Notes for Tuesday's meeting, as provided by Matthew Mahutga:

General Question(s), with sub questions:

Questions with an "*" indicate the need for an instrument, where most of 
the non "*" questions have to do with analysis.

1)  What is the overall social structure of a union work site, and how 
does this relate to the level of democracy?
   
  I: Network related questions:  
    *A: Who are the formal and informal leadership?
    *B: Who are the paid/unpaid union activists in the local? 
    *C: Who do the rank-n-file speak with concerning union issues 
        (or issues of the strike), either to receive or give info, 
        and how much?
    *D: What is the structure of friendship in the local?
     E: Are there easily discernable sub-groups that contain formal
        leadership on the one hand and rank-n-file on the other?
     F: Who are the "broker" nodes between formal leadership and Rank-   
     n-file?
     G: How does information flow (both what direction and through   
        what kind of "broker" nodes) between union leadership and rank-
        n-file.
     H: How does a friendship network compare to a union information  
        network?
  
  II: Non-Network related questions:
    *A: Are rank-n-file suggestions incorporated into union (strike) 
        policy (or what is peoples perception of this issue?)?
    *B  Are leaders responsive to rank-n-file suggestions (or what is 
        the perception of this)?

2)  What is the relationship between network position (broadly defined) 
and patterns of either strike defection, solidarity, or attitudes toward 
the union?

  I: Hypotheses

  H1: The further a rank-n-file member is from a broker or union     
      leader, the more likely they are to defect.

  H2: Isolates in either of the above networks are more likely to
      defect during a strike or be unsupportive of union policies when 
      not on strike.
  
  H3: Assuming a norm that supports a strike or union, the higher the 
      density, the lower the level of defection or disension.
  
  H4: The more democracy, the less likely there will be defection or   
      disension.

  II: More network and non-network related questions

     A: What is the character of picket duties?
        1)  do people picket with the same or different people every   
            day?
       *2)  Who do people picket with, and how often with each?