Bloggers Discuss Unionization at YearlyKos Convention

There's a new group of impassioned, energetic workers talking about organizing a union. The workers are bloggers.

No one's clear on how one goes about organizing such a fiercely independent group or who would be included, but among bloggers on the left of the political spectrum there's interest. Some bloggers interviewed for a recent Associated Press story said a union or coalition of some sort could help them get health insurance discounts, fight for press credentials or set guidelines for advertising on blog pages.

The pool of potential members is huge. The AP reports, "With pages focused on everything from bird watching to celebrity footwear, more than 120,000 blogs are created every day and more than 58,000 new posts are made each hour."

A panel discussion titled, "A Union for Bloggers: It's Time to Organize" was held at last week's blogger convention, YearlyKos, in Chicago. Participant Kristen Burgard said, "I sure would like to have that union bug on my website."