http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/06/self-parody/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/06/self-parody/comment-page-1/#comment-64210 Picket lines on the Internet: Why a Blogger’s Union will not work | JTDabbagian.com Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:18:22 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/08/06/self-parody/#comment-64210 [...] Although there are people employed by a company to blog, these people are still incredibly rare. For the most part, bloggers are freelancers, and those who are employed are typically employed under the status of an Independent Contractor, which means they couldn’t get union benefits anyway. Furthermore, a good deal of bloggers consider themselves self-employed. So when they have unfair practices, who will they strike against? Themselves? HA! As Gaius of Blue Crab Boulevard puts it: You either do this stuff because you enjoy it or you don’t blog. The public either chooses to read what you write or it doesn’t. [...] [...] Although there are people employed by a company to blog, these people are still incredibly rare. For the most part, bloggers are freelancers, and those who are employed are typically employed under the status of an Independent Contractor, which means they couldn’t get union benefits anyway. Furthermore, a good deal of bloggers consider themselves self-employed. So when they have unfair practices, who will they strike against? Themselves? HA! As Gaius of Blue Crab Boulevard puts it: You either do this stuff because you enjoy it or you don’t blog. The public either chooses to read what you write or it doesn’t. [...]

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