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Bloggers Divided Over Labor Union Formation
Leave it to bloggers. In a blogosphere where hobby bloggers, mommy bloggers, political bloggers, corporate bloggers, pet bloggers, and members of the "fat blogger" movement stand shoulder to shoulder, it's no surprise that the idea of blogger unionization should cause folks to take as many stances -- from "what's a union?" to staunchly pro- or anti-union -- as there are castes of bloggers. The biggest divide in this issues, however, comes from the collective of bloggers who argue that a union would help them receive healthcare benefits, engage in collective bargaining, and set codes of conduct -- and thereby boosting the perceived professionalism of the field -- versus the bloggers who argue that the diversity and lack of standardization within the blogosphere is what makes it so darn appealing in the first place.
Whether or not bloggers can pull together to form a unionized collective remains to be seen. In the meantime, bloggers itching to be part of a union are able to join some that are already standing -- according to MarketingVOX, the National Writers Union and the Freelancer's Union are both open to bloggers.
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