Oh, good. DU likes unions again. Let's talk about solidarity. [View all]

[Robb]

It's nice to see support for Trumka swinging around again. But I'm here to tell you, if you're a liberal, it shouldn't swing.

It's dishonest to trot labor out when it suits your agenda. Some of us stand with labor no matter what. Because solidarity means solidarity. Not solidarity when I feel like it, or unless I think I know better. You either support the union movement, or you don't.

I stood with labor when Trumka was on the warpath last summer, and I stood with labor when Trumka joined the chorus to support the president on job creation.

I stand with them now. And I challenge all DU members who claim to support unions to do the same.

I stand with labor. I say again what I said in August last year:

If the AFL-CIO does not endorse Obama in 2012, I will withdraw my support.

If they endorse him, I will stand with labor and work for his reelection.

That's what solidarity means.