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Labor Unions and Technology : A Changing Interaction

The information age has been mobilized in large part due to the successes and newfound capabilities that technology has provided . Cyber unionism has experienced a transformation in the way information can and is shared . Labor union leaders and activists are able to publish up-to-the-second updates concerning important issues when in the past this transaction would have taken place over the phone or through the mail . Today , the labor union movement needs to continue to adopt and accelerate its embrace of technology in its attempt to

bring light to a specific cause or movement

Labor unions as well as other industries have accelerated their growth and connectedness through the use of new technologies . Activists and organizers send out E-mail blasts to their members and interested citizens with important and timely information regarding the latest changes or plans that are being set in motion . Furthermore , most labor unions now have their own website with access to all the necessary information concerning the union , such as background information , member and leader pros , news updates , and links to relevant websites as well as a providing a forum for interaction through web chat applications and question queries

Lawrence Smoot writes in his essay Technology Evens the Playing Field Our web site is a place for people interested in helping this particular cause in other parts of the world ' From this perspective the internet has given access to a global audience in terms of what causes they wish to...