Hi pilsenprole readers, I apologize for such a long break from my previous entry, especially given the importance of the just past election. I have been quite ill over the past few weeks and it has really slowed me down. I will post my own reflections on the election within the next couple days. In the meantime, I encourage you to read this article by Bill Fletcher Jr. Fletcher is the author of the recently published book Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice , an excellent analysis of the current state of the labor movement in the United States (I encourage all of you to buy a copy). He is also the former President of the TransAfrica Forum and the former Director of Education for the AFL-CIO. He is one of the founders of the Center for Labor Renewal. Fletcher provides a well thought-out plan for Obama’s first hundred days… http://www.centerforlaborrenewal.org/?P=A&Category_ID=25&Article=229&PHPSESSID=9e495a97f476e18bed3c0a55...