Our Times, October 1st, 2006
NUMBERS - WHETHER OF STRIKES, members or union density - are important measures of a union's strength, but they don't tell us much about members' understanding of and commitment to unions. Rather, the future of unions and their power rests with an informed, committed, membership who understand that they are the union and that the power of the union rests with them.
Unions are something that you really need to experience to fully appreciate. And becoming an activist in a union, and learning about the power of collective action and solidarity, is a transformative experience. For the Canadian la...
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