so here at the afl-cio, we don't just see it from a monolithic perspective. we are trying to help people live a better life. what does that look like? that looks like being able to show up at work as your full self and also being able to receive the benefits and wages that you deserve no matter your gender, sexual identity, or your -- your gender, your sexual identity, or your race. dave zirin: i also heard -- people should google this if they are not aware of it, but the seattle teachers this past week, they all wore black lives matter t-shirts to school. there were celebrations and rallies of that at schools across the city of seattle, a city by the way that is only 8% african-american. so it was taken on by a majority non-african-american actors, asserting the idea that black lives matter. it started as an act of solidarity when one school, in elementary school of all things wanted to do a racial pride , celebration, and they got bomb threats. they got white supremacist threats and they got vandalism. what is so important is that teachers wanted to do some

i'm carmen berkeley here at the national afl-cio in washington, d.c. welcome to the house of labor for those of you have never been here on behalf of our president, president richard trumka. today, we will be talking about athletes, racial, and social justice. this intersection of workers and racial justice is work that the afl-cio has been doing over five decades. since recent happenings in our world, we started digging deeper into racial justice after the incident in missouri. for us, talking about workers with racial justice issues and how unions should protect people of color and the work that we do in the workplace. he workplace. you know, when i think about what is going on in our nation , there is so much conversation about colin kaepernick. we all know that that conversation about athletes taking a stand goes way far back. i don't know how many of you have actually been to the new african-american smithsonian. there is an actual section yeah, given applauded for that. they have a section with the most famous of athletes taking direct action wit

the afl-cio, we think $5 trillion is a wealthy guess. and it's important that we understand there's more than transportation. transportation is absolutely critical. but it's important that we think about our nation's infrastructure challenges, transportation, communications, and energy. as the full range of public goods that are critical to the united states being a competitive place to do business in the 21st century. so if that's the scale, how might we -- the second thing to understand is timeline. this is not a short-term matter. the assets that we need to construct, whether it's the repair and maintenance of our existing mass transit, interstate highway systems, the construction of the power transmission lines needed to get energy from places where there's wind to places where there's demand, whether it's our ports. these are assets that in many cases take a long time to build, and that last a long time. so we have to think about the financingw÷jmn that frame. and as has been alluded to by several of the prior speakers, in many resp

he is the director of policy and special counsel at the afl-cio. he joined as general counsel in 1997. the treasury department's financial research advisory committee and the oversight board standing advisory group and he served as the oversight group for the troubled asset relief program. everybody knows it as part. >> important different. >> he was involved with that from 2008 until 2011. he also had an important role in analyzing and looking at the causes of the financial crisis. he worked for two different unions. our third speaker is kenneth noted. he is a professor of economics at the university north carolina greensboro. it's published extensively on the mortgage market. i would say he is the preeminent [inaudible] of the mortgage market from original in the. [inaudible] his co- editor and contributor to housing and mortgage market in historical perspective. both published by the university of chicago. he received his phd in economic history from the university of wisconsin at madison. again, the order of our speakers will be peter, damon an

in a speech to the afl-cio, warren said she would be open to hearing trump's ideas on the economy. >> count me in. i will push aside our differences and i will work with him to achieve that goal. jc: warren continued that she wo anything that she felt did not reflect that best interests of the american people. trump may be backing away from his proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s.. if you go to his campaign website, this statement that was issued months ago has disappeared. that ban called for a complete shutdown of muslims from entering the u.s. until lawmakers quote figure out what is going on. trump recently altered his words, saying the ban should be on immigration from countries tied to terrorism, not muslims specifically. website asking for your ideas. great again dot gov was launched by trump's transition team and it's now up and running. you'll also find trump's ideas for national security and the economy. there's a link right now on the wcvb mobile app. ed: right now, a man and woman from connecticut are in state custody after a stabbing, two carjackings and a chase

he joined afl-cio as associate counsel in 1997. he served in a pro bono basis as special assistant attorney general for new york. as a member of the advisory committee of the fcc, patricia departments research advisory committee, the public company accounting oversight board stand and advisory group and his investor buys recruit. a also served as deputy chair of the congressional oversight panel for the troubled asset, is it -- relief program. troubled asset relief program to everyone knows it is hard. publisher is going to be repurchased. troubled asset relief program from 2008-2011, and so we also had an important role in analyzing and commenting on the cause of the financial crisis. before joining the afl-cio he worked for two different unions, and also clerked for to judge of the delaware court for chancellor our third speaker is professor kenneth snowden, a professor of economics at the university of north carolina greensboro and also research associate at the national bureau of economic research. he's published extensively on

speaking at the afl-cio labor federation, the democratic senator also said she will fight all attempts to loosen financial regulation every step of the way. edward lawrence joins us from washington. is it going to be that easy of a ride for donald trump given there's a lot of opposition from the democrats? >> carolin, this is not going to be easy on donald trump. that was a day you saw a smooth transition, they wanted to show the world we could make a smooth transition. donald trump started to work forward towards his policy agendas, saying his day in washington, d.c. was just fantastic. you saw that remarkable image of the president and president-elect shaking hands. there were bitter comments between each other. white house spokesperson josh earnest echoed that respect saying the meeting was less awkward than they thought it might be, still josh earnest holding to the fact that the president stands by his words that he said throughout the campaign that donald trump is unfit to be president here. there's a lot of contention with all of this the president-elect went on to meet with sen

. >> reporter: reagan gave a speech before the afl-cio at the sprawling washington hilton hotel. >> when the president was in public, i made it my job to always be there, where the body was. >> reporter: abc news white house correspondent sam donaldson. >> the term is often, in my day, called the body watch. >> reporter: at 2:27, a small group of press and onlookers were gathered outside the hotel. >> right here was a rope line. >> reporter: okay. >> and it kept everyone back. >> reporter: del wilbur is author of "rawhide down", a book "rawhide" was the code name given to reagan by the secret service. >> the limousine was 15 feet away this direction. >> and he came out. he was waving. he was smiling. i began to ask him a question. the president began to turn when -- [ imitating gunfire ] the president was being pushed into his car and, obviously, i wanted to see if i saw any evidence that he'd been hit. and i did not see any. >> reporter: six shots fired. three men down. the secret service swarmed the unbeknownst to anyone, the sixth bullet had ricocheted off the limo door and struck the

. >> reporter: sending supporters like the head of the afl-cio into union halls and factory towns, spreadinghe word trump's no union man. >> this guy's the most anti-union, anti-worker candidate that the republican party has put up since before world war ii. >> reporter: but unions here aren't as powerful as they once were. all of which makes the turnout of another democratic dynamo even more crucial. african-american voters. especially in cleveland and cuyahoga county. clinton has to win the county big. some say by a margin of 200,000 votes to offset down state republicans. but early voting numbers have some democrats worried. >> we're not that far off of 2012 and i just believe that by election day we will be where we need to be. >> reporter: african-american voters i talk to all support clinton. >> in this election i'm going with someone i feel is competent and someone who has a background in government. >> reporter: all say they have or will vote for her. >> i have heard that numbers are down as well but i think we have got a strong team here in cleveland in particular that will work the

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you have elizabeth warren coming out today and saying to the afl/cio, let's heed the possibility of changent right now. let's see how the governments proceed, i think that would be really telling. >> thank you both for the time. we're going to trump tower in new york city for a look at what may be expected tonight from those trump protests that have been taking place. ♪ ♪ but till you came alo♪g ♪ we counted on our fingers and toes ♪ ♪ now you're here to st♪y ♪ and nobody really knows..♪ zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment... ...on select volkswagen models. right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. all finished.umm... you wouldn't want your painter to quit part way. i think you missed a spot. so when it comes to pain relievers, why put up with just part of a day? aleve, live whole not part. painter: you want this color over the whole house? >>> donald trump's plane has now landed back in new york city, this after his day-long trip to washington, d.c. he met with president obama there and then was on capitol hi

. >> reporter: sending supporters like the head of the afl-cio into union halls and factory towns, spreading word, trump is no union man. >> this guy is the most anti-union, anti-worker candidate that the republican party has put up since before world war ii. >> reporter: but unions here aren't as powerful as they once were. all of which makes the turnout of another democratic dynamo even more crucial. african-american voters. especially in cleveland and cuyahoga county. >> i'm concerned. >> reporter: clinton has to win the county big. some say by a margin of 200,000 votes to offset downstate republicans. but early voting numbers have some democrats worried. >> we're not that far off of 2012. and i just believe that by election day we'll be right where we need to be. >> reporter: african-american voters i talked to all support clinton. >> and this election i'm going to go with someone that i feel is competent, and someone who has a background. >> reporter: and all say they have, or will vote for her. >> i've heard that numbers are down, as well. but i think we've got a strong team here in cl

baltimore ravens tight end -- benjamin watson and representatives from the players association and afl-cio. they discuss the protest being led by: and -- colin kaepernick and labor unions. this is two hours. >> good evening, everyone. >> good evening. >> you will have to be

chuck schumer, set to be the most powerful democrat in town as the senate minority leader at an afl-cio earlier today admitted to them ttp is dead, the transpacific partnership has been scrapped, put away any thought of it being revived certainly before the president leaves and probably into next year because it will be up to president trump to sort out what to do about global trade. you know, other groups across the city are starting to come to grips with that and realizing they have regrouping to do. and i think to margaret's point, the fact there's now this huge collection of unemployed democrats who will have to figure out what to do and how to rebuild the party. at a time when republicans -- we've all talked to republicans in the last week who i think are resigned to the fact that trump is going to lose and now have to totally redraw -- >> they were not prepared for this. >> they were not. i think that will have a lot to do with how they set the tone because they weren't thinking it was going to happen and now they realize they are and they got -- >> let me ask a question quick bec

this afternoon, an american enterprise institute scholar who work in the reagan administration, the afl-cio policy director and an economics professor from the university of north carolina. this discussion will be moderated by a securities la

damon silvers who is director of policy and special accounts of the afl-cio. and ed mortimer, executive director of the transportation and infrastructure at the use of chamber of commerce. so as you can see we have a very good bipartisan split here today and we would really like to real conversation. this is an we hope, going to be a big issue. so let me, mayor cornett, let me go to you first. can you talk to us a little bit about what the conference priorities and what the mayor's priorities are going forward? what do you need, what do you care most about, what sort? >> our infrastructure needs are pretty broad. it is not only our nation's highways but the streets that assistance drive on every day. it is the water infrastructure that they rely on. it is the bridges that have some level of significant repair. brother than go into some of the predictable things that you generally have mayors is a but infrastructure, but they give you an anecdote or two that i think might help you understand the story and the problem that is out there. we hav have a large indus

police unions in the country, fraternal order of police, biggest police union in the country and afl-cio international union of police associations. read more about that at thehill.com today. we have more live coverage coming up on c-span networks today. c-span3, 6:00 p.m. amy klobuchar and langford discuss how they and congress plan to work with the trump administration. here on c-span3. technology industry experts on vulnerability of electronic and internet connected devices people use daily and growing number of malicious actors trying to exploit them. recommendations to congress for protecting consumers. >> i'll call to order the sub committee on communications and technology in our joint committee hearing on congress manufacturing and trade. good morning, everyone. i'll start with opening statements for our side and for our subcommittee and i think we go back and forth. so work this out. i want to thank two subcommittees for coming together on this very important topic i think we all share a deep concern about. we live in a world increasingly connected. our smart phones are capable

the afl-cio, we think $5 trillion is a rough guess. it's important we understand it as pore than just transportation. transportation is absolutely critical, but it's important that we think about our nation's infrastructure challenges, transportation, communications, and energy. as the full range of public goods that are critical to the united states being a competitive place to do business in the 21st crentry. -- century. if that's the scale, how might we -- second thing to understand is timeline. this is not a short-term matter. the assets that we need to construct, whether it's the repair and maintenance of our existing mass transit, interstate highway system, the construction of the power, power transmission lines needed to get energy from places where there's wind, to places where there's demand. whether it's our ports. these are assets that many cases take a long time to build and it lasts a long time. so we need to think about the financing in that frame. and as has been alluded to by several of the prior speakers, in many respe

damon silvers, who is director of policy and special counsel at the afl-cio, and ed mortner, executive director of the transportation and infrastructure at the u.s. chamber of commerce. as you can see, we have a very good bipartisan split here today. and we would really like to have a real conversation. this is, we hope, going to be a big issue. now, mayor cornett, let me go to you first. as president of the u.s. mayors conferences, mayor, can you talk about what the conference's priorities are and the mayors' priorities are going forward. what do you need, what's worked? >> first, our infrastructure needs are pretty broad. it's not only our nation's highways but the streets that our citizens drive on every day. it is the water infrastructure that they rely on. it's the bridges that have some level of significant repair. you know, rather than go into some of the predictable things that you generally hear mayors say about infrastructure, let me give you an anecdote or two that i think might help you understand the story and the problem that's out there. we have a large interstate that g

completely alienating labor, especially the afl\cio. again, there's an inconsistency that carter gets into right away. goes back on campaign promises, alienates his own left, his own base and in the end, you get what i believe causes the loss for carter even before he general election, and that's a primary challenge from the left from ted kennedy which although it doesn't succeed, i think damages carter considerably. i think just to make one or two final points, from the beginning, i don't think carter is as liberal as he is pointed. before the invasion of afghanistan, we see a hardening in his stance. a as people have talked about, they battle it out for carter's -- for the hearts and minds of the white house in terms should we be tougher on the soviets or should we be a little more conciliatory. i think the problem is that it's really the style and the tact s tactics. he alienates his base. he upsets his potential allies. of course, his adversaries while perhaps content with the white house were certainly never going to support him in

thehe steelworkers unin here in the e united states, one of f the largest unions in the afl-cio, here, stunned the world of american labor two years ago when they issued a press release announcing the formal alliance-- i'i'll usese their words--the fl alliancnce between thehe steelwororkers union of the unid states, which--i don't know how many members it has, but in the hundreds of thousands, big unionon--with mondragon, the corporate--that huge, successful worker's self-directed entterprise in spain. and i remember many of us were taken aback. "what an interesting idea. an alliance." what did it mean? well, the details were hard to come by. it seems as thougugh there was discussion, obviously, between them. they issued a joint press release and had a press conference. but it's hard to tell, so i'm now going to imagine where this might go. i'm not saying that's where they're taking it. i don't know exactly where they're goingng to take i, or even whether they're going to take it somewhere, but here's what i would do. imagine a trade union movement with a completely different strategi

trump's son sr., vice president of the trump corporation live with editor and chief laura ingraham afl-cio stopping by a big show breaking news you are looking at a live shot right now hillary clinton, and former president bill clinton, casting their ballots in chappaqua, new york, we are watching it happen as it happens, right now, of course, it is election day in america, the day that the america decides more polls opening across country right now as clock swings past 8:00 a.m., on the east coast, in twef opening voting on the east coast as well under way polls right now opening arkansas, iowa, kansas minnesota, mississippi north dakota oklahoma, so you can't dakota texas opening right now lines are beginning in those states, donald trump and hillary clinton made their final pitch to voters last night, this is at the closing argument, watch. >> as part of our plan to bring back jobs we are going to lower taxes, in american business from 35% to 15%. [cheers and applause] . >> we will massively cut taxes for the middle class. >> i have proposed a very simple formula i will not raise taxes

this is why h.r. 5982 is opposed by a broad coalition of organizations, including the afl-cio, the consumer federation of america, consumers union and the national resources defense council. as the administration correctly observes, in connection with its veto threat to this bill -- and there is one -- h.r. 5982 would create tremendous regulatory uncertainty, potentially imposing additional costs on businesses and represent a step backwards for applying sound regulatory principles to protect public health, safety, the environment and other critical aspects of society. accordingly, i oppose and hope that you will, too, this legislation and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. goodlatte: mr. chairman, at this time i reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: mr. chairman, i'm pleased now to recognize the distinguished member of judiciary, mr. hank johnson of georgia, three minutes. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for three minutes. mr. joh

, the labor movement's been funding affordable housing for a long time through our housing of the afl-cio housing investment trust. it's all in partnership in one form or another with the federal government. mayor bowser's point about this is spot on. in addition, you know, talk about parks, the park service, you know, recreational facilities part of the public goods portfolio. they have a lot to do with health as our colleague from oklahoma city said. and i think educational institutions are also part of this landscape. the financing challenge really is -- there's a couple of tricky things here. right now, there's been a big push by a small group of companies that would like to use this -- use the infrastructure challenge as a way to get a huge tax break from their offshore operations. that's what the repatriation language says, means. of course, there are ways to be fair to the company that is create jobs in america. you know, who pay the full tax rate. and, you know, ways of working things out but we have to be very careful because there's one thing the election was a clear mandate for