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came the federation's largest
affiliate, and simultaneously
doubled the Michigan AFL-
CIO's membership to one mil-
lion.
"Any time you have a
greater unity within any
kind of movement, labor
movement or otherwise, it's
usually a case where the
merged organization is
strengthened" in places
where it matters, like the
governor's office, and the
state legislature.
And the fight right now, is
to save jobs. Fishman firmly
believed that some of those
lost jobs will come back as
the economy shakes out," and
that unions will remain
strong in number because of
the sizeable portion of the
work force that is presently
non-unionized and because of
the jobs that will come from
the fast-growing service and
technology sectors. He readily
admitted, though, that this
organizing drive has not yet
been as successful as they
would like it to be. He added
that even when a factory
closes down, members main-
tain their relationship with
the union, receiving financial
and retraining benefits.
Fishman in recent months
was looking for new ways to
attract union members. The
labor movement is exploring
a different kind of member-
ship," he said. "The normal
membership is solely served
by a collective bargaining
agreement. We want to
broaden that. We want to
provide benefits and things
that would make it attractive
— associate memberships

perhaps." And he added, with
as much sarcasm as humor,
that "We won't have robots in
the union because they don't
pay dues."
But just as robots represent
changes in the American way
of life, especially for factory
workers, Fishman said labor
leaders will have to change
and adjust accordingly.
"There are an awful lot of
changes with the nature of
the struggle, the people in-
volved, the difference in their
perceptions and attitudes."
As times change, leaders
will have to change. "The
leaders of the labor move-
ment that are several genera-
tions removed from me .
Those people in many cases
were a lot different than the
union leaders today because
they had a different back-
ground.
"Union leaders today are
better educated. Union lead-
ers today come out of an al-
together different environ-
ment and set of circum-
stances. To be an effective
union leader today means
you have to have skills and
background and an educa-
tion. It's very different than
it was before in that sense.
Being a union representative
is a lot more involved.
Negotiating agreements re-
quires a sophistication and
an ability to work with a
political legislative level.
"In his own way, Lane
Kirkland (president of the in-
ternational AFL-CIO) is a
much more sophisiticated
union leader, in my judge-
ment, than George Meany. Is
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