A Country That Works By Andy Stern

Student X

Steve Fletcher

Principles of Trade Unionism

Spring 2007

A Country That Works

Andy Stern is a union leader . He is the president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU ) and this same organization bolted out of the AFL-CIO the national federation of unions (Stern , 15 . This gives him the right to talk about labor unions and the labor movement This also gives him the right to criticize the current state of things and he is very passionate about changing and fixing what he perceives as the evil

destruction of employees and employers

The main thought from which he builds his whole thesis is in the subject of inequality . This is where Stern scores major points and he is conclusions were justified . He then went on to say that people are working hard but they are not earning more . Then another layer of inequality is placed on top of this fact . Stern asserts that while factory workers and the average employee strived hard to work very long hours 7 days a week , the corporate elite are earning more and more money , the disparity increases until the difference is so obscene that many took notice

From this premise of inequality , Stern was vindicated . He is also affirmed as an acute observer of human nature . He was able to figure out what America needs to stay on top of heap and stay on course as the alpha dog . Stern proposes that workers should not be made to jump through as dictated by the elite and yet suffer more harm than good

Stern was correct in saying that the older way of doing things is passy and therefore there is a need to adapt to a growing business environment . He was correct in saying that creative solutions are the key to solving major issues plaguing the economy and the labor sector

The creative solutions that Stern is talking about concern a radical view of how U .S . labor unions and U .S . workers see the world . Here is the genius of his book his philosophy lie . There seems to be no other union leader or even economist who thinks like him . It is also not difficult to admire his bold stance and his desire to go to the road less traveled

Stern 's passion stems from a no nonsense view of things . Stern is not afraid to go to where no dares to go because he realizes wisely that Americans have no other choice . It is time to make a decision . Will this be the time to be bold or to wither and die from inactivity and fearful intimidated actions . Stern was correct in going after the root cause of all the problems that is happening in this country and that is globalization

Stern was very much correct in asserting that instead of shrinking from and erecting a high wall to protect workers from the effects of globalization , it is high time to embrace it . To open America to the world and...