John Hovis & Chris Townsend, Portside, July 11, 2008 Over time, fads come and go, yet for organized labor certain basic principles hold true. In the "big picture" search for answers to the problems faced by labor today, outspoken contemporary labor leaders and well-meaning academics either inadvertently overlook, or chose to dismiss, the obvious reality: namely, there is likely to be no meaningful revival of the labor movement until rank-and-file members have a fundamental role in running their unions. Those who ignore - or choose to ignore - this truth, instead promoting union mergers, creating gigantic mega-locals ... Rank