Fifty years ago America was in a much better place than it is today, with workers enjoying fat paychecks that allowed them to buy the many goods and services that our nation was producing. It was a beneficial cycle. Some attribute those healthy paychecks with heavy union involvement, considering that the unions not only protected the wages of workers, but also encourage competition by forcing other companies to pay competitive wages to attract top employees. Today, unions are virtually extinct, and many people blame declining salaries and a waning economy on their absence. Unions also protected the benefits of workers, including health insurance. More and more workers today are uninsured simply because their employer either cannot afford to offer health benefits, or they offer them at such a high price that workers cannot afford them. Do you think that a resurgence in union activity would make a difference in our current economy? Do you think we may see such a thing?