We live in international times. And this has to apply to unions, too. But many unionists still live in the dark ages, fragmenting while capital internationalizes. The net, for one. Unfortunately, many labor Luddites view computer communications as nothing more than a threat to jobs.
Information is power.
Some union leaders want to keep control. This spells info control. The net increases individual participation. Embrace and use that. SoliNet has hundreds of conferences on all sorts of labor issues.