deep and the stakes too high for workers to wait around for the right leader to get elected and finally upright the business-union stronghold. Reforms hinge on changes to labor and employment law at the federal level. By implying that fighting with the current reform movement offers no real avenue for change at the workplace or union level. [/QUOTE]
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