My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace. All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the books.

People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.

My role was to bring about fairness in the workplace. All I did was implement the laws that were currently on the books.

My parents raised me and my six siblings with little money... but lots of love.

No one has the right to threaten the health, education, and well-being of children by involving them in illegal or inappropriate work.

My father was a member of the Teamsters Union in California, where he helped to organize better health care for workers. My mother worked for more than 20 years on an assembly line.

My niece was a sexual-assault victim. My sister is a survivor of domestic violence. We have more shelters for animals than for battered women. That's not the message we should be sending.