If we build the right relationships, and are a real partner in the community, we will not be in the boat alone when the economy inevitably turns downward. The CWA's Beal agrees. I think people see unions now as having value. We're no longer just the people pounding on the table in the board room. Jerry brought the unions together for the first time in a long time.
Labor now has a place at the community table.
They weren't as aware of these issues 10 years ago. They were so worried about making ends meet that they couldn't worry about anyone else. In the economic condition we're in now, more people have something to share. But many of the people who are living more comfortably have been there. They know what it's like to not have health insurance for your kids.