Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140217:11:07:00
Labor. the uaw spent millions of dollars on the campaign and while volkswagen did not get involved, local politicians did pushing anti-union arguments. it's a setback for the unions to organization other auto plans in the south. there were fewer than 400,000 members of the uaw today and down 75% from 1979. overall, just 11.3 of all american workers are union members. in a statement following the vote, the uaw said, in part, quote this. we were outraged by politicians and outside special interest groups interfering with the basic legal right of workers to form a union. we're proud that these wo...