It's really significant that we're reuniting at the state and local level. This shows that people still want to work together and not disrupt this relationship.

People tend to work in teams, in a collaborative way, in an informal network. If you create an environment like that, it's much more effective and much more efficient.

We have been very skeptical of guest worker programs.

We regret to see them leave the federation because there's a lot of history there. It's a union with a proud legacy that got a lot of support from the entire movement, especially the AFL-CIO. I hope we will make history together again in the future.

We obviously regret their decision to leave because there's a lot of history there. They have a proud legacy.

It's lots of work to pack up and go out to eat.