"We feel a sense of solidarity at this convention" said ATU 689's Roland Jeter, "and now it's time to take it home and get our union and our members to embrace that fire that's been stirred up in everybody here." Labor lawyer -- and DC Labor FilmFest Advisory Committee member -- Jules Bernstein has been attending AFL-CIO conventions for more than fifty years and called this year's "the greatest one I've ever attended, because the labor movement is finally  fully coming to grips with the fact that it's got to represent every worker in the country, not just workers in various occupations. Eugene Victor Debs talked about one big union and this is a move in that direction." "I see a lot of unity," said IATSE's Walter Cahill, "yesterday there was a lot of discussion about working with community groups (and) this is something that helped build the labor movement many many years ago and I think there's tremendous power in that." AFSCME Maryland Council 3's Patrick Moran agreed, saying "This is a good step forward, in terms of building solid relationships  with community groups that have the same interests in helping workers climb the ladder and live the American Dream." In fact, Moran says, "Council 3 will be hiring someone to work with our community partners on things like how we can better work with the interfaith community. That's an important step to move forward." AFGE District 14's Eric Bunn says "We still have a lot of work to do, and this convention provides us with the direction, the inspiration and some tools as we continue the struggle." "I'm inspired to work harder, to get our message out, to get more workers involved, to get more involved in politics, and to be once again, proud to be a union member."