Bloggers Eye Union Membership
Unionizing Could Gain Insurance, Standards For Bloggers


Miners, steel workers and auto workers have them. Why not bloggers?

Bloggers say they work hard, even though their work is not intensely physical. So some left-leaning bloggers are thinking about unionizing, hoping to get health insurance, collective bargaining and even professional standards out of it.

One blogger said the work is very intense. He said: "You're constantly scanning for news. Your arm and neck and shoulder are wearing out because you're constantly using a mouse."

And the National Writers Union, part of the UAW, is trying to develop strategies to reach bloggers and encourage them to join.

There's decidedly less support for a union movement among conservative bloggers.

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