Big Labor Vs. Big Business - Leo Gerard on Ed Schultz's 1600

Watch United Steelworkers International President, Leo Gerard's appearance on Ed Schultz's 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where he discusses the Employee Free Choice Act.

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[tcslick420]

Also, in a "free" market society, wouldn't workers still have the liberty to organize anyway? People want completely free market societies, but only to allow freedoms to the owners, not the workers, it seems.

[FluxCapacitor2008]

Its funny how the ultra rich can buy senators to get their agendas passed, but if workers organize and try to get laws that support workers they say its not fair. Labor kick the GOP ass in the elections. The GOP pretends that they are concerned with workers rights. The GOP thinks the working people of America will fall for it, PLEASE you would have to be a complete dumb ass to fall for that anti worker BS.

[ajd1211]

And after the Democrats had control of Congress and the White House with super-majorities, we STILL don't have EFCA.

[rwcbanzai]

The Banksters & Corporate Cannibals are devouring the middle class into bankruptcy & selling our country out to the New World Order of human Cannibalism.

Big Labor is really a pebble compared to the wealth of corporate Barons! Union bosses are just elected presidents like Obama without power from capital!

Card Check and National HealthCare is the final battle that only the Dems can lose and the GOoPs & Lieberman can consume the diminishing middle class dying from economic slavery!!

[northerbrewer]

He's a Canadian and from my local. He was a regular working man before and cares about every other working man. Nationality has nothing to do with it

[TigerOtis]

DonnieBillyBob, You need to look a little closer. The average worker made about 1/450 of what their CEO made in the 40's. They now make about 1/4500 of what they make. Who's getting paid more? Unions were put in place because of safety reasons, and hours worked. Look up China's safety record, and hours worked.

[TigerOtis]

You are so full of shit, that you should explode! Sure it got passed, and signed by Clinton, but it was a GOP congress that did it. Textile workers in the south had their management telling them to send letters to Washington to support NAFTA, not knowing that they were cutting their own throats. The GOP has been fo one thing...How can I get more money! Our country has taken that lead, and now it's "Can I make more than you!"

[Dblock7185]

That line was too damn funny the dems are out for the rich more . Yeah it might be in your fantasy world...

[FluxCapacitor2008]

Your missing my point, we need to organize so we have some way to push back on labor issues. NAFTA shows that any senator can be on the take, the ultra rich have money we have the vote. If they dont vote for what the majority wants then we vote them out!

[DonnieRoy]

It was a democratic president that passed NAFTA and GATT which caused Americans to lose jobs. Leo Gerard is a Canadian so he could care less about American workers. Democrats are out for the rich more than the GOP ever will be.

[FluxCapacitor2008]

WTF as Americans we should be trying to raise our pay up, and not let dicks like the GOP brainwash people into thinking they need to drive down wages. The middle class will vote out the rest of the GOP if they dont get their heads out of their asses. Most of the union busting going on is because the GOP ultra rich power base doesnt want the middle class to organize because when we do they get what happen in the last election.

It's EZ to kick, if you look down on everyone!!