as labour congress lawrence michelle and a 2020 study manufacturing unit coverage for share of workers who are either union members are otherwise covered by collective bargaining agreements fell by 74% from 197a to 2019. the nonmanufacturing coverage fell by a comparable 60% over the same period. you can perhaps explain the manufacturing drop by pointing to rowboats in china but you struggle to explain the comparable drop in nonmanufacturing sectors. statistical analysis shows overall union coverage only marginally changes in transposing today's industrial sized conditions in 1979 seccombe or put another way saving manufacturing would have been good for unions. as american workers want to unionize the loss of manufacturing isn't the main obstacle than what w counts for labor's current doldrums? the answer is that private coercion characterizes other dimensions of our economy all made possible by political choices and if they are made by possible political choices they could be reversed. in 90 years since the passage of the wagner act lawmakers and often gop dominated labor boards have

as labor economist lawrence michelle and his co-authors noted in a 2020 study, manufactured union coverage -- the share of workers who are union members or otherwise covered by collective bargaining agreements -- fell by 74% from 1977 to 2019. in non-manufacturing, coverage fell by a comparable 60% over the same period. you can perhaps, explain if the manufacturing drop by pointing to low bot r -- robots in china, but you'd struggle to explain the comparable drop in nonmanufacturing sectors. statistical analysis, moreover to, shows overall union coverage only marginally changes if we transsuppose today'son industrialized conditions to 1979's economy. or put another way, saving manufacturing wouldn't have necessarily saved the union. so if american workers want to unionize and the loss of manufacturing isn't the main obstacle, then what accounts for labor's current doldrums? the answer is the same sort of private coercion that characterizes other dimensions of our economy all made possible by political choices. and if they're made by possible political choices, then they can be reversed. in

michelle obama. a lot. a lot of people do not like the current vice president. >> lawrence: you don't think she will run, rightnce: no, this is a method to scare voters. she has a lot of influence, on cover of magazines, has a netflix show. black, white, asian, the economy is hitting so hard, donald trump will scare us all, put back in chains to work this election cycle. >> brian: new poll out, first time since iowa victory, trump is up on haley. gaining momentum and changing his message. jamie diamond and his executives weren't to talk to people. a project for a guy that is rich as they come on wall street. he had this warning for democrats when it comes to president trump and his supporters. >> i wish democrats would think more carefully talking about maga. take a step back, be honest, he was right babout nato, china, tx reform worked. he was not wrong about critical issues and people are voting about him. be respectful of our fellow citizens. ask why the negative talk about maga is going to hurt biden election campaign. >> ainsley: interesting the last election, a lot of people voted as referendum on biden

michelle obama says she is terrified about the 2024 election. tomi lahren is on deck to respond to fears she just revealed. lawrence is live at the border in eagle pass, texas, with a look at what is coming up on "fox and friends." >> lawrence: welcome back, it is good to see you. big show on "fox and friends." we'll break down the presidential candidate as fox news prepares for town hall in iowa. live from the southern border. had the opportunity to go by boat on a ride-along. here is a little bit of that. >> it is all about money. to organizations and gangs, cartels, those people crossing are just money. they are not people, they are a hot commodity. people from new york, california, florida, coming in to smuggle because you can make money doing it. we do see a lot of people being recruited down here. >> lawrence: human trafficking in the state of texas. we talked about that. everyone saw the live look yesterday as an illegal migrant jumped the fence in the middle of the broadcast. what is the biden administration going to do about it? we'll talk about it on "fox and friends." [ employees snoring ] anything can c

lawrence: he did not say he regretted being a sanctuary city. he said he understands why governor abbott did what he did and no state should carry that burden. we will move to -- and ask michellewith us. >> steve: would be great to hear from her, just like that mayor, you let him say what he had to say and it is good for folks to hear. he is off to boston tomorrow where they are housing people at the airport. terrifying moment for 11-year-old girl in arizona, sur surveillance video shows a man trying to kid nap her while she was walking to school. police arrested joseph ruis and charged him with kidnapping. he is being held on bond. maroney mendez, glendale police department joins us now. good to have you. so apparently, this 11-year-old girl has heard about stranger dangerer. she knew exactly what to do. you are corrects, she's been taughts and instructed well on what to do to protect her life and ultimately escape this attempted kidnapping. >> steve: this same guy lives in her apartment complex. i don't know whether he knew her or i know he had a run-in with her earlier in the day, right? >> that is correct. she was leaving her home and has to go down a flight of stairs. she

if michelle obama should be worried about anybody, it might be president of the united states. he is going out of his way to divide anybody that doesn't want to vote for him. >> lawrenceof attack will not work. the president started with, you are basically hitler, donald trump. there is no room for him to go. i didn't like in the interview, a thing people do all the time. they say, i've seen and heard things i can't tell you. what is she hearing from the former president? the ukrainians got attacked? is it russia is still going after and winning the war right now? is it the jewish people or israelis are under attack? you have a bunch of people marching through the street that want to attack the homeland. what are you hearing while joe biden is under control that you feel like donald trump couldn't regain control. i don't like the manipulation or racialized politics of today. if you are average-day american, especially 70% of democrats want a different guy, her party saying they don't feel like he is fit to be the president of the united states and you go out there on this podcast and tell average americans, i know things you may not know, you need to support my guy. i

lawrence: i heard some people talking about kamala's interview yesterday that she was able to put sentences together. i think that's such a low bar for the vice president. all of this talk about michelleun cindy adams a long time columnist in the "new york post" don't be shocked in michelle obama sneaks her way into the 2024 race she sent surveys to top democrats about her running already. in the summer of 2022, she apparently met with hedge fund ceos in new york city to essentially take the temperature of the room. and she said i'm running and i'm asking for your support the obamas are nudging slow-mo joe as cindy calls him to drop out. >> you know, they have to understand and jamie dimon we talked about this at the beginning of the show. they have to understand the republican voter. the person who does like donald trump and why they do joy behar said on the view what could happen if god forbid trump becomes president again. what are you going to do to stop the crazies? she is calling trump supporters crazy that's when she said i'm scared as heck. we have to fight back against it. we have to earn the reelect. we two-to-communicate what we achieved. michelle obama saying on jay shetty