Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)American Federation of Government Employees National President J. David Cox Sr. speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)Federal employees protest Sept. 24 outside the U.S. Capitol building for union rights. (Jessie Bur/Staff)A former federal employee joins the Sept. 24 protest outside the U.S. Capitol building for union rights. (Jessie Bur/Staff)National Treasury Employees Union National President Tony Reardon speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka speaks to union protesters outside the U.S. Capitol building. (Jessie Bur/Staff)