What do

Wal-Mart, Twinkies and the state of Michigan have in common? Union activist and

author Steve Early is in studio this hour to join Angie in a rotating panel on

union activity in the news. First, Raymond Bravo, a Walmart worker who protested

on Black Friday, talks about OUR Walmart, worker int imidation and

what exactly went on during the protest. Then Harold Miller of the New York

Communities for Change joins by phone to explain the fast food strikes in New

York and the community response. Plus, our demented sidekick Buttercup shares

her corkscrew views on Sheldon Adelson's crusade against unions, ACORN's rise

from the dead to steal the election, and Paul Ryan's rally violation.