NationofChange
How corporations try to divide and exploit Americaâs workers
âThese companies are not going to give you everything out of the goodness of their hearts. They start sweating when they see you standing together.â
Dave Dell Isola, the son and grandson of union members, grew up grateful for the family-sustaining wages and benefits that organized labor won for working people.
But he never fully grasped the might of solidarity until he and his wife, Barbara, and their two sons lost everything in an apartment fire. Dell Isolaâs brothers and sisters in the United Steelworkers (USW) rushed to the coupleâs side with financial assistance and other support to help them through the tragedy.