The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor Highlight

Finally, Bernie himself pulled up, shaking hands with the enraptured strikers, hugging Nelson, and grabbing a megaphone for a quick pep talk. “What Sara and I and others are trying to do, we’re trying to create an economy that works for everybody, and not just the people on top. And the only way we’re going to be successful is if we build a mass grassroots movement, and at the center of that movement is a strong trade union movement. And that’s what you guys are doing,” he said.