The Word -- "Solidarity"

Describing himself as a labor-law fanatic, Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert used sarcasm to get to the heart of the issues in this NLRB case in an episode of his Colbert Report earlier this summer.

"I mean, what has a union ever done for anybody anyway? (End of child labor, worker safety, 40 hour work week, increased pay and benefits, Norma Rae, bowling leagues) Absolutely nothing. That's why these hospitals are trying to save these nurses the hassle of collective bargaining by giving them something they really need: (A raise?) a new title. Supervisors..."