sorvad, thanks for the support. I was beginning to feel like Ron Paul.
Imagine the strength the AOA would have if we had 100% membership.
I agree 100% that the failure of the AOA is the failure of the membership.
nitpicker, I don't agree we'd be a lot worse off without it. Without the AOA, individuals would finally see reality and make prescient and immediate decisions. WITH the AOA we all just wait around for something to happen, which it never does.
cxorcist, membership is not the key, it's the willingness of the members to put their jobs on the line by industrial action. 100% membership is completely irrelevant if only 10% of the members are willing to walk the picket line! That's is what you AOA fools do NOT understand! You think it's all about "membership." No, it's about strength! Because so many AOA members are only members out of embarrassment or the need to "fit in," the effectiveness of the AOA suffers. That's why 75% of the members voted for this shi##y pay deal: they were not willing to stake their jobs on getting a better deal. No risk, no gain! When was the last time you saw the AOA direct (or support) its members in an industrial action? 2001? RIGHT! Look what happened and look what the membership did about it! NOTHING!
