'In trying to survive in a hostile political landscape, unions have become transactional. They organize workers because they hope to get something in return,' arunindy writes
portrayed the union as starry-eyed followers of fast-food workers: We are “amazed at the degree to which it spread.” “It’s really a privilege for us to support them.” “We don’t yet understand the scale of it.”
But it was all smoke and mirrors. SEIU’s own staff and field organizers called Fight for $15 “a march on the media.” One staffer said, “Fight for $15 was never about worker power or worker democracy.” One of the top labor strategists in the country unpacked the sophisticated strategy SEIU pursued in a huge undertaking that. SEIU was genuinely trying to organize fast-food workers, the strategist said, but for many different purposes. It led to better contracts during negotiations and motivated SEIU members in low-wage service-sector jobs to take action.
used to shut down restaurants and hit owners in the pocket. They were photo-ops where fast-food workers who had walked off the job might be outnumbered 10-to-1 by SEIU staff, progressive clergy, other union members, and sympathetic activists.Glengarry Glen Ross: Managers counted how many contacts were made, cards signed, and how many leads went to meetings, turned out for protests and attended conventions.
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