Comments on: A Bloggers’ Labor Union?

By: thebutler

thebutler — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:54:14 +0000

Blogs and the whole internet really reflect the new order econmic order. Can’t find someone to do something for you in North America.

Go to India.

Still to expensive?

Go to Thailand

Still to expensive?

Go to Vietnam.

Welcome to the new economic order. A blogger union would be a complete waste of time.

By: Queenie

Queenie — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:03:37 +0000

I would like to point out that there already is a writer’s union, just like there are unions for construction workers, etc.

But I should remind people that despite these being in place, plenty of people choose not to join them. There are plenty of people willing to work for ‘pennies’. There are people who also do quite well based on their performance and skill, not based on what the union says is a good wage.

As a writer, I’ve yet to feel the need to join and as a blogger I’d be reluctant to join the tirade against what people pay. I’ve given up on trying to fight those who pay pennies, that’s their problem.

Setting examples and providing opportunities for others to improve are better than trying to convince those penny payers that they can afford a dollar.

By: debng

debng — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:39:05 +0000

Want people to stop hiring bloggers? Start a union. There was a time and place for unions, it’s not now and it’s not for blogging. I went through the same thing with freelance writers. Some people did start a union, but not too many people want to hire freelancers who are part of one. I just think it kind of defeats the purpose.

By: ILoveJackDaniels

ILoveJackDaniels — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:15:42 +0000

Whatever happens to this idea, there will always be people out there prepared to write for a tiny amount of cash. The simple fact is that this is, and will remain for the forseeable future, a buyer’s market. Pay rates may increase for the high quality work, as high quality writers become more in demand, but there will always be someone out there prepared to do the monkey work for peanuts.

By: Rose DesRochers

Rose DesRochers — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:31:25 +0000

A blogger Labor Union? How bizarre is that? That is just crazy in my opinion.

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:16:05 +0000

There’s a place for unions. This isn’t it.

Blogging is an entrepreneurial endeavor and a creative endeavor. The idea of creating a blogging union is a false promise of riches to those who are struggling. Just because you’re a member of the actors guild, doesn’t mean you’re going to make Tom Cruise money. You’ll most likely still just be another starving actor.

At best, I see this as an idea to divert the attention of bloggers and divide the blogging community. This is how big business raises the bar and makes the barrier to entry tougher. It’s how they turn worthy competitors into struggling competitors. It’s how they turn entrepreneurs into “employees”.

By: Mer

Mer — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:01:44 +0000

Thanks for giving me another reason to list why bloggers annoy the crud out of me. Most bloggers are just electronic hack writers on a shorter time frame, myself included, and are overwhelmingly convinced of their own literary genius. All creative endeavor is a marketing game, not a game of skill, and I am absolutely fed up with writers, musicians, artists and bloggers who forget that nobody cares how talented you are, it’s only your ability to tell the world how talented you are that will matter.

Blogging union? Disgusting. I like unions, and this right here is just an example of entitled elitists feeling put upon.

By: Ryan Caldwell

Ryan Caldwell — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:15:14 +0000

Wow! Now even Drudge is linking to the story:
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070806/unionized_bloggers.html?.v=2