“Obama wants control over the workers — to make all of us “union” workers (the masses) — as he considers unions synonymous with the Middle Class (used to be “working Americans”).”
As Europe has learned the hard way, the unionization (all workers in western European countries are basically in a giant government union) created a shrinking, non-competitive middle class for those lucky enugh to have jobs while millions were left unemployed. Their workers, like many unionized American workers, were simply too expensive.
WI Gov. Scott Walker educated the public sector union employees (and those watching his “seminar” in Madison) about this over the last year.
Notice his state’s teachers are in the classroom and Illinois (where taxes were raised 60%) are marching on the picket line today.