Why Working Families Need Unions! Unions are more important than ever.

http://www.alternet.org/labor/you-celebrate-4th-remember-why-americas-working-families-need-unions-stay-strong?akid=11986.294211.1CR1Og&rd=1&src=newsletter1009459&t=13

As you celebrate with your loved ones over the holiday, remember how unions have helped American families secure prosperity and opportunity, and why we should consider unions a basic form of democracy.
The decline of the American labor movement, now representing just 12 percent of the workforce, and the corresponding increase in inequality hurts working families. Whether a home health aide, teacher, electrician, or autoworker, you are less likely to have a voice at work. This means lower wages, fewer benefits, and less ability to care for your family. It also means less democracy in our country.