Talk:Andy Stern

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[edit] "Stern's Dead Souls"

Not a subject I plan to work on, but if someone decides to work seriously on this article, Robert Fitch's "Stern's Dead Souls", chapter 13 of Solidarity For Sale: How Corruption Destroyed the Labor Movement is a must-read. He is very critical of Stern, but grudgingly acknowledges his large achievement in removing corrupt labor bosses at SEIU; indeed, even the critical Fitch sees this as the largest such achievement in the history of American labor unionism. Fitch's general critique is that Stern is building up sheer organizational size and power at the expense of union democracy, and is confining himself to very modest goals for benefits to his membership in a calculated strategy modeled on the techniques by which Alfred P. Sloan brought General Motors to market dominance. A fascinating read. - Jmabel | Talk 20:04, 15 December 2007 (UTC)