White-Collar Workers Unite

Barbara Ehrenreich received a grant from SEIU (Service Employees International Union) to start United Professionals (UP), whose mission is to "protect and preserve the American middle class..."

By Adam Doster

Many art students would kill for Ilene Schuckett's resume. After graduating from art school, she has been steadily employed by various New York advertising agencies for almost 40 years. Eight years ago, Schuckett took a pharmaceutical ad job, hoping to use her skills in a new [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    this is so black and white - you can have a movement for equality while respecting and trying to empower minorities/identities.

    Look at health care in Canada - there is still racism but the fact is that all people have health care. This gives more resources to work with for those minorities, it helps them fight for there rights. 

    Basically economic equality should be the main goal, but we should also work to support other movements as well.  As a poor, black, gay man what he wants most, he might tell you health care.

    Canada Posted by ryaninfo on Dec 15, 2006 at 3:53 AM

    wrong article sorry

    Canada Posted by ryaninfo on Dec 15, 2006 at 3:53 AM

    Barbara Ehrenreich is a person whose opinions and actions deserve the highest respect. Her book,

    United States Posted by whattheheck on Dec 15, 2006 at 6:56 AM

    This is another example of the fragmentation of the labor coalition. To combat corporate power, white collar workers cannot abandon unskilled workers to achieve their own ends. The Democratic Party and big unions have largely abandoned unskilled domestic labor in their zest to lay claim to illegal immigrant worker’s dues and future votes.
      What is needed is a strong coalition of all labor, similar to the AARP, that has real power in Washington and can represent workers that unions and elitists have abandoned to achieve their own ends.

    United States Posted by eaanders on Dec 15, 2006 at 5:10 PM

    Support Unions the Mob needs a hobby.

    United States Posted by texasindependent on Dec 16, 2006 at 11:06 PM

    eaanders, texasindependent,

    United States Posted by whattheheck on Dec 17, 2006 at 9:11 AM

    Texass, you are one ignorant SOB. We only have the eight hour day
    and the weekend thanks to unions.
    WTH, “230 years of unity” !!!???? What are you smoking ? At least
    you could pass that crack pipe around…................

    United States Posted by blondemike on Dec 20, 2006 at 5:02 PM

    WTH, you gotta lay down that crack pipe.
    Unions still represent many millions of workers and AARP is a damn
    effective lobby.

    United States Posted by blondemike on Dec 21, 2006 at 10:43 AM
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