2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: The Democratic platform committee is only allowing 1 labor group-why isn't labor part of the base? [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Since they are worker owned, of course, not everyone could just go get a job in one, or want to commit to buying in. They need other opportunities.
First task is restoring the government regulations destroyed by conservatives, creating new ones, and repealing predatory laws. Encourage a new union movement when and where people are interested enough to want it. Eventual government ownership and/or control of some services, similar to the USPS.
Reminds me that right now some states have been passing laws making it illegal for communities to provide high-speed internet to their residents. At the urging of internet profiteers, of course, a corrupt misuse of government which makes them fair game for takeover as a basic utility as far as I'm concerned. This is only one part of a very large iceberg, of course, that has nothing to do with labor. So much to do! Obama's merely started.