under assault by law makers from across the country, organized labor is fighting back. this year, it's giving politicians an ultimatum. sign what they're calling the second bill of rights or face the consequences in november. the pledge calls for better wages and protections for unionized workers. joining the panel now to talk about the future of labor is daniel katz, dean of the school of labor studies and dean of the school of professional studies at national labor college. also editor of "labor rising." great to have you on the program. we were just debating the made in america scandal engulfing the u.s. olympic team uniforms but it is a good segue to the notion of unions and the power of labor in the u.s. we know now in 1983, there was a 20.1% membership in unions across the country. 2011, that's dropped in half basically to 11.8%. only one in 12 of those age 16 to 34 are in a union. tell us about that decline in