We need a new and stronger labor movement

David Broder wrote a very interesting piece about Labor's declining influence on politics and the economy. One more reason why we need to get the Democrats back in power.

This paragraphy particularly struck me:

"The loss of labor's political leverage is, if anything, even more striking. As I told my seatmate, when labor lobbied powerfully on Capitol Hill, it did not confine itself to bread-and-butter issues for its own members. It was at the forefront of battles for aid to education, civil rights, housing programs and a host of other social causes important to the whole community. And because it was muscular, it was heard and heeded. "

Go Labor!