Not about Syria

Well, Labor Day has come and gone.
But we still need to think about Labor.
These are hard times for working people. There are some signs that people are waking up to the need to  stand together and organize, but corporations continue their attacks unabated.
Now Office Depot claims that unions come between the workers and the employer.
Man, they are not between the employer and the workers - THEY ARE THE WORKERS!
Maybe with repetition, it will sink in. Unions are nothing but workers standing together. Some companies try to set up workers groups and not call them unions. But these are either a union or a sham. If they have no power, why bother? That is just holding your hand out, hoping for some spare change. If they have power, they are a union.
There is nothing wrong with workers joining together to try to have the same level of power as the owner/executives/corporation.
Sure, there have been some unions that have gotten corrupt. Hey, we're dealing with people here. Why is it so much more objectionable or surprising for union leaders to be corrupt than for corporate leaders?
No one turns against corporations as a whole because of corruption. Why unions?
The only answer I can come up with is the corporate witch hunt against them. Somehow people keep listening to the right wing, no matter how many times they are proven wrong.
STOP!
Let's let this Labor Day be the time when things start to really turn around.
If you know about a union you can join, do it.
If you don't, look for one.
If you really can't find one, join Jobs for Justice, or a Faith/Labor Coalition.
Stand up for yourself and all workers.
Let's change the world.