I don't think there's any question that unions have played a very important role in protecting and advancing the rights of workers, but unions have been somewhat less successful in dealing with the inequities within the.... Unions are made up of people, and if you have the vast majority of a union made up of men in various positions, and then you have less powerful voices within the union, that comes into play in the collective bargaining process.
On June 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.