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In the country. the uaw spent millions of dollars on the campaign. while volkswagen department get involved, many did pushing antiunion arguments. it's a setback organizing other auto plants in the south. there are fewer than 400,000 members of the uaw today. that's 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, while we're 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 workers were brave and st...

What happened in the circle around him. i don't know. it does not look good at all. a couple of other stories to get to. the u nighted autoworkers is reevaluating its next steps after an employee at a volkswagen plant voted against a union. it represents a big defeat for organized 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 union's plans to organize other auto plants in the south. there were you fewer than 400,000 members of the uaw today, down 75% from 1979. o...

If the work force participation rate today were as high as it was when the recession began, the unemployment rate would be 11.3% and we wouldn't be calling it a poor recovery because it wouldn't be a recovery at all. >> so what do you make of this? do you think he's accurate? good assessment on point? >> are you talking about george will or barack obama? >> both. >> president obama says the economy is growing and unemployment is going down and everything is great, so why we would continue to increase the amount of money we turn over to people in food stamps and why are welfare rolls getting bi...

Jenna: welcome back, everyone. a brand new study showing illegal immigration on the rise right now, especially in the state of texas. the lone star state leading the way with the biggest increase in undocumented workers, and analysts say this has something to do with the economy down there. casey steegal's live in dallas with more. >> reporter: yeah, jenna, let's break these numbers down for you. they're brand new numbers that came out with this study done by the pew research center, and it shows that the number of illegal immigrants living in this country actually peaked in 2007 which was, ob...

Switzerland, 51%. netherlands have 81% and sweden with 88% of workers protected by unions. here in america, income inequality is at its worst level ever. union membership is now at 11.3% falling by 400,000 members alone just in the last year. how do we turn this around and what cothe numbers mean? mr. gerard, clearly there seems to be a parallel between collective bargaining and quality alike. what do you make of these numbers? >> they're accurate. if you look at countries like denmark, not only are people happier because of the points you just made, but they also have universal child care pro...