millie silva is the head of the seiu. andrew macafee is the co- author of the incredible new book, "the second machine." millie, you organize health care workers. old guard union workers say stronger unions is what we need. they have made mistakes in the past. how do you get better pay for the explosion of low-wage jobs without having unions or if unions cannot recapture the old position of power. >> one reality is unions are the way to rebuild the middle class and make sure americans have an opportunity for good jobs. union workers are earning $200 more per week than non union workers and have the health benefits provided by employer. what unions have to do is to understand that there is an opportunity here to welcome non union workers and work in coalition with groups across the country with an understanding to provide an economy that provides an opportunity for all. >> the workers you talk to. they are working their fingers to the bone, more than 40 hours a week and barely able to get by. >> you are right. the report t

de blasio, the new mayor, the new speaker of the council both worked for seiu/1199. and you can go on down the list. one of the ways liberals have changed is that when lost the american majority, and i talk about this in a section i call the philosophical crisis of american liberalism, it was in the wilderness. and it discovered a new middle class. public sector unions. public sector unionists like liberals because, like liberals, they want to extract from the state. private sector unionists,s this is one of the key -- i don't know how many people follow governor christie, and i have no interest in defending governor christie. the way governor christie has succeeded to the tree he has is by -- to the degree he has is by working with the president of the state senate, steven swanson, the head of the steel workers union -- excuse me, iron workers union. because as a private sector unionist, he wants a vital economy. and the new jersey economy is pretty much dead in the water. and he opposed private sector unions. but what private sector unions like 1199 want is they wa

host: who are your members and how many make up seiu? guest: we have members who serve in health care by caring for the elderly and seniors. we have public service workers in cities and state governments that deal with protecting our communities and making them afe. and our property services workers clean downtown buildings and secure them as serving as security officers. host: how many earn minimum wage or just above? guest: most of the workers in property services and home care are minimum wage workers when they first start. through collective bargaining, they take minimum-wage jobs and lift them to $11, $12 per hour with health care and a secure retirement. everyone deserves that in this economy. host: were you following that plant in chattanooga? guest: we totally wanted to help. we had 50 of our members helping to reach out to the workers. we thought it was a heartbreak and a step back. the uaw was not chosen by the majority of workers. the overwhelming majority signed a card saying they wanted the union. over the course of the camp

no se este tomando en cuenta el clamor de millones personas por una reforma olga miranda/sindicato seiulocal 87 1:00 0:40 ahora los republicanos por no dividir a su propio partido en en un ano electoral estan queriendo jugar a a la desidia con lo que el pueblo esta exigiendo 0:51 este pronunciamien to se da cuando hace apenas una semana los republicanos estaban dando sus principios de una reforma migratoria. lorena melgarejo/proyecto organizador de san francisco 1:18 30:26 los dos partidos nos tienen como rehenes de sus juegos politicos y constantemente un dia nos dicen una cosa otro dia nos dicen otra cosa 30:38 claudia reyes/mujeres unidas y activas 1:34 18:15 bohner no tiene la ultima palabra, 18:25 no importa lo que diga el nosotros tenemos el poder de la gente el poder de la comunidad inmigrante 18:30 asi, segun estos grupos, con mayor razon ahora es necesario que el presidente use su poder ejecutivo y pare el sufrimiento de muchos, por ejemplo declarando una moratoria a las deportaciones.... 27:39 la administracion que tenemos ahora esta deportando a nuestra gente sin verguenza, 4

international concert that was honoring pussy riot, i interviewed george gresham, president of 1199 seiu. he was one of a number of public figures who spoke on the stage at the event. you aren't advocating single-payer -- you are advocating single-payer. how do you expand the discussion be on the affordable care act? >> i think that is a good point. first, the affordable care act has to succeed. i think people have to understand the advantage of this program, what it means to have affordable health care in this country. then i think we can move to that next discussion. i do worry the reason the right wing is trying so hard to sabotage the affordable care act , because i think they know the next logical solution after that would be a more expanded proposal health care coverage, in which many of those legislators enjoy themselves. >> he represents about 400,000 health care workers. michael hiltzik, you have written extensively about single-payer. act,a, the affordable care as a stepping stone to single-payer? do you see that happening? >> i see it happening, but that is a very long-term pr

host: who are your members and how many makeup seiu?ve we have members who in health care by caring for the elderly and seniors. we have public service workers in cities and state governments that deal with protecting our communities and making them safe. and our property services workers clean downtown will buildings and secure them as serving as security officers. host: how many earn minimum wage or just above? the workers in property services and home care are minimum wage workers when they first start. through collective bargaining, they take minimum-wage jobs and $12 per hour $11, with health care and a secure retirement. everyone deserves that in this economy. host: were you following that plant in chattanooga? wanted tototally help. we had 50 of our members helping to reach out to the workers. we thought it was a heartbreak and a step back. was not chosen by the majority of workers. signedrwhelming majority a card saying they wanted the union. over the course of the campaign, it ended in a no vote. we think there was huge impact