The Unemployed Now Have Their Own Union, and It's Catching on Quickly

In case you haven't heard about it, the union's name is "UR Union of the Unemployed" or its nickname, "UCubed," because of its unique method of organizing.


The idea is that if millions of jobless join together and act as an organization, they are more likely to get Congress and the White House to provide the jobs that are urgently needed. They can also apply pressure for health insurance coverage, unemployment insurance and COBRA benefits and food stamps. 
 
Joining a Cube is as simple as it is important. (Please check the union web site: http://www.unionofunemployed.com/). Six people who live in the same zip code address can form a Ucube. Nine such UCubes make a neighborhood. Three neighborhood UCubes form a power block that contains 162 activists. Politicians cannot easily ignore a multitude of power blocks, nor can merchants avoid them.  The union is built from the ground up. Cube activists will select their own leadership in each cube, neighborhood, block and higher group as well.
 
Source:  http://www.alternet.org/story/145797/the_unemployed_now_have_their_own_union%2C_and_it%27s_catching_on_quickly#wp-comments