mr. hoffa, good to have you with us. i will ask you the question, the fact that organized labor is involved in this does this ensure there wasn't be a flame out, no burnout? it will continue? >> we want this to continue. this is what it is all about. we have to call attention to the inequality in the country. this is what it is about. these are basically middle-class people that don't have jobs that you have kids out there that are going to college. there's not going to be any jobs for them. the total inequality of our system. they are at the right place. this is main street versus wall street and i'm glad to see this. this is the same thing we have seen in wisconsin, ohio and thank god it is now hitting wall street and getting the national media and getting everyone's attention and the fact it is spreading to boston, to san francisco, this is something that can be the creation of a movement that we need in this country to basically readdress what's going on here and basically go after the tea party. >> mr. hoffa, there'

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