"If you need to get up to speed on what everyone will be talking about, you can't find a better teacher than Stern, a former SEIU president"
This is disappointing coming from The Stranger, and while I usually loathe most of what Charles Mudede writes, Paul might want to have a conversation with him (and Kshama Sawant for that matter) about Andy Stern. Anyone who knows anything about the labor movement (in which I've worked and been an activist for 10 years), knows that this guy represents the demise of the movement, not the future. His philosophy of selling current union members down the river in exchange for organizing rights is not sustainable and is downright insulting to those of us who have dedicated our lives and careers to labor. For a history lesson, look back at the "partnership" - which is something he advocates - between the UAW and the big car companies in the 60s and 70s. Andy Stern is NOT progressive nor is he a teacher, unless you want to learn how to work with management to placate members and encourage the erosion of the movement and workers' rights, while at the same time lining his own pockets from his book revenue and corporate buddies.
This is disappointing coming from The Stranger, and while I usually loathe most of what Charles Mudede writes, Paul might want to have a conversation with him (and Kshama Sawant for that matter) about Andy Stern. Anyone who knows anything about the labor movement (in which I've worked and been an activist for 10 years), knows that this guy represents the demise of the movement, not the future. His philosophy of selling current union members down the river in exchange for organizing rights is not sustainable and is downright insulting to those of us who have dedicated our lives and careers to labor. For a history lesson, look back at the "partnership" - which is something he advocates - between the UAW and the big car companies in the 60s and 70s. Andy Stern is NOT progressive nor is he a teacher, unless you want to learn how to work with management to placate members and encourage the erosion of the movement and workers' rights, while at the same time lining his own pockets from his book revenue and corporate buddies.