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Introduction	strf555@gmail.com Twenty-five year union member, Shop Steward 6 years, a union officer 3 years, union political committee 11 years. Attended local union’s Executive Board meetings fairly regularly for nearly 18 years. This blog shares my knowledge, experience and opinions to encourage other members to take an interest in building a stronger union so we can get a fair share of company profits (better wages and benefits). A weak union is better than no union. A strong union is better than a weak union. Strong unions are democratic; members have a voice, information transparency (leaders provide information even if it might hurt them politically), leader accountability (there are clear means to hold leaders responsible for their actions) and members have solidarity around important bargaining, organizing and political issues. In strong unions members have adequate information about their officers’ backgrounds and actions and there are ways for members to input policy decisions. In a strong union members realize that staff and officers are not the union; the real union exists in the workplace where employees/members work together for mutual aid and protection.

Introduction

strf555@gmail.com Twenty-five year union member, Shop Steward 6 years, a union officer 3 years, union political committee 11 years. Attended local union’s Executive Board meetings fairly regularly for nearly 18 years. This blog shares my knowledge, experience and opinions to encourage other members to take an interest in building a stronger union so we can get a fair share of company profits (better wages and benefits). A weak union is better than no union. A strong union is better than a weak union. Strong unions are democratic; members have a voice, information transparency (leaders provide information even if it might hurt them politically), leader accountability (there are clear means to hold leaders responsible for their actions) and members have solidarity around important bargaining, organizing and political issues. In strong unions members have adequate information about their officers’ backgrounds and actions and there are ways for members to input policy decisions. In a strong union members realize that staff and officers are not the union; the real union exists in the workplace where employees/members work together for mutual aid and protection.