he is the current secretary- treasurers of the california labor federation, afl-cio. of like to introduce -- i would like to introduce art polaski. thank you very much for being with us today. [applause] >> thank you. i want to acknowledge that this is the first time walter johnson -- that must have been henny who said that. thank you. is that better? i would like for all bus to acknowledge the back that walter johnson is not with as for the first time in the history of this breakfast. senator chave -- cesar chavez would have said that titles do not matter. he has a lot of titles but does not live on them. eliseo medina joined his family at the delano grape strike at the age of 19. at the age of 20, he was an organizer in the difficult and sometimes violent campaign, as an organizer under cesar chavez. he was trained by both cesar and fred ross, sr. he became an organizer for the campaign in chicago. he worked with the sugar cane workers of florida in the campaign against the slave like conditions of the workers in florida. since then, he has not stopped being an orga

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all this in front of the afl-cio building trades union today. here is the amazing thing. nott once in the speech did he mention the keystone oil pipeline where hundreds of thousands of blue collar jobs would be created. in full reelection mode, obama never even mentioned it. instead, he was too busy bashing successful people. in just a moment, the dnc and the rnc are going to face off on the president's mayday preview. >>> also this evening another new york sometimes piece on business, this time targeting apple for legal tax planning. now, folks, the world's largest company paid $8 billion in taxes last year. they're responsible for 47,000 jobs in the u.s. probably another 250,000 support jobs. wouldn't you leave for a low-tax state yourself? where is that news? >>> plus, there is a key economic debate tonight. should we be scared of an economic down shift, or is all this talk of america in decline just that, only talk. all right. we begin with the president's speech. it's unclear if he was in presidential mode or campaign mode or what. either way, he unleashed another so

please give a warm welcome to eliseo medina also happens to be the secretary-treasurer of the afl-cio. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] that was very nice, if little embarrassing. thank you so much. art and i have been friends and colleagues in the battle for social justice for many years. i do not know how your hair stays the same color while mine gets white. thank you, art. your truly one of the great labor leaders of our time. i appreciate your very generous introduction. brothers and sisters, it is a great pleasure for me to join you this morning, to join mayor lee, all of my brothers and sisters, trade unionists, officials, for remembering one of the great leaders of our time. i want to thank and congratulate eva for organizing this event. [applause] 12 years she has been doing this. let me just say that i have been too many cesar chavez events around the country. this is certainly one of the premier events i have never been to. thank you and congratulations. i also want to recognize eva martinez. [applause] father-son shows, -- father sanchez and our own olga from the local u

opposing ed lee for mayor 2011 sponsored by american federation of state, county, municipal employees, afl-cio and afscme. >> i can see why you referred to double your salary. clearly voice-over is part of your experience. >> and i thank you very much. >> ok, shaking is taking place. >> there's seiu but not --. >> close enough to find the box. >> we'll be selecting three from this group. >> we have ed lee for mayor 2011. >> two more. >> myomoto for sheriff, 2011. let's get a good one. and adachi for mayor, 2011. >> thank you very much. we appreciate your service. >> as a city officer, i am happy to serve. >> thank you. the next item on the agenda is presentation of the public finance report. as noted here, after each election cycle involving publicly financed races, the staff assists us in reporting on execution of the program and answers many of the questions that we have about patterns and trends that may be taking place and provides some very helpful information. i want to thank ms. shaikh and the staff at all levels for bringing us another helpful and comprehensive report on the limited pu

he left the communist party back in the afl/cio and was one step below a socialist, admitting he's worse than that. people should know about his background and i'm for full disclosure. >> dennis, what about this, 37% in the last election -- 37% of union members voted republican. over 90 percent of the dues went to democratic. >> you want to talk about union issues? let's divert to fat cat salaries. that's the business of their shareholder. when a company makes politic -- may i speak? >> we'll give you a chance, rick. >> it doesn't dock worker pay. when a union make worker contributions it comes from worker pay. we'll collect dews and push for benefits and for our political fund we're asking for a second source of money for the political fund then let the workers have a voice. >> rick, we haven't heard from victoria. >> dennis, that's a genius idea. it gets rid of the corrupt issue in unions but it's the reason you are not a union boss. because clearly this would not be in the union boss's interest to make this separation. the way they have it now is incredibly powerful for them, for thei

afl-cio leaders here in the u.s. say colombia doesn't do enough to protect workers' righ

opposing ed lee for mayor 2011 sponsored by american federation of state, county, municipal employees, afl-cio and afscme. >> i can see why you referred to double your salary. clearly voice-over is part of your experience. >> and i thank you very much. >> ok, shaking is taking place. >> there's seiu but not --. >> close enough to find the box. >> we'll be selecting three from this group. >> we have ed lee for mayor 2011. >> two more.

thank you. [ applause ] >>> ronald reagan was leaving this hotel after delivering a speech to the afl-cio. hinckley can't believe he's this close. he's 15 feet from the president. the agents are surrounding him. he shoots. the first hits the press secretary in the head. he falls down. the second hits a d.c. police officer who has turned around to check on the president's progress. he gets hit in the back and falls down, screams, i'm hit. the path to the president is clear. wide open. hinckley has an effective range.

that is demonstrated by the afl-cio statement about birth control. >> the a.m.a. only has a small amount of physicians as their members today. they have a large presence in lobbying, but their members have been going down for many years. a lot of the importance is on the states and the grass roots areas in the medical profession. we need to talk to men of good conscience, that is what i call them. some of them are in this room right now. we need to say to men and not be worried about saying it, they need to speak up for reproductive rights. it is a health issue. it is a family issue. >> 20% of our volunteers around the country are men. >> i am 14. i would like to ask the panel -- a lot of the issues you are talking about is they don't affect us now, they will affect us in the future. i know the younger generations do care about a lot of these issues, but knew but -- but do not feel like they are boys matters because they cannot vote. -- but do not feel like their voices matter because they cannot vote. what can we do? >> you can speak up now. you can make your voi

. >>> ronald reagan was leaving this hotel after delivering a speech to the afl-cio. reagan comes out, he's 15 feet from the president. he shoots pep took six shots. the first one hits jim brady, the press secretary in the head and he falls down. the second one hits a d.c. police officer who had turned around on the president's progress. he turns around and yells, i'm clear. now the path to the president is clear. hinckley has a range of 20 to 30 feet. he's done target practice. he can his a stationary figure at 20 to 30 feet. >> this weekend on american artifacts, dell clinton wilbur on the race to save a president. today on american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> between 1861 and 1868, clara barton, known as the angel of the battlefield and founder of the american red cross, lived in will washington, d.c. building. she employed 12 clerks on the third floor in her missing soldiers office where they received over 60,000 letters from families searching for lost sons and husbands. in 1996, richard lyons, a carpenter for the general services administration was h

, what's extremely good news is that the men are with us, and i think that's demonstrated by the afl/cio's statement about birth control. >> i hate to tell you all, but the ama only has a small amount of physicians as their members today. you know, they have a very large presence and thought in lobbying, but their members have been going down for many, many years. a lot of the importance is on the state and the grassroots areas in the medical professions. so, again, we need to talk to men of good conscience. that's what i call them, and there are some of them in this room right now. it's the men of good conscience. we need to say to men and not be worried about saying it that they need to speak up for reproductive rights. it's a health issue. it's a family issue. >> thank you. >> i want to say that 20% of our volunteers throughout the country are men. >> terrific. 20% volunteers. isabella. >> hi. i'm isabella, and i'm 14. i wanted to ask the panel, i just want to say that a lot of the issues you're talking about, if not affect the younger generations, if not affect us now will eventually a

. >> ronald reagan was here delivering a speech to the afl-cio. he was excited to give the speech. he actually wrote it by hand. [ "hail to the chief" ] >> at 2:25, 2:26 or 2:27 he merges from the entrance behind this area, and this is new. it is a bunker, and if you will see, this is the entrance or the door, a steel door where the president emerged and left. he built this actually the entrance especially for the president. when they built it in the 1960s, they built this wonderful grand ballroom and for the vips they wanted the secure entrance so they built it here for ease of access to the limousines. what is interesting is that you will look up here and see the driveway and the curving driveway and the architects did not consult the secret service on building the entrance, so they realized the secret service if they came up here and stopped here and kept driving up and left the limo for the president to come in and go, the limousine would get stuck in the curving, because it was hulking and also a police car always stationed there to prevent people from coming down. so if the c

. >> ronald reagan was leaving this hotel after delivering a speech to the afl-cio. reagan, a longtime union man himself, was kind of excited to give this speech. he actually rewrote it by hand. [ applause ] ♪ about 2:25, 2:26, 2:27 he emerges from this entrance behind this area. this is new. they built it after the shooting. it's a bunker, and if you'll look over here, you'll see the entrance, a door, a steel door. where the president emerged and left. they built this actually, this entrance, especially for the president. when they built this hotel in the 1960s, they built this wonderful grand ballroom, and they knew that for vips they will want their secure special entrance, they built it right here, ease of access for limousines. what's interesting about this, if you look up here, you'll see the driveway, the curving driveway, the architect didn't consult the secret service in building the entrance. they realized the secret service if they came up this way and stopped here and kept driving up, if they left the limo here for the president to come and go, it would g

. >> ronald reagan was leaving this hotel after delivering a speech to the afl-cio. reagan, a longtime union man himself was kind of excited to give this speech. actually rewrote it by hand. >> 2:25, 2:26, 2:27 emerges from behind this area. this is a bunker. if you look over here you'll see the entrance, the door, a steel door. where the president left. they built this entrance specially for the president when they built this hotel in the 1967s they built this wonderful grand ballroom and they knew for v.i.p.s they would want a special secure access and built it for limousines. what's interesting about this, you'll see the driveway, the curving driveway. the architects didn't consult the secret service in building this, so they realize the secret service that they came up this way, stopped here and kept driving up, if they just left it here for the president to come in here and go. the limousine would get stuck up there and go because it's so hulking and there's a police car always up there to prevent people from coming down, and by doing that, if the cop like didn'

speaking before the afl-cio building and struction trade department in washington -- construction tradeepartment in washington on monday, they said congress is blame blamed me blocking many projects to put americans back to work. >> time after time, the republicans got together and said no. we can't wait for congress. where congress won't act, i will. >> a project that the president won't act is the keystone pipeline that served as elephant in the room in mr. obama's remark to union supporters. this very group has backed keystone and called on the president to do the same. the late mark ayers who headed up the operation called ke keystone "shovel-ready." it got no mention today. meanwhile, romney on the campaign trail in new hampshire hammered the administration energy policy and the impact on the rising cost of gas. >> this is high because of the president policies. he cut in half the number of licenses and permits used to drill on federal land. drilling on those lands will not be coming forward in the coming years. >> the appearance on the trail with romney heightens speculation she c

however labor unions like afl- cio say they are disapointed by the white house agreement. we'll be talking more about the secret service scandal coming up in our next hour. ed o'keefe will join us live to talk. >>> let's take a look at this morning's other top stories. today mark the five-year anniversary of the virginia tech massacre. a ceremonial candle was lit on campus at midnight in honor of the 32 people killed. it will remain lit for the entire day. you are looking at pictures here from that terrible morning five years ago. there will also be a candlelight vigil and memorial later tonight. one of the survivors and 31 other victims of gun violence will be on capitol hill today to challenge lawmaker to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people. >>> two teenagers are in critical condition after they were stabbed at a party saturday night. it happened a at home on poplar ridge road in brandywine. the two victims were stabbed after a fight. so far, no arrests. >>> it is emancipation day here in the district o this day 150 years ago, pros lincoln signed the compensat

contributor bob lutz, form erp general motors vice chair, and greg judamin, he was an organizer at the afl-ciohe show. i know we will disagree. but to me, a ten-day election notice makes to sense for business or frankly to educate the very work force that might unionize. >> the thing, the ten days is not really in the statute, it does call for a faster election and faster elections are needed. you know right now -- it's not like this is brand new to employees. they talk about these things for a long time before they decide to unionize, and once the board rules we'll have an election date, right now businesses have the right to file an appeal after appeal, after appeal, and they go to lawyers who get to review drafts and review all sorts of documents that the delays are endless. this is the smart way to do it and what's fair for employees. they're the ones that want to unionize. it's who we're looking after. >> employees need to have as much information at employers can give them. employees have a lot at stake. the average election time from when it's called to when the vote is, is is 38 days.

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>>peter: the afl-cio is pushing hard to push c.e.o. compensation down.the annual executive pay watch report the union said average c.e.o. pay noon s&p 500 companies rose 14 percent to $13 million which called egregious, 380 times the average wage for a worker last year of 34,000 and said some c.e.o.'s earn their high pay but others do not because of board room back scratching and the union thinks the shareholder vote at citigroup opposing the $15 million package for their c.e.o. while a nonbinding vote was a people ringer for corporate america that shows investors are paying attention to high executive pay. >> the information is easier and they will pay more attention to it and it will start to have a real effect in making the c.e.o. rather than a regal person of one part of a management team where everyone is in the same ballpark for salary. >> they will use the data not election year debate about income and inequality. >>stuart: what do actual union members thing of the executive pay watch campaign? our guest calls it a double standard for what the big

minnesota humanities commission on historical society, afl-cio, andrea foundation and doing andrea'sy and his brother all over the place ended up being about $600,000 in about 200,000 minutes a. >> guest: i started out otherwise, but i really wanted to look for the personality. we interviewed 52 people. the aroma with them and the closer they got the more they like him and it was really difficult. it's hard by the way to do a story about someone who is a good person. it's much easier with affairs in mergers and all kinds of other things. but i couldn't really find much. he had flaws and make mistakes, but i asked bill myers did he do anything bad? he wasn't a bad person. c-span: bill moyers is one of the greatest legislators in american history. what does that come from? >> guest: well, one with every three days. and you know, to fix pretty much everything in my life. everything affecting our lives came from somewhere hubert humphrey in one place or another. he knew how to get things through. at the end he says he could set lofty ideals, that he could work the pipeline. you know how

chamber of commerce and the afl-cio and it came out of the senate with a very strong bipartisan majoritye, unaddressed, unresolved, as we keep ticking way. we're about to get to the summer construction season. the house ought to take up and pass the summer version of the transportation bill. >> and speaking of authenticings that frustrate the-mile-an-hour people, i'm sure you know from your own con cities yepts what the reaction was and now the secret service scandal. a lot of folks talking about it on capitol hill. let me play a few things that were said yesterday. >> right now they're trying to locate the 11 pi 1 women. they have the names, the faces, the addresses. >> it's a stunning thing. it's actually disgusting. >> they go to colombia and have a fight with aç prostitute ove how much she should be paid. that's either stupid or total lack of common sense. >> the president needs to assert discipline, management directions throughout the consecutive branch and they're to be held responsible. >> let me ask you about the buck stops here not only with the president -- we already know th

president obama went after republicans this morning at the a afl-cio.ident got to reminiscing on his visit at john boehner's home in ohio. notice the background, a bridge in need of repair. here's the president today. >> over the last year, i sent congress a whole series of jobs bills to put people to work, to put your members back to work. time after time, the republicans had gotten together and they said no. i went to the speaker's hometown, stood under a bridge that was crumbling. maybe he doesn't drive anymore! maybe he didn't notice how messed up it was. there are bridges between kentucky and ohio where some of the key republican leadership come from, where folks are having to do detours an extra hour, hour and a half drive every day. >> they have to keep talking jobs. mitch mcconnell is against everything. finally, much of president obama's pitch for reelection hinges, of course, on the success of the auto industry bailout, saving gm and chrysler from going under. get this, eric furstrom, one of romney's aides, says the come-back in the auto indus

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the head of the afl-cio in pennsylvania said that calling santorum a friend of big labor is like calling romney a conservative. neither are true. necessity spent literally millions of dollars to beat me and in 2000 and 2006. i assure you, you have someone who supports governor walker, from the beginning what he was doing with public emmy he unions which is unfair bargaining positions and you will fine someone who is strong make sure people have freedom with their employers rather than going through a union. >>chris: i am not sure i understand, you said because you were the senator from pennsylvania and pennsylvania had a right-to-work law you were not going to --. >>guest: did not. >>chris: that you would not vote to create a national right-to-work law. abortions were legal under certain circumstances and you voted for a constitutional amendment to end that, right? >>guest: well, of course. there are certain issues that can be left to the states to decide, and we do that all the time. i believe in the 10th amendment that states have the right for make decisions on a variety of issues. >>

that's why bill clinton endorsed mark critz just like the mine workers, steelworker, afl-cio and 16 other unions. >> do you know what's interesting about this race both critz and altmire, they are definitely centrist democrats but they're sort of old school, the old bold time of jack murtha school of democratic politics and then you have jason altmire more of a new face even, though, again critz hasn't been in office that long, a clash more of style than ideology. and health care is an issue in the 17th house district where the more liberal lawyer matt cartwright is trying to unseat tim holden. holden's district has been redrawn, three-quarters is in new territory and cartwright has run squarely against the health care vote even saying in one mailer he, quote, doesn't care about cancer, unquote, if they are unseated. holden and altmire would be the first two democrats that voted against the health care law to lose in a primary. after tonight we'll know which republican will take on democratic senator bob casey this fall. the field is thin and in the five-way primary sam roher, it should b

labor unions are also worried afl-cio president richard trumka said in a statement, the bill will docreate good jobs and stabilize the u.s. economy. instead it will deregulate wall street, voiding investor relieses put in place after enranda the 2008 financial crisis. now, joining me now to talk about the jobs act and jocks themselves is austin gould'sby an advisor and professor of economics at the university of chicago's booth school of business, joining us from chicago. awrch, welcome into the war room. >> great to see you again. >> yeah, it's great to see you too. let me start with the thing everybody is most concerned about with the jobs overall and, of course, jobs numbers are coming out tomorrow. do you have a prediction? >> yeah, i think people have got an little too optimistic. we've had three or four really excellent months, but i think that largely reflects that the growth rate kicked up to a pretty significant degree at end of last year beginning of this year. so i hope people don't get too far ahead of themselves. i'm guardedly optimistic, but i think, you know, we have s

the head of the afl-cio in pennsylvania said that calling rick santorum a friend of big labor is like calling mitt romney a conservative, neither are true. they spent literally millions of dollars to beat me he in 2000 and 2006 and even before that i assure you, someone who supports governor walker and what was doing with the public unions. and you will find someone who is very strong in making sure that people have freedom in this country to contract with their employers instead of having to go through a union. >> chris: i'm not quite sure i understand this. you are saying because you were the senator from pennsylvania and pennsylvania had a right to work law you were not going vote. >> did not have a right to work law. >> chris: you were not going to vote to create a national right to work law. abortions were legal under certain circumstances in pennsylvania but you vote the for a constitutional amendment to end that, right? >> well, of course. i mean there is certain issues that ones that i think could be left to the states to decide and we do that all the time. i believe in the 10