are in a battle for our survival. 99% of the american population is in a battle for survival. unions recognize that. and we're out there organizing, i can speak for transient workers, our plan in 2012 is to get out and organize bus stops and get transient riders to stand up with us and fight back against the incredible barrage of anti-worker activity that's occurred in our country. >> larry, you've been quoted in "the l.a. times" saying the culture of your union on shifted from political activity to broader coalition building. is that the most effective way to use your political cloud in this climate? >> well, absolutely. we have 10 million people that ride our transit systems all over the united states. and every one of those riders had the same interest that the people that ride the systems do. we're being victimized by a total abandonment of mass transit in this country and have been attacked most recently, collectively by the republican party. when i say, we, all the people