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Bloggers Debate Forming Labor Union

Posted August 06, 2007 5:03 PM

From CNN.com - Technology:

Do bloggers need their own Norma Rae? In a move that might make some people scratch their heads, a loosely formed coalition of left-leaning bloggers are trying to band together to form a labor union they hope will help them receive health insurance, conduct collective bargaining or even set professional standards. The effort is an extension of the blogosphere's growing power and presence, especially within the political realm, and for many, evokes memories of the early labor organization of freelance writers in the early 1980s.

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08/06/2007 5:07 PM

This is disgusting...

Any right minded person knows that only senior mangement deserve health insurance, decent pensions, golden handshakes for being incompetent, share options and such benefits.

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08/07/2007 7:01 AM

Arrre cynicism, thy name is Del...

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Re: Bloggers Debate Forming Labor Union

08/07/2007 8:55 AM

Maybe I haven't had enough coffee yet, but I just read the article and don't understand it. If these bloggers are self-employed, who will they bargain with?

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08/07/2007 8:57 AM

You obviously read further then me...

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08/08/2007 12:48 AM

It's a joke (surely). Jeff

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08/08/2007 2:04 PM

" If these bloggers are self-employed, who will they bargain with?"

Form a coalition, corp. or other entity and get Uncle Sugar to take the lid off?

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Re: Bloggers Debate Forming Labor Union

08/08/2007 9:30 PM

Hey Del, I Know it an inappropriate thing to put in your cat box but it smells like it needs to be buried.

So as a collective they wish to bargain.

The only thing they have in common is blogging.

And this is news why?

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