He is a union man through and through and even when the government is voting to cancel a tax which benefits the little people he is against it because he is concerned about employee rights.

This is long overdue. Many people that never watch the public channels are forced to pay. The insane cable prices are enough, we don't need to be charged extra for a channel we do not watch. Add commercials, and survive or not by competing with other channels. If not, close up shop.