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Unions did in fact build the middle class. And here's what that did. That built the United States of America as we know it.

My problem with unions is they breed mediocrity.

The union movement has been the best middle class job creating program that America has ever had, and it doesn't cost the government a dime.

Union members not only earn higher median wages; they are more likely to have paid sick leave, short-term disability, and employer-provided child care. Giving people a voice at work - the ability to organize and negotiate for their fair share of the value they helped create - is absolutely essential to a growing, vibrant middle class.

This is the crux of the problem: because the Republicans and the right wing have been successful in almost eliminating unions, everyone else has suffered as a result.

Public unions are big money.

People have to be reminded that unions played a very historic role in our economy.

While unions did not play a part in my family life when I was being brought up, my early years were most certainly spent in a working-class community.

Well, I'm not trying to get rid of the unions, but I am saying that they appear to be an antiquated concept in today's economy.