one more time, i'd go ahead and fire every one of those ingrates, starting with that instigator, jerry krause union, huh? over my dead body. we'll close this place down first. [shouting in background] [narrator] >> at that point, valve resources incorporated faced a situation for which it was totally unprepared. and so they consulted an attorney to find out whether there were any legal guidelines for unionization and, if so, what those guidelines might be. >> congress passed the national labor relations act, also known as the wagner act, initially, as a response to concerns that employees were being punished or terminated in their attempts to create unions. and, along with the taft-- hartley act, the labor management relations act, these two laws served to establish the procedures whereby unions could be established without employer intervention. the initial process for organizing a union requires that the union representatives go into a factory or a plant, or perhaps even an entire company, but in the bargaining unit, obtain the signatures on what they refer to as authorization cards, of 30%

krause, is wedged 16 feet below ground after falling into a well. rescue workers aboveground battle to save his life. it's a race against time. it was supposed to be a quiet night for jerry karen crouse. father and son are playing together in the backyard of their new home in the small town of mulvane, kansas, just outside wichita. and then, in the blink of an eye, baby jesse makes a sudden move. before his father can reach him, he's gone. it's 7:04 p.m. when jesse's parents call 911, setting into motion a dramatic rescue effort that will soon require more than 50 police officers and firefighters. among them, firefighters dan wegner and tim daneen. >> probably got about ten feet from the hole, and we could hear jesse crying up out of there, and stuck our heads down in the hole and looked at him, and sure enough we could see jesse's head and one arm above his forehead kind of protecting his eyes. he just cried. he just wanted out of there so bad. >> oh, your heart sinks. i have a couple children, and all of a sudden, my two kids popped into my head, and you just feel for the mom and dad. now i've got to get in rescue mode here. this is serious. >> crucial to the effort, a