Another Strike Weblog, yea!

[Sutter Strikers Weblog | http://www.sutterstrikers.blogs.com/] is the latest in workers using Social Software to get their message out. In effect creating their own media, instead of relying soley on the "experts" in media. Here is a prime example for me on how Social Software works, an [official media | http://www.thebayareaistalking.com/archives/2005/10/would_you_cross.html] person picked up the syndication feed for the strikers, so they will be keeping an on what is happening: ;:Would You Cross the Picket Blog? ;:We have a new entry to the aggregator this afternoon and I would be delighted to get feedback from anyone... particularly if you think this is an inappropriate addition. ;:But one of the stories we've covered quite a bit on KRON is the ongoing labor dispute involving Sutter Hospitals and members of the Service Employees International Union. ;:Today I got a mail from someone representing the union to let us know that the strikers are now blogging... ;:So I have added the Sutter Strikers blog to the aggregator. ;:If you want to read the other side, they don't have a blog that I can find but here's Sutter's page with its response to the union's positions on the strike. In [other news | http://news.com.com/Police+blotter+Was+union+official+hacking/2100-1028_3-5885763.html?part=rss&tag=5885763&subj=news] some questions arise to how to communicate with people if you don't have a list...