host: we are back with susan minato, copresident of unite here local 11. e is with us to talk about her recent piece in the nation urging congress to pass the freedom to vote act. susan, good morning. guest: good morning. how are you? host: i am doing just fine. for our viewers, tell us what unite here local 11 is. guest: absolutely. we are unite here, the union name, local 11 designates that a southern california and arizona. we represent about 32,000 people in those areas and our members work in places like hotels, and convention centers, event centers like dodger stadium, airports, theme parks and are predominantly women and people of color and immigrants. the kinds of positions we have baristas, bar keeps, cleaners. we have members from all over the world and our international union, unite here international, covers the entire united states and canada. host: you wrote a piece, co-wrote a piece for the nation, that is pushing for a bill called the freedom to vote act. first of all, tell us what the freedom to vote act is and tell us why you thought this

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and susan minato, copresident of unite here local 11 urging congress to pass the freedom to vote act.ch "washington journal" this morning. join the conversation with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts, and tweets. >> israeli prime minister bennett naftali bennett talked about the challenges israel has faced, including the pandemic and political polarization. he talked about the growing thref