When it comes to labor unions, not in principle but certainly in practice, I tend to take a sharp turn to the right. Here's a good example of why:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Labor union officials looking to strengthen their bargaining stance against Verizon Communications plan to collect names of people who would be willing to switch to competitor AT&T's phone service, The New York Times reported on Wednesday. The A.F.L.-C.I.O., the union planning the effort, will not yet urge Verizon customers to actually switch phone companies, union officials told the newspaper.
But it plans to ask about 3.5 million people from families in five Eastern U.S. states to log their names, addresses and phone numbers on a Web site that says they would consider switching, the report said.
Joe Euhlein, director of the A.F.L.-C.I.O.'s Center for Strategic Campaigns, told the newspaper that the move will create "an electronic picket line."
It's true. These guys are as dumb as they look.
UPDATE: Heh. I see Marduk got to gnaw on this first. Must be one of those "great minds" things.
