Our nation's history, our history, shows us that it is possible when workers stand together, when we elect leaders to stand with our workers, that's when our country gets ahead. Unions created the middle class in this country. Union, you made workplaces safe. You made the American dream real for so many workers have always been the reason, always been the reason that so many of us grew up as Democrats. (05:44–05:48)
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Asserts that unions were responsible for creating the middle class in the United States.
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