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Right-to-work law, workers would not have to join the union to be represented. republican senator bob corker, who is the former mayor of chattanooga, tennessee, has expressed concerns about job losses if the uaw takes hold. he is on the wrong side of this, i think. foreign auto companies have opened factories in the united states generally in states with less union activity. the uaw has struggled to add members from those facilities. joining me tonight, bob king, united auto workers president. mr. king, good to have you with us tonight. how big an opportunity is this for the uaw and these work...

So the basic argument of the book is that you cannot understand what has been happening in terms of inequality in this country without accounting for the dramatic decline of organized labor. when unions were strong they combatted inequality of various kinds. they were able to provide a vital bridge and able to combat political ineequality. that power has been decreased dramatically as representation rates have plummeted. >> you document that people not in unions have -- basically because when there is high density union activity it lifts all boats. yet you also show that that has recently decl...

Politics aside. i've even had demonstrations against some of his policies in terms of union activity and things that i considered wrong. but when you look at a jan brewer in arizona that made sure she stuck her finger in the president's face, you have to give her credit that he acted in the best interest of his state. and i don't think those of us on the other side of the political spectrum must be as inflexible as they are to not give credit when credit is due. he's right about this, in my opinion. the relief efforts are more important than insulting or even showing out political and policy d...

And michigan is about to become a right to work state, where you can't get a job without having to join a union. >> these so-called right to work laws don't have anything do with economics. they have everything to do with politics. >> michigan is ground zero for union activity. >> ♪ gangnam style >> this guy should have never been there. they realized he had done this in 2002 and 2004. apologies don't matter. he said we want american troops, their families, wives and kids, to die, die a painful death. you don't apologize for that. you're a bad person. get him out of the white house. >> you'r...

Discriminate against union activity and if you are union member if you want people to be part of union you allow them to vote i think that is what the union in this instance should do. an injunction should go on. >> gregg: they consistently turn down unionizing. >> they have been brainwashed. the thing about the union, ufcw has terrific history of protecting workers and obeying the laws and also getting them health care that they could live with. >> they should have a history in following lawsuit. that following lawsuit they allow voters to make that choice. >> if these workers don't want sala...