Unions Vs. The Gap Over Prop 82

Interesting story here that pretty much fits in with Measure T, at least as I see it.

A couple of big time unions are threatening a boycott against all The Gap stores because of a contribution made by the son of one of The Gap's founders. It seems from the story, that this wasn't a corporate contribution, but a personal contribution by an individual.

Naturally, we don't hear anything about how much the unions in question have contributed to the Prop 82 campaign, but you can bet it's a substantial sum. If Prop 82 passes, unions stand a good chance of rounding up more members, as well as screwing up pre- school as they have with K thru 12.

Am I opposed to their boycott? If I am, it's only because I'm opposed to Prop 82, but they're more than welcome to have at it. The only problem I have is when they complain about someone else contributing to a given cause yet they do the exact same thing.

It becomes especially troubling when they go so far as the Measure T folks have and try to prohibit contributions from "special interests", any other special interest, that is, than themselves.