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Roughly maybe 350,000 workers. the united automobile workers, everybody can own a car in america. the history of unionism has been inextricably linked to the growth of the middle class, as you know, over the last 60 years of american history. the right-to-work legislation that has passed now in 24 states, i dont think you can dem demonstrably prove that it leads to higher wages, that it leads to marginally -- >> but whats wrong with giving people the freedom to work where they want to work? >> t...

For whats right in a non-violent manner. and thats what i believe you will see as the continuing face. >> okay. im going to invite that guy who threw the punch to come on this show and tell us why he did it. if he singles himself out, he wont be the face. i think he should step forward and say if theres no charges made here, ill tell you who i am. bill, just thoughts here. these industrial states which reroot for. industrial unions that really build things. manufacturing states. is this a long t...

Period in which american labor suffered some very hard hits, but their fortunes will turn again? or is this really the end of real powerful unionism in america? joining us now is mary kay henry, president of the service employees international union who is born and raised in the great state of michigan. miss henry, thank you very much for taking the time. >> glad to be with you, ezra on this incredible day for working people all across the nation. >> so tell me what is incredible about it. what ...

The last two years from wisconsin to indiana to michigan, have they just been a period in which american labor suffered some very hard hits, but their fortunes will turn again? or is this really the end of real powerful unionism in america? joining us now is mary kay henry, president of the service employees international union who is born and raised in the great state of michigan. miss henry, thank you very much for taking the time. >> glad to be with you, ezra on this incredible day for workin...

Negotiate contracts to say you must pay dues to get or keep your job. it is that simple. alisyn: why didnt the president take this up two years ago when wisconsin was battling over collective bargaining which some say was a much more significant issue than just the union dues? >> well, maybe well give him a little bit of credit and say it was a state issue but this is state issue too. i think what transpired is an election. politically he understand out there debating public sector unionism, gov...

Legendary economist and baseball players union leader died this week at 95. he was chosen as head of the players un none why 1956, fresh from a job with the united steel workers of america. he set aside with relationships with management. players were owned almost like thorough bread horses and had no ability to solicit bids from other teams i i had the pleasure of interviewing him. he described it as unionism was treason. for very well think people that owned franchises, baseball was a respite ...

[laughter] megyn: the movie, "home alone" had great fun with the idea of a busy family leaving their child at home when they left for a big trip, but not so great when it happens in real life, especially when that parent is one of the leaders of the free world. david cameron said he and hid wife accidentally left their 8-year-old daughter nancy behind in a pub. each one believed nancy was in the other ones car. after realizing the mistake, the prime minister returned to the pub and got little na...

Some kind of turning 90 trying to address the balance. you know, there is a reason that defenders of labor from franklin roosevelt it many others always said that unionism had no place in the public sector, that it was a necessary friem and it is, in the private sector. but that it was a bad idea in government. i think we have seen through its excesses, the ones i just mentioned, now visible to voters almost everywhere, that it really needs to be brought under some sort of control in the interes...

Some kind of turning 90 trying to address the balance. you know, there is a reason that defenders of labor from franklin roosevelt it many others always said that unionism had no place in the public sector, that it was a necessary friem and it is, in the private sector. but that it was a bad idea in government. i think we have seen through its excesses, the ones i just mentioned, now visible to voters almost everywhere, that it really needs to be brought under some sort of control in the interes...

Your narrow tax credit. and push it through the beltway. >> as opposed to what you saw in the 30s and 40s. people embraced the unionism as the democratic and the small-d" feature. >> i think bill is somewhat right, also somewhat wrong. what we have tried to get labor law reform for 30 years. and what were seeing -- >> this was a shot. >> this was a real, this was a real shot. because of the numbers. and what we have learned is that and jerry said this before. about the effect of money. the numbe...