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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CONOR ,MC,L\<L9 

,TEXT 3 

,= BUS9ESS1 9T]NATIONAL SOLID>ITY IS NOT A F> (F DREAM BUT AN 9TEGRAL P>T ( ITS DAY TO DAY EXI/5CE4 ,9 CAPITALISM !RE IS1 ( C\RSE1 COMPETITION1 BUT IT IS 9 ALL !IR 9T]E/S TO PROMOTE L[ WAGES1 HI< UNEMPLOYM5T1 EASE ( MOVEM5T ( CURR5CY & SO =?4 ,!SE DAYS PRODUCTION IS LOCAT$ :]E IT IS *EAPE/ & PRODUCTS >E SOLD :]E !Y WILL MAKE ! MO/4 ,!Y HAVE ACCESS TO COMMUNICATION & 9=MATION EX*ANGE BEYOND ! DREAMS ( MO/ PEOPLE & !Y CAN MOVE MILLIONS ( P\NDS AT ! T\* ( A BUTTON4 ,!Y MAKE GOOD USE ( !IR 9T]NATIONAL BANK+ 'SOLID>ITY' TO MA9TA9 AN IMPRESSIVELY /ABLE CLIMATE :]E ! RI* GET MORE P[]FUL & ! VA/ MAJORITY BECOME MORE DIS-EMP[]$4 ,!Y >E NUM]ICALLY MU* SMALL] ?AN US BUT EXTREMELY WELL ORGANIZ$1 WELL 9=M$ & -- MO/ IMPORTANTLY -- AW>E ( !IR [N 9T]E/S AS A CLASS4 

,ORD9>Y FOLK ON ! O!R H& REMA9 TRAPP$4 ,WE >E TRAPP$ BY \R LACK ( ACCESS & CONTROL1 LACK ( ACCESS TO M$IA1 MEANS ( COMMUNICATION & ! E>S ( GOV]NM5T4 ,WE >E ALSO DIVID$ BY MULTIPLE PRACTICAL1 IDEOLOGICAL & CULTURAL DIFF]5CES4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE1 OCCASIONALLY1 TO GET REALLY IMPRESSIVE SOLID>ITY1 = EXAMPLE ! ,LIV]POOL DOCKS' /RIKE.<#a.> BUT TO MAKE ?IS P]MAN5T & ON-GO+ IS MU* MORE DIFFICULT4 

,! ,9T]NET 

  

,! 9T]NET OP5S NEW VI/AS = *EAP COMMUNICATION1 CONF]5C+ & PUBLI%+4 ,]IC ,LEE POSES ! QUE/ION3 CAN ?IS BE US$ TO RE9VIGORATE ! WORLD 0LABOR MOVEM5T408.<#b.> 

,HE FIR/ GOES ?R\< ! V>I\S TOOLS AVAILABLE2 ,E-MAIL1 ON-L9E DATABASES1 DISCUSSION GR\PS1 US5ET NEWS GR\PS1 ON L9E *AT & PUBLI%+1 9CLUD+ ! ,WORLD ,WIDE ,WEB4 ,AS ?IS >TICLE IS NOT AN EXPLANATION ( ! 9T]NET1 ,I C]TA9LY WON'T 9TIMIDATE Y\ BY GO+ 9TO ANY ( !SE 9 ANY MORE DETAIL4 ,SUFFICE TO SAY ?AT HIS 9TRODUCTION IS PRECISE & EASY TO GRASP1 BETT] WRITT5 ?AN MANY TEXTBOOKS ON ! NET >E4 

,PIONE]S 

  

,! BOOK !N DEALS ) ! HI/ORY ( H[ 0TELEMATICS0.<#c.> HAVE BE5 US$ BY ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,?IS WAS NEW & FASC9AT+ T]RITORY = ?IS REVIEW]4 ,\R BOSSES LOVE TO GIVE ! IMPRESSION ?AT WORK]S REACT TO NEW TE*NOLOGY ) MI/RU/ & SUSPICION4 ,:AT W\LD !Y SAY AB\T A *>ACT] LIKE ,*IP ,LEV9SON8 

,LEV9SON WAS ! G5]AL SECRET>Y ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,*EMICAL ,WORK]S' ,F$]ATION 9 ! #a#i#gS4.<#d.> ,HE SP5T MU* TIME WRE/L+ ) ! PROBLEM ( ! GR[+ P[] ( TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS 7,T,N,CS74 ,9 #aigb ! 9T]NET WAS A TOP SECRET MILIT>Y PROJECT KN[N AS ,>,P,N,E,T 7,! ,ADVANC$ ,RESE>* ,PROJECTS ,AG5CY ,NETWORK7 L9K+ A FEW MILIT>Y & SCI5CE RESE>* 9/ITUTES 9 ! ,U4,S4 ,KN[+ NO?+ ( ITS EXI/5CE DIDN'T /OP ,LEV9SON SPECULAT+ ON ! IDEA ( 9T]NATIONALLY L9K+ UNIONS US+ COMPUT]S4 ,9 HIS BOOK ,9T]NATIONAL ,TRADE ,UNIONISM HE WROTE ?AT2  
  

0,ONLY A COMPUT]IZ$ 9=MATION BANK C\LD POSSIBLY KEEP B>GA9]S & UNION /RATEGI/S TUN$ 9TO ! /R5G?S & WEAKNESSES ( COMPANIES & PROVIDE !M ) ! CURR5T DATA ON F9ANCIAL FACTS & FIGURES1 PRODUCTIONS1 9V5TORIES1 WAGES1 H\RS ( WORK1 VACATIONS1 P5SIONS & ALL ! O!R FACTORS 9VOLV$40  
  

,?\< ! TE*NOLOGY /ILL HADN'T COME ON /REAM 7HE HOP$ TO USE TELEX MA*9ES.<#e.>71 LIKE A TRUE PIONE] HE WAS ALREADY =MULAT+ CONCEPTS ?AT C\LD ONLY BECOME REALITY 9 ! FUTURE4 

,! FIR/ PRACTICAL1 WORK+ 0,LAB\RNET0 WAS SET UP 9 #aiha BY ,L>RY ,KUEHN4 ,HE WAS ! PRESID5T ( ! ,BRITI% ,COLUMBIA ,TEA*]S' ,F$]ATION1 A UNION REPRES5T+ #d1 SECOND>Y & PRIM>Y TEA*]S ACROSS A SPRAWL+ PROV9CE 9 ,CANADA4 ,KUEHN & ,>NIE ,MAY]S1 ! UNION'S COMMUNICATION (FIC]1 B\<T #aa 0DUMB0 T]M9ALS = ! #aa MEMB]S ( ! UNION'S EXECUTIVE4 ,!SE W]E JU/ KEYBO>DS & !RMAL PR9T]S 7NO SCRE5S EV57 CONNECT$ BY #c BYTES P] SECOND MODEMS 7AB\T #a.0 ( ! SPE$ ( A TYPICAL #a#i#i'S MODEM74 ,AFT] #b YE>S ALL ! UNION'S LOCALS.<#f.> W]E HOOK$ UP & ! SY/EM /AY$ 9 OP]ATION UNTIL #a#i#i4 

,IT GOT PL5TY ( USE4 ,! UNION LAUN*$ A PROV9CE WIDE /RIKE 9 #a#i#h#c4 ,/RIKE NEWS RU%$ UP & D[N ! L9ES1 GOT PR9T$ & PHOTOCOPI$ & H&$ TO PICKET]S4 ,! TEA*]S QUICKLY F\ND !MSELVES TO BE MU* BETT] 9=M$ ?AN !IR BOSSES1 DISCUSSIONS & CONF]5CES C\LD BE HELD OV] ! L9ES & A NEWS S]VICE 7:I* C\LD BE GIV5 ON DISK TO LOCAL PAP]S7 & CONTRACT DATABASE W]E LAUN*$ PROV9CE WIDE4 ,! SY/EM PROV$ SO EFFECTIVE ?AT ! BOSSES PAID IT ! ULTIMATE 9V]SE TRIBUTE1 QUICKLY RU%+ \T TO GET ONE ( !IR [N6 

,! ,PRES5T2 ONTO ! 9FOBAHN 

  

,MANY SU* NETWORKS & BULLET9 BO>DS W]E SET UP 9 ! #a#i#hS & PL5TY >E /ILL GO+ /RONG4 ,9ITIALLY ALL !SE NETWORKS W]E CLOS$ & S]V$ BY C5TRAL COMPUT]7S7 OR S]V]S :I* HAD 9=MATION & SPACE = CONF]5CES & NEWS GR\PS4 ,BULLET9 BO>DS LIKE ?IS >E DIAL$ ?R\< A MODEM & TELEPHONE L9E1 G5]ALLY = ! PRICE ( A LOCAL CALL4 ,MANY1 LIKE ,FIDONET 9 ,AM]ICA1 N[ ALSO HAVE L9KS TO ! 9T]NET4 

,S9CE AB\T #a#i#h#h_/#h#i MORE & MORE PEOPLE >E DIAL+ 9TO ! 9T]NET ITSELF ?R\< 0S]VICE PROVID]S40 ,Y\ DIAL DIRECTLY TO !SE ORGANIZATIONS & !Y1 = A *>GE OV] & ABOVE Y\R PHONE CALL1 HOOK Y\ 9TO ! NET4 

,O,K1 A V]Y BRIEF TE*NICAL EXPLANATION4 ,! ,9T]NET IS NOT ?\S&S ( COMPUT]S L9K$ BY MODEMS & PHONE L9E4 ,! NET ITSELF HAS A MASSIVE ?ICK FIB] OPTIC BACKBONE CAPABLE ( CONVEY+ MILLIONS ( MESSAGES 9CLUD+ S\ND & VIDEO IMAGES AT EXTREMELY HI< SPE$S4 ,Y\R PHONE CALL CONNECTS Y\ TO Y\R 0S]VICE PROVID]0 :O !N HAS A DIRECT L9E ONTO ! 9T]NET4 ,MO/ MOD]N USE ( ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION FOCUSES ON ! 9T]NET ITSELF1 ?\< ?\S&S ( LOCAL NETWORKS EXI/ 9DEP5D5TLY ( IT & SOME CAN HOOK 9TO1 IT ?\< !Y MAY NOT GET ALL ! AVAILABLE S]VICES4 

,! AU?OR DISCUSSES SOME ( ! CURR5T 9T]NET USE BY UNIONS & UNION F$]ATIONS & ALSO H[ IT HAS BE5 US$ BY /RIK]S TO EXPLA9 !IR CASE & HAS (T5 L$ TO REAL SOLID>ITY ACTIONS 9 O!R C\NTRIES4 ,]IC ,LEE HIMSELF SET UP 0,NEW ,9T]NATIONAL ,REVIEW0 9 #a#i#g#g1 BUT HIS POLITICS W\LD APPE> TO BE1 AT BE/1 SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC TO JUDGE FROM HIS OCCASIONAL DISP>AG+ USE ( ! T]M 0H>D LEFT04 ,SO !RE IS NO 9=MATION H]E ON REVOLUTION>Y OR SYNDICALI/ UNION F$]ATIONS4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 HE FOCUSES 5TIRELY ON ! L>GE RE=MI/ F$]ATIONS4 ,NONE ! LESS !RE >E SOME />TL+ EXAMPLES ( H[ MU* CAN BE DONE ) ! NEW TE*NOLOGY4 

,ONE SU* IS ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,TRANSPORT ,WORK]S' ,F$]ATION4 ,?IS ,LONDON BAS$ ,F$]ATION IS MADE UP ( #d UNIONS 9 #a C\NTRIES1 REPRES5T+ AB\T #e MILLION WORK]S4 ,IT WAS ONE ( ! FIR/ TO ADOPT ,E-MAIL & USE ON-L9E DATABASES 9 ! MID #a#i#hS4 ,!Y HAVE GONE TO ! TIME & EXP5SE ( LEAS+ !IR [N 9T]NET CONNECTION & C\LD SET UP AS S]VICE PROVID]S 9 !IR [N RI<T4 ,I,T,F 9SPECTORS CAN N[ TEL5ET 9TO !IR ON-L9E DATABASE FROM ANY NET CONNECT$ MA*9E & GET 9=MATION ON %IPS COV]$ BY ,I,T,F AGREEM5TS4 ,!Y W]E ALSO ! FIR/ 9T]NATIONAL SECRET>IAT ) !IR [N WEB PAGE 7WWW4ITF4ORG4UK74 ,!IR MON?LY PUBLICATION IS N[ AVAILABLE TO D[NLOAD 9 #e LANGUAGES4 ,!Y ALSO USE ! PAGE TO PUBLICIZE MAJOR DISPUTES 9VOLV+ O!R UNIONS AS !Y HAPP54 

,! ,F$]ATION IS N[ 9 NEGOTIATIONS ) ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,M>9E ,SATELLITE ,ORGANIZATION TO LEASE SATELLITE TIME ALL[+ 9T]NET ACCESS TO SEAM5 9 VIRTUALLY EV]Y C>GO %IP 9 ! WORLD6.<#g.> 

,WEB /RIKES 

  

,!RE >E N[ SEV]AL EXAMPLES ( USE ( ! 9T]NET1 ESPECIALLY ! ,WEB1 9 DISPUTES4 ,! ,LIV]POOL DOCK]S WEB SITE IS P]HAPS ! BE/ KN[N EXAMPLE4 ,?IS WAS SET UP = ! DOCK]S BY ,GREG ,COYNE1 ! MOD]ATOR ( ! ,UNION-D.<#h.> LI/ 9 ,BRITA94 ,9ITIALLY HE SAYS 9 ! BOOK1 IT WAS3  
  

0MORE ( A /UNT ?AN AN ORGANIZ+ TOOL40  
  

,H[EV] ! SITE HAS BE5 A SUCCESS BR++ 9 NOT JU/ SOLID>ITY M5TIONS BUT ACTION BY ! LIKES ( ! ,JAPANESE DOCK]S' UNION & ! ,SAN ,FRANCISCO ,LONG%ORESM5'S UNION LOCAL4 

,PROBLEMS & ,POSSIBILITIES 

  

,!RE IS LITTLE D\BT ?AT ! 9T]NET (F]S MASSIVE ADVANTAGES = TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZATION4 ,! BOSSES HAVE NOT BE5 SL[ TO GRASP ?IS4 ,!SE ADVANTAGES >E MA9LY TO DO ) *EAPNESS & POT5TIALLY HI< CIRCULATION4 

,ON-L9E PUBLI%+ SIMPLY 9VOLVES GETT+ SPACE ON AN 9T]NET CONNECT$ S]V] & !N ADD+ SOME 0TAGS0 TO Y\R TEXT GRAPHIC & S\ND FILES4 ,GONE >E ! CO/ ( PAP]1 PR9T+ & CIRCULATION4.<#i.> 

,A SECOND >EA :I* IS RAPIDLY BECOM+ A REALITY IS *EAP ON-L9E CONF]5C+1 :]E 9T]NATIONAL MEET+S CAN BE HELD )\T ! TIME & EXP5SE ( TRAVEL4 ,IT IS ALREADY POSSIBLE TO HAVE LIVE DISCUSSIONS US+ ,9T] ,RELAY ,*AT 7,I,R,C7 S(TW>E4 ,) *EAP DIGITAL CAM]AS1 FA/] CONNECTION SPE$S & *EAP S(TW>E1 FACE TO FACE VIDEO CONF]5C+ WON'T JU/ BE ! PROP]TY ( BIG BUS9ESS4 

,IT IS1 ( C\RSE1 ONLY FAIR TO PO9T \T TWO DRAWBACKS TO ! NET4 ,FIR/LY1 TRANSMISSION IS 9SECURE & MO/ MESSAGES >E EASILY TRACEABLE4.<#a.> ,SECONDLY1 & PROBABLY MORE IMPORTANTLY1 ! 9T]NET IS V]Y MU* A PLAY?+ ( ! WELL (F & MIDDLE CLASS1 ) ! ,U,S,A BE+ HUGELY OV]-REPRES5T$ & MANY P>TS ( ! WORLD H>DLY GETT+ A LOOK 94 ,EV5 9 ?OSE C\NTRIES :]E !RE IS GOOD CONNECTIVITY IT IS /ILL V]Y MU* A PLAY?+ ( COLLEGE KIDS4 

,! ,FUTURE 

  

,! AU?OR HAS SOME GR& VISIONS = ! YE>S TO COME4 ,ONE IS ! IDEA ( AN ON-L9E DAILY LABOR PAP] ) >*IV+ & A LIVE DISCUSSION =UM4 ,HE ALSO DREAMS ( AN ACCR$IT$ ,LABOR ,UNIV]SITY (F]+ C\RSES FROM NEGOTIAT+ A CONTRACT TO LABOR LAW & HI/ORY4 

,AS UNION RI<TS >E UND] ATTACK ALL OV] ! WORLD1 UNIONS HAVE TO RESPOND PROMPTLY TO VIOLATIONS & 9 A CO-ORD9AT$ WAY1 LIKE ,AMNE/Y ,9T]NATIONAL'S 0,URG5T ,ACTION ,NETWORK04 

,HE GIVES AN EXAMPLE ( H[ ?IS MI<T WORK4 ,A TRADE UNION ACTIVI/ EMPLOY$ BY A LEAD+ ,T,N,C DISAPPE>S1 PRESUM$ KIDNAPP$1 9 ,BRAZIL4 ,HIS UNION S5D ALL HIS DETAILS & A PHOTO TO ,H,Q 9 ,RIO4 ,! PHOTOGRAPH IS SCANN$1 & ! 9=MATION 5T]$ 9TO A /&>D =M1 & ! LOT IS EMAIL$ TO ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SECRET>IAT 9 ,EUROPE4 ,! 9=MATION IS S5T TO TWO MAIL+ LI/S4 ,ONE IS = ALL ,PORTUGUESE SPEAK+ UNIONS WORLD WIDE1 ! SECOND = WORK]S 9 ! ,T,N,C CONC]N$4 ,LETT]S >E S5T & >TICLES >E WRITT51 PHONE CALLS >E MADE1 ,COMPANY ,H,Q IS PICKET$4 ,)9 H\RS A PHONE CALL IS MADE TO SOMEONE 9 ,BRAZIL & ! ACTIVI/ APPE>S BRUIS$ & BATT]$ BUT ALIVE4 

,PIP$REAMS8 ,P]HAPS1 H[EV] EMAIL IS ALREADY US$ 9 ?IS WAY 7?\< )\T QUITE SU* SPE$ & CO-ORD9ATION74 ,! NET WAS C5TRAL TO HI<LI<T+ ! CASE ( ! ,E,Z,L,N :O O!RWISE MI<T HAVE BE5 WIP$ \T QUITE E>LY ON 9 !IR HI/ORY4 

,! ,V]DICT 

  

,A BOOK COMB9+ ! ,LABOR ,MOVEM5T & ! 9T]NET C\LD BE A POT5TIALLY BOR+ ONE6 ,?IS C]TA9LY ISN'T ! CASE ) ,]IC ,LEE'S BOOK1 IT IS WELL WRITT5 & NON-TE*NICAL4 ,! SLANT ?\< IS RE=MI/ ?R\<\T1 & HE ALWAYS MAKES GREAT PLAY ON ! ROLE ( LEAD]S & EXECUTIVES4.<#a#a.> 

,OV]ALL1 ?\<1 A GOOD & IMPORTANT READ4 ,IF Y\ HAV5'T ! ,G,B,P#a#e4 H&Y :Y NOT GET Y\R UNION BRAN* OR LOCAL LIBR>Y TO ORD] IT = Y\ & HAVE A LOOK AT ! ,WEB SITE 7WWW4GEOCITIES4COM7 

.<#a.> ,AN EV5 MORE IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE WAS ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,GA!R+ 9 ,*IAPAS 9 ! ,MEXICAN ,JUNGLE LA/ ,SUMM]4 ,?IS WAS FACILITAT$ BY ORD9>Y POOR PEASANTS 9 ,*IAPAS :O1 DESPITE LIV+ 9 APPALL+ CONDITIONS !MSELVES1 TOOK ! TIME TO FE$1 ACCOMMODATE & ORGANIZE ALL FACILITIES = #c PEOPLE FROM ALL OV] ! WORLD TO TALK AB\T CAPITALISM & H[ TO BEAT IT6 

.<#b.> ,HIS T]M6 

.<#c.> 0,! 9T]ACTION ( ALL TYPES ( DATA-PROCESS+1 ELECTRONIC 9=MATION & COMMUNICATION0 IS H[ HE DEF9ES ?IS T]M 9 ! GLOSS>Y AT ! BACK4 

.<#d.> ,?IS IS ONE ( ! SECRET>IATS :I* >E ! GLOBAL ORGANIZATIONS ( NATIONAL TRADE UNIONS4 ,! ,I,C,F NO LONG] EXI/S HAV+ S9CE BE5 9CORPORAT$ 9TO ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,F$]ATION ( ,*EMICAL1 ,5]GY1 ,M9E & ,G5]AL ,WORK]S' ,UNIONS 7WWW4ICEM4ORG74 

.<#e.> 0,?R\< A COMPATIBLE PROGRAM !SE DATA BANKS C\LD BE L9K$ BY TELEX TO ,I,C,F HEADQU>T]S & 9=MATION RAPIDLY TRANSMITT$ TO AFFILIATES ON REQUE/403 ,*>LES ,LEV9SON 0,9T]NATIONAL ,TRADE ,UNIONISM07#a#i#g#b7 

.<#f.> ,UNION BRAN*ES 9 ,U,S,A & ,CANADA 

.<#g.> ,?IS USE ( SATELLITES IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY = UNIONS 9 DEVELOP+ C\NTRIES -- IT'S EXP5SIVE BUT *EAP] ?AN BUILD+ A TELEPHONE NETWORK FROM SCRAT*4 

.<#h.> ,!RE >E MANY SU* DISCUSSION GR\PS ON ! 9T]NET4 ,SOME >E OP5 ,US5ET GR\PS1 AVAILABLE TO ANYONE ) ! RI<T S(TW>E4 ,BETT] DISCUSSION IS TO BE HAD ON CLOS$ GR\PS ( :I* ,UNION-D IS ONE4 ,ON !SE LI/S ! GR\PS >E MOD]AT$ & Y\ HAVE TO SUBSCRIBE4 ,! DISCUSSION IS ,E-MAIL$ TO P>TICIPANTS & IS USUALLY MU* MORE 9-DEP? ?AN ON ! OP5 NEWS GR\PS :I* T5D TO HAVE A LOT ( NOISE BUT LITTLE DISCUSSION4 ,= DETAILS ON AN>*I/ DISCUSSION GR\PS SEE ! ,W,S,M SITE4 

.<#i.> ,! KEY TO HI< CIRCULATION IS TO DO A GOOD 0ADV]TIS+0 JOB = Y\R NEW SITE4 

.<#a.> ,!RE IS FREE S(TW>E AVAILABLE SU* AS ,P,G,P 7,PRETTY ,GOOD ,PRIVACY7 BUT IT'S NOT ?AT US]-FRI5DLY & MO/ PEOPLE W\LDN'T BE BO!R$4 ,5CRYPTION IS A BIG ISSUE ON ! NET AS GOV]NM5TS1 LIKE ! ,U,S GOV]NM5T1 DEM& ! KEYS TO ! 5CRYPTION CODES4 

.<#a#a.> ,= EXAMPLE1 ON PAGE #ac HE TELLS US ?AT 79 ! ,U,S,A7 0MORE IMPORTANT1 AT ! 5D ( #a#i#i#e1 A NEW LEAD]%IP WAS ELECT$ 9 ! NATIONAL TRADE UNION C5T]1 ! ,A,F,L-,C,I,O1 :I* PROMISES TO ORGANIZE MILLIONS ( WORK]S 9TO TRADE UNIONS & RE/ORE ,LABOR'S P[] & PRE/IGE044444,DON'T HOLD Y\R BREA? ,]IC6 

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