In his recent interview with Public Affairs staff members, President McEntee discussed the results of the 2000 elections and the ongoing need to emphasize organizing and fight privatization.
Statistics show the lowest percentage of American workers belonging to unions in several decades.
You ve got to fight to see that the private sector is organized successfully as well. It s not easy to organize workers. It is hard, difficult and gritty work. In our own union over the last two years, we ve had to change our philosophy of organizing. We even tried to change the way we fund organizing, raising that amount so that we can increase our membership.