Labor History Photo: West Virginia State Police take a United Mine Workers member into custody!

[Omaha Steve]

In this July 13, 1989, file photo West Virginia State Police take a United Mine Workers of America member into custody, when some 400 UMWA members and supporters blocked a bridge leading to the non-union Elk Run Coal Company in Prenter, W. Va. As other states move to weaken public employee bargaining rights in the aftermath of the 2011 Wisconsin showdown, unions and their allies dare to hope they can turn rage into revival. This could be a make or break moment for a movement that brought the nation the 40-hour week, overtime pay, upward mobility, and now a struggle to stay relevant in the modern age. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

[patrice]

1. Unions must do what is best for themselves, because NO ONE is going to do it for them . . .

more like TO them if they get a chance to destroy Unions forever. This is why Unions MUST stand for themselves even if that means being arrested for Civil Disobedience.