>> at the freelancers union in new york, the founder knows all about it. >> people are hard-working and they're just putting together a bunch of projects. they work in fields ranging from doctor, to programmer to nanny. >> not much like a traditional union, her group takes on all the tasks that employers used to manage. networking for the next job, marketing skills, and the toughest part, managing health care, by combining gsd their purchasing power, she says group members get insurance for 40% less. and she suspects many because they don't work that regular 9 to 5, they can be home when their kids get home from school. and she suspects many freelancers, despite some economic jitters, are feeling more free because they left the everyday office behind. tom foreman, cnn, kansas city. >> anderson is back next with the ridiculist.