The Associated Press reports:
In a move that might make some people scratch their heads, a loosely formed coalition of left-leaning bloggers are trying to band together to form a labor union they hope will help them receive health insurance, conduct collective bargaining or even set professional standards. …
Madrak hopes that regardless the form, the labor movement will help ultimately help bloggers pay for medical bills. It’s important, she said, because some bloggers can spend hours a day tethered to computers as they update their Web sites.
“Blogging is very intense ? physically, mentally,” she said. “You’re constantly scanning for news. You’re constantly trying to come up with information that you think will mobilize your readers. In the meantime, you’re sitting at a computer and your ass is getting wider and your arm and neck and shoulder are wearing out because you’re constantly using a mouse.”
So my latest TownHall column tries to envision the first bloggers’ strike.
In the meantime, I’m reminded that I once consigned the “freelancers union” to the Department of Anynata in the School of Comparative Irrelevance. This idea would belong there as well.
