And ultimately, they succeeded.

We organized a series of events at the convention.

Nurses Union was able to bring Michael Moore in.

Everybody wanted to be with Michael Moore.

So we built this whole grassroots activity that resulted in a resolution that finally put the labor movement back on the right track in terms of its goals for health care reform.

You

know, their attitude was we won the right to healthcare when we defeated fascism.

You know, working people finally began to get a square deal.