"Unite To Win" shutters blog

Ya gotta wonder eh? With all the hoopla regarding the AFL-CIO convention and the emergence of the change to win gang, it looked like we were on the verge of leaders becoming more open and willing to listen.

The unitetowin blog was saluted for it's interactive communication (limited as it was). They allowed virtually anything to be said. Some would argue it was too loose, but it was light years away from most other union sites.

When the CTW website was launched, the first thing noted was it was your standard run of the mill crap. A bunch of old white guys telling us what they thought we wanted to hear. Boring is the kindest word i can think of.

Now we read on unitetowin they will no longer accept comments, their work is done. Can it be they have decided the "cost" of open commentary is too risky? Are we at the point where they no longer need or care about what the "little people" think or have to say? Was it fine to try and influence people before the split, but now they need to "control" their message?

It would be too funny if they abandon the idea that interactive, open discussion is too risky. Besides, it would support what i have been telling Steve from the beginning, it's all about control and has nothing to do with the fact they just need to be educated about the net.