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Nathan Newman offers a great critique of a Slate article where Robert Fitch criticizes Andy Stern for "boosting his rolls with workers who aren't really workers at all." Who is Fitch talking about? Home-health care workers -- parents and children who receive government money for taking care of family members.

Newman states:

"It's one of the most sexist, retrograde pieces of writing I've seen in a purportedly progressive magazine in a long time."

"The recent campaign by unions to assure that those who do the traditionally 'womens' work' of caring for the sick and family members get paid a decent wage is one of the most progressive fights that labor has been involved in."

Check out the comments too -- It's quite a heated discussion. Newman's response to another critic is right on:

"So, the author's meaning is quite clear. It's not that these people are not paid a wage; the author just doesn't think they deserve one."