Unions have been the best anti-poverty program that actually worked and did not cost the government a dime. But as unions grow smaller- not stronger- our ability to act as an economic mechanism to distribute the gains of our work and raise all workers' wages and benefits up is disappearing.

Workers of the world unite, it's not just a slogan anymore.

The union movement has been the best middle class job creating program that America has ever had, and it doesn't cost the government a dime.

UNNATURAL CAUSES tears back the veil to show the socio-economic and racial inequities in health as well as the public policies that underpin them. Should be required viewing.

Republicans have been very successful. There are three things Americans dont like: big unions, big government and big corporations. So Republicans go after big government and big unions, and only talk about small businesses.

The question is always 'What is the role of a labor movement?' How much is about collective bargaining, how much is about social change for all workers?

Unions should not be lapdogs to a political party, they should be watchdogs for their members interests.