As the AFL-CIO convention hit its stride, all hell broke loose. With union membership more polarized than ever, delegates went full-on berzerker on midterms, demanding their right to flex their political muscle and take down those pesky corporate fat cats. Meanwhile, the future of union participation in politics was left hanging by a thread, begging the question: will workers continue to get their hands dirty or just sit back and watch as the politicians do all the heavy lifting?