Exactly, they want to play politics on the surface which is an easy game, but have no balls to do what is required to effect real change. The leaders will just keep playing the political game of who has the most money for campaign financing and lobbying, knowing damn well that for every dollar labor spends, the opposition spends eleven dollars. The reason the leaders do this? They are appointed, and unaccountable, and have not suffered like the worker has. They have lost nothing, and never will. In fact their pay and benefits have risen and they are happy and content. As long as they have thiers, and the politicians keep them close and allow them to testify on matters, make reports on issues, and/or pander to a certain group, then they will never change.
The AFL-CIO just spent money and time representing the illegal immigrant worker on the reform issue. It has been reported the ALF-CIO held out in political negotiations and got the illegal worker a raise via the new path to citizenship initiatve. When they have to represent a non-dues payer in a Right to Work State, they say this wrong, when they represent a non-dues paying illegal, they call this justice. Meanwhile the dues payers get shafted everytime the union negotiates. Hypocrites F 'em All
