On Wednesday morning, the White House began its Summit on Worker Voice and thus its collective push for organizing laborers to rise up and make demands of their employers to ensure proper working conditions and wages.

A White House release announced the summit:

Democracy. You know this word, right? As Americans, we all do. Democracy is the backbone of our country. And it’s founded on the principle that all voices should be heard.

What about workplace democracy? Have you heard this phrase before? If not, we’re here to change that.

Workplace democracy is the idea that employees should have a voice in determining their working conditions and wages.

This release was written by Jess Kutch, co-founder of Coworker.org, described as "a digital platform dedicated to workplace advocacy." A quick visit to this site reveals the various rights they are fighting for on behalf of workers: "Let our tattoos show," "Let us have beards," "Let us wear shorts," "Let us have unnatural hair color," "Groceries, not guns at Kroger," "Wells Fargo: End the obsession with sales goals."

"This is workplace democracy in action," Kutch writes, pushing the importance of organized labor and unions.

And meeting at the East Wing this morning with union leaders, government officials, and "forward-leaning employers" over breakfast, President Obama joined the chorus of those gathered in singing the praises of organized labor.

Using an appropriate metaphor, Obama said, "If you're not at the table, you're on the menu. So we've got to get more working Americans to the table."

"The bottom line is that as union membership has declined, inequality has risen," he added.

Obama went after those who "attack unions" saying they are actually attacking the middle class. "They're attacking cops, firefighters, teachers," said the president.

Valerie Jarrett echoed her boss in saying, "There's really not much to claims about unions' negative impact on business." In her own White House statement, she writes:

Everyone who's contributing to this country's economic growth ought to be able to share in it. That means having an effective voice, and some influence, in their workplaces. And making sure that happens in more businesses across this country requires an inclusive, honest dialogue like the one we're having today. It only works if as many folks as possible add their voices.

The President doesn't always get personally involved in the shaping of events we hold at the White House -- but I can tell you that this one is different.

But the affair was a bit one-sided, as Market Watch's Diana Furchtgott-Roth pointed out. She said you certainly won't be hearing about how labor leaders are often bullies or ineffective. Nor will any voice be heard that has anything negative to say about their experiences with unions. Like those who have been trapped in unions even though they wanted to leave. Or those who cast votes to decertify their union, only to have their votes go uncounted. These stories and more are detailed here in her excellent piece.

Obama is well aware that social media and sites like Coworkers.org are the future of organized labor and he is pushing hard for voices to be heard. So, head on over to Twitter and and add your voice to #StartTheConvo to let them know that not everyone agrees with his grand visions of America.