Labor Day is seen as a day of rest for many hardworking Americans.

That's what unions do. They can get money, they can get support, they can get manpower.

Today we are united, strong and on the move. Today we have a strong strike fund. Today we have the resources to run large-scale organizing campaigns against global employers. Today we have $100 million in the bank.

Labor Day is seen as a day of rest for many hardworking Americans.

We must have more union members in this country to fight the political and business forces that are undermining workers in this country. The AFL-CIO has chosen the opposite approach by planning to throw even more money at politicians.

We vote - if the public votes 50 percent, we vote 70 percent. So we have a bigger impact with our numbers, and the organization and the manpower we can bring to a race.

All workers want is a fair shake.