skipping over a speaker for a moment, bob carden and the speakers community member who organize today's event. thank you very much, bob. arlene holt baker and a guest of our speaker. peter van fleet of ap broadcast. the need a nod, chief research analyst in the office of investment for the afl-cio. and finally, a roderigo valderrama a freelance op-ed writer. [applause] thirty years ago, working in the coal mines of western oklahoma our guest today didn't envision standing before the national press club at a newly elected president of the afl-cio. richard trumka went to work in the mines for the same reasons most miners do because his father and his grandfather had worked there before him. but trumka along the way worked through college and law school, joined the labor movement and eventually led the united mineworkers union. as president of the umw way, trumka led the union and one of the most successful strikes in american history i guess the princeton coal company which i'd try to avoid pain into an industrywide health and pension fund. the strike resulted in significant advances in e

speaking over the skeeter for a minute, bob carden communications and the committee member organized today's event. thank you very much, bob. arlene baker executive vice president of the alf-cio and guest of the speaker. peter archives@press.org of ap broadcast. venita, chief research analyst in the office of investment for the alf-cio, and finally, rodrigo valdiron, freelance op-ed writer. [applause] laws >> 30 years ago working in declines of western pennsylvania, our guest today probably didn't envision standing before the national press club of the newly elected president of the alf-cio. richard keene to work in the mines for the same reason most miners do because his father and his grandfather had worked there before him. but trumka of the way worked through college and law school, joined the labour movement and eventually led the united mine workers union. as president of the umda, trumka led the union and one of the most successful strikes in history against the pittston coal company which tried to avoid paying into an industrywide health and pension fund. the strike resulted i

want that the officers of the press club for the invitation to be with you here today, especially bob cardenthe committee member who actually are arranged this. 10 days into the decade, and one year into the obama administration, our nation remains placed between the failed policies of the past and hopes for a better future. this is a moment that cries out for political courage. we are not seeing enough of it. i spent the first week of this year traveling on the west coast's. in san francisco i was arrested with low-wage hotel workers fighting to protect their healthcare and their pensions from leveraged buyouts that had gone bad. in san diego, i talked with working americans and was moved to tears by their foreclosure and unemployment. everywhere i went, people said to me, why do so many of the people we elect seem only to care about wall street? why is helping bankers on matter of urgency but unemployment is something we just have to live with? why don't we make anything in america anymore? and why is it so hard to pass a health-care bill that guarantees americans held the lives instead of

the officers of the press club for the invitation to be here with you today, especially due and bob cardenpeakers chairman committee member who actually arranged this thing. thank you, bob here it ten days into the decade and one year into the obama administration our nation remains poised between the failed policies of the past in the hopes for a better future. this is a moment that cries out for political courage and were not seen enough of it. i spent the first week of this year traveling on the west coast. in san francisco, i was arrested with low-wage hotel workers fighting to protect their health care and their pension from leveraged buyouts that it gone bad. in los angeles and san diego, i talked with working americans moved to tears by foreclosures and unemployment, by outsourcing and benefit cuts. ever where i went, people said to me, why do so many of the people we elect the seem to care only about wall street? why he is helping bankers a matter of urgent d., but unemployment is something we just have to live with? why don't we make anything in america anymore? and why is it so h