unlike 60 years ago with the march where the afl-cio didn't officially support dr. tary general redmond, who not only spoke at the march, fred went with us to stand up for issues for workers and common people. think of the union leaders. think of the laborers' rights. labor day should be about labor and the fight for laborers to be treated fairly in this country. president biden is right to bring it up, and i wanted to remind you to do that. i'll be going down to eastern parkway for the parade, but i'll be thinking of the labor leaders and the labor fight we yet fight. we'll be right back. unlike some others, it supports 7 brain health indicators, including mental alertness from one serving. to help keep me sharp. try new neuriva ultra. think bigger. you know that feeling of having to rewash dishes that didn't get clean? i don't. cascade platinum plus has me doing dishes... differently. scrub? soak? nope. i just scrape, load and i'm done. only platinum plus is bigger. with double the dawn grease fighting power and double the scrubbing power. for a no rewash clean...

this was the president of the afl-cio, lives sure, and her state of the union address -- state of thenion's address. here is some of what she had to say. [video clip] >> every day, i travel this country and talk to workers. i am talking to workers in onions, but also -- unions, but talking to people who are yet part of a union. this is what i hear from them. i do not feel good about my future. i need to make more money. i wish i could afford a home. i need a stable job. i wish i had some power over my work and my life right now. there is a reason that song, north of richmond, is the number one song in this country right now. for a long time, working people in this country have felt powerless. they have been powerless. here is the truth we are going to talk about today. working people are reclaiming our power. [applause] >> working people. working people are taking on the companies that have exploited us for a long time now. so, the state of the unions, the state of the union's is on the rise. [applause] >> on the rise with every strike, with every picket line, every win we deliver for

this was the president of the afl-cio, lives sure, and her state of the union address -- state of thenion's address. here is some of what she had to say. [video clip] >> every day, i travel this country and talk to workers. i am talking to workers in onions, but also -- unions, but talking to people who are yet part of a union. this is what i hear from them. i do not feel good about my future. i need to make more money. i wish i could afford a home. i need a stable job. i wish i had some power over my work and my life right now. there is a reason that song, north of richmond, is the number one song in this country right now. for a long time, working people in this country have felt powerless. they have been powerless. here is the truth we are going to talk about today. working people are reclaiming our power. [applause] >> working people. working people are taking on the companies that have exploited us for a long time now. so, the state of the unions, the state of the union's is on the rise. [applause] >> on the rise with every strike, with every picket line, every win we deliver for

it's part of the afl-cio and represents 70 groups. >>> labor day weekend travelers are making their way back home to the bay this afternoon and this evening. taking a live look outside for some of the bridges and roadways. aaa estimated that 80% of the people traveling for the holiday were driving. some of them are dealing with a big freeway closure on i-80. they are closed from vallejo to hercules including the caltrans bridge. they are making repairs to the road. westbound i-80 is scheduled to reopen at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. >>> airports are busy as people end the holiday time away. the tsa expected to screen more than 14 million passengers this labor day book ending the busiest summer travel period the agency has ever recorded. shawn chitnis is at san jose mineta as travelers make their way back home. >> reporter: it's an easy way to start your trip if you are beginning here at san jose mineta airport on labor day. we haven't seen too many lines or a large crowd so far. take a look at the situation earlier in the morning when we were first arriving. one of the clear advantages of using

tomorrow with the potential of workforce, we need to start again in high school, and that is what the afl-cio and jfk have been trying -- afk have been trying to do this year to be intentional. you tell a story, and you just heard the story of jason. [applause] guest: thank you, randy. so well put. well, i do not see anymore questions and i just want to thank everyone -- oh, is there another one? guest: i was just wondering, i know a lot of the entertainment workers are on strike and on picket lines, and what is something people can do to support the striking workers? guest: thanks for that question. number one is amplifying our stories online, and with your friends and family, helping us tell the story of why we are fighting and what we are fighting for. there are a couple of emergency funds that actors, performers, writers, and other creative's can apply to, so we really encourage folks to do that. one of those is the sag-aftra foundation as well as the entertainment community fund. >> [indiscernible] guest: motion picture or television fund is the third, so we encourage folks to donate if

the afl-cio did not like the broad sara program. they thought it kept wages too low. but honest to god, lahsa is an important person to know about. how many of you have heard of cesar chavez? and so most of you we've heard on some point having our own esther galarza, many fewer. i think it's really important we think about ernesto galarza. he really predates chavez as a mexican-american labor activist, and he comes to prominence because he's very interested in organizing farm workers rights to unionize. but he's also opposed to the bracero program, and he becomes a leading intellectual and labor activist. he writes this important book, i didn't actually bring his card merchants of labor. and he criticizes this program because he argues that agricultural industry is intense, only getting vulnerable workers. and these vulnerable workers can't unionize because they're not protected by labor law. they can't even quit. and if they try to, in fact, campaign for themselves, they could easily just not be hired back or be sent home. and one of the reasons why i think galarza i

richard nixon, the afl cio, chamber of commerce, american bar association, the house voted overwhelminglyege. there was a majority in the senate and something like 70, 75% of americans in polls supported it. but it didn't get the 2/3 that it needed in the senate, and so it died. >> minority rule was protected there, i guess. finally, daniel, one last question to you, what do you say to critics out there who might, you know, put forward the argument that in some cases, you need to have the power of the minority protected. if the shoe is on the other foot, and democrats were in the minority across the board. might they want to have at least some say in how things are governed? >> i would ask, is it partisan to think that the person who wins the most votes should win office? and no other domain of our life do we think majorities shouldn't govern, but we have this one single carve out in our political system. so, you know, sometimes the electoral college has benefitted democrats. sometimes it's benefitted republicans. sometimes the filibuster benefits democrats, sometimes it benefits, republi

as you said by president nixon, by the american bar association, by the chamber of commerce, by the afl-cion't get the votes to get the -- >> ironic. >> we came really close. so there was a time when constitutional reform was considered important, good, feasible. and i think we need to get back to that american tradition of working to make our democracy better. >> and i would agree with you, we need to get back to that tradition. but how do you do that when one of the main impediments to that work is a party that's fundamentally anti democratic, as it presently stands? >> it's a challenge. but this is something that we have to embrace. we have to figure out, there is a path forward. and so for instance, in the last chapter of our book, we proposed 15 different ideas. so there is a way forward, and one key step is to eliminate the filibuster. at least we can the filibuster. even though it's a small institution, it's not part of the constitution. it's just a senate rule. if we were to eliminate that or weaken it, it would be possible to get voting rights and reforms. if we had those through -

amna: almost all members of the afl-cio endorsed resident biden earlier than ever. w held back, though they have made clear they have no intention of endorsing donald trump. amna: no endorsement yet though. >> the bigger picture is for a president looking at a pessimistic public, anything that makes them feel as though there are headwinds driving down the economy besides the cost of things is not going to be particularly helpful. amna: in the two minutes left, just days after the doj indicted him on corruption and bribery, new jersey senator bob menendez said he will not resign. he said he will be exonerated. we have seen a number of new jersey democrats call for him to resign. there have been some who are silent, for instance fellow senator cory booker. what does the silence say? amy: it's fascinating. only two democratic senators have called for his resignation. i think there is a reticence among many democrats after what happened a few years back with senator al franken at the height of the me too movement. there were accusations he had sexually harassed someone h

we've had some great conversations with the afl-cio. it seems like companies are saying new jobs won't necessarily be union jobs. and there's a want for substantial ongoing collaboration with unions, the commercial department and these companies to ensure labor standards are enforced. what steps has commerce taken to prevent a race to the bottom in terms of labor and the fact that there's competition with overseas semiconductor manufacturers? sec. raimondo: yeah, so, as we say, we're never going to mandate to a company -- davis-bacon is in the statute for the building of the facility. but these companies are going to have to make their own decisions with respect to the workers in the facility. that being said, this administration cares teamly about -- deeply about high labor standards and workplace conditions, safety and wages. so we're having -- every company that applies to give us their work force plan and we're going to work on that with them to make sure that they have a high quality, well compensated work force to do the job. i see

the afl-cio leader is there. who else should be in the room?e or six -- what i'm saying is ratio is what's wrong. we all know what big tech is promising. the spin game has been so effective. it's one of the most effective marketing campaigns in history. we know what they want. if you were serious about regulating you would have meetings with just civil society and have meetings you said listen what is the thing we need to worry about today? in congress, if a members of congress uses chatgpt, it's the level of national security risk is off the charts because the technology itself, it's not just that it gives you bad results, they know who's asking the question, they know what the answer is, and we have no idea which agents of foreign intelligence services are working inside these companies. we know they're working inside all the tech companies so you have to believe they're inside all of these as well. and the whole idea you're going to do things that touch on the nation's security on a platform that is this this insecure, is insane. and yet, th

they have the teacher federation from the afl-cio, and accountability researcher. y, the invite list is heavily tilted toward tech company ceos and that is pretty interesting. it sends a clear message about who congress is trying to talk to and who they are trying to get a perspective from when it comes to ai regulations. host: reporting on these issues for the mi technology review is kate mosley, the senior tech policy reporter, thank you for your time and we hope you come back and talk about these issues with us. guest: thank you so much. host: up next, a discussion with democratic presidential candidate robert kennedy junior about his bid for president and the issues he's running on. we will have that conversation when "washington journal" continues. ♪ >> c-spanshop.org is our online store. brow star latest collection of products, apparel, books, home decor and accessories. there is something for every c-span fan and every purchase up support our nonprofit operation. shop now or any time at sea sponge.org -- c-span chopped outward. -- c-span shop.org. >> c-span i

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it is the afl-cio american federation of government employees that developed this and i have a statementabout about the department stay passport backlog from the national federation of federal employees that represent 110,000 individuals and as i said once on the floor federal workers are everywhere. theyg are just in washington d.c.. thank you very much mr. chairman i guilt back and i want to thank thera witnesses. >> mr. nfume i want to thank you very much. we'll haveel our own sayings but at the end of the day i 16 years vigorously in the system and we had a saying that by and large was either works or it doesn't work. if it's working you are okay. if it'ss not working you got to continue to do something different. and i think today you had an opportunity to receive feedback and i think it's important for you to listen to us and we wait to hear back from you. i would like to gauge each of you individually from the feedback and what you heard from us today they came from both sides of the aisle. with l that said and without objection all members will have five legislative days within t

for many years, david has been a member of the michigan state afl-cio, metro detroit's afl-cio executive committees. i am blessed to call david a friend. please join me in recognizing his 22 years of public service and commitment to improving the lives of teachers across michigan as we wish him well in his retirement. i watch to recognize assistant fire chief and councilmember steve for his 27 years of service with the dear born fire department in michigan's 12th district strong. assistant fire chief got his start in public service in 1996, madam speaker. he was instrumental during many difficult times in our communities. he helped lead the effort with the covid vaccine clinic, the handling of two federal declared disasters, and multiple commercial fires and other emergency incidents. he has been recognized numerous times for saving lives and his commitment to our community. over the course of his career, assistant chief densmore showed his unwavering commitment through his achievements that included numerous certification programs, techniques, and other technical programming. he has bee

we've had great conversations with of the afl-cio. t seems like companies are saying new jobs won't necessarily be union jobs and there is a want for substantial ongoing collaboration with unions the commerce department and the companies to ensure labor standards are enforced. what steps has congress taken to prevent the race to the bottom in terms of labor and the fact that there is competition with overseas semiconductor manufacturers? >> so, as you said, we are never going to mandate to the company. in the statute for the building of the facility the companies have to make their own decisions with respect to the workers and the facilities. that being said, this administration cares deeply about high labor standards and workplace conditions safety and wages so we are having every company that supplied to give us the workforce plan and we are going to work on that with them to make sure that they have high quality well compensated workforce to do the job. i see that as a taxpayer protection. they need a workforce who can get the job d

if you are weaned on walter reuther or george meany of the afl-cio, it is a whole new world to provide? keith: it is a road guerrilla tactics. they are trying to keep companies off guard and guessing. you will get today is the uaw president sean fain will announce the next round of strikes. they have one at each company right now and will probably strike three more. the question is, which plants will they be? will they take down the big pickup truck plants? tom: each of these companies has a different character. i think that is underplayed. he saw it with the immense support of the detroit lions. each company are you watching? which culture in detroit will give you signals about a successful outcome? keith: the company in the lead is ford. they traditionally have had the best relationship with the united auto workers. they have made four offers so far and where the first to give an offer. the executive chairman, great-grandson of the founder, so up to make a proposal in person. their most recent proposal. sean fain stood him up. lisa a: is it really the salary as the holdup? is it the

it is championed by the afl-cio, big labor groups, socialist bernie sanders and now the department of labor. due to legislative gridlock the department is trying to bypass congressional authority by implementing the key features in pieces through regulation. if enacted it would destroy the life insurance of workers. including independent contractors overwhelmingly for further current worker status. present invited anti- woke agendas hurting our economy. we'd watch its impact on their workforce during covid. acting secretary su when your deputy secretary of the department imposed facial radical illegal vaccine mandates on employers. the rule applied 84 million in our workforce. was it not only wrong on the science of coveted compromise or economic supply chain because of its sweeping dictates. america needs a department of labor aligned with its priorities. like feeling more than 10 million open jobs in the united states. in every action the department takes is one of two things. at best it pushes a misguided union agenda. at worst it subverts or economic stability and prosperity to de

it is championed by the afl-cio big labor groups, socialist bernie sanders and now the department. by implementing the key features and pieces through regulation. they overwhelmingly prefer this work status. president biden's anti-worker agenda is hurting the economy. we watched its impact on its workforce during covid. acting secretary su, while you were the deputy secretary, the department imposed a tyrannical, illegal vaccine mandate on employers. the rule applied to nearly 84 million in the workforce. not only was the department wrong on the science of covid, but it also compromised our economic supply chain because of its sweeping dictates. america needs a department of labor aligned with its priorities like filling the more than 10 million open jobs in the united states. at every action the department takes is one or two things. at best, it pushes a misguided union agenda. at worst, it subverts our economic stability and prosperity to do so. as i reviewed the budget request , i saw more of the same. in it, the administration requested $81 million more for the wage and hour di

the afl\cio spent hundreds of millions of dollars attacking republicans who cut medicare. to lower the rate of growth on medicare, or else it would go bankrupt. so we did the right thing. my friends who were freshmen that year with me, they ran away from the attack. i ran straight into it. after being attacked in my first debate, i said, every debate, i'm not going to it talk about education, defense, anything but -- i'm going it talk about why i had to lower medicare costs. that's all i'm going to talk about. i don't really care, because i'm -- you are not going to be able to lie about me. i did it throughout the entire campaign. i told this story to some people on the show before. right before the election i got a phone call. i was asked, what are you doing on senior citizens? i panicked. oh, boy, maybe i shouldn't have talked so much about medicare. i asked why. he said, because of the 200 people we polled, you have the highest number among senior citizens. it's outrageously high. what did you do? i said, i told them the truth. i told them the truth. i won by another mas

get the opinion that matters the most is your own, this is what democrat looks like c-span powered by cable. celebrated in philadelphia he spoke at an event hosted by afl-cio associate here's a look at the president's remarks. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheering] welcome philadelphia. hello, hello, hello. [cheering] whoa -- thank you, thank you, thank you hello philadelphia. thank you britney for that introduction and by the way, where i come from i learn women can do anything a man can do. because all of the women in my family are smarter than pim. it is good to be almost home i wouldn't have been elected if it not for philadelphia. that's not a joke. all of the help and support i got from philly before i begin got a lot of fans to thank ryan president building trade ryan thank you pal i don't know where ryan is standing i know he's here. and danny president of essential labor counsel and president sheet metal workers local mind team thanks for hosting us today. nothing to it -- by the way, i think maybe the worst sentence -- for somebody who runs a place the president is coming like oh, my god nothing will work. nothing but a lot of work -- and by the way, you know, she c

factory by stellantis and the workers are blocking the access to the plants even if management people are working inside there. i talked to afl cioshe says she's in town to support the strike. she says the nation is backing the strike. listen. >> we're here braining the solidarity and support of the labor movement because what the uaw is standing up for is exactly what we're seeing all evidence of infection cross the country in so -- across the country in so many industries where workers are fed up. stuart: sewer, you and your colleagues made the strike question one and maybe question two as well at the debate last night. we heard what some of them had to say. at the same time former president trump was in town talking to some union auto workers as well as a nonunion crowd and nonunion parts facility. he told them if president biden's green agenda didn't continue with -- continue withs regard to electric cars, detroit will essentially be boomed. listen. >> he wants electric vehicle mandates that will spell the death of the company. >> it doesn't make a damn difference of what you get because in two years, you're all gone that be

teacher federation, from the afl-cio, and accountability researcher but certainly the invite list is heavily tilted toward tech company ceos. that in and of itself is pretty interesting. i think it sends a clear message about who congress is trying to talk to, who congress is trying to get a perspective from what comes to ai regulation. >> host: reporting on this issue for the m.i.t. technology review is tate ryan-mosley. you can see see her work@technologyreview.com. she serves.com. she serves as a senior technology that the post reported. thanks wreak havoc hope you come back and talk about these issues with us. >> guest: thank you so much. >> host: cq roll call, the budget appropriations reporter joining us to give us the latest. thanks for your time this morning. >> guest: thank you very much for having me. >> host: so at this point are we still on the path of a possible lack of money for the government? >> guest: i think so. i do think that yesterday's announcement from speakeraw mccarthy does complicate the next two at half weeks when it comes to government spending. congress n

of civil rights ai accountability labor folks so that someone from the teacher federation, from the afl-cio, and accountability researcher but certainly the invite list is heavily tilted toward tech company ceos. that in and of itself is pretty interesting. i think it sends a clear message about who congress is trying to talk to, who congress is trying to get a perspective from what comes to ai regulation. >> host: reporting on this issue for the m.i.t. technology review is tate ryan-mosley. you can see see her work@technologyreview.com. she serves.com. she serves as a senior technology that the post reported. thanks wreak havoc hope you come back and talk about these issues with us. >> guest: thank you so much. >> host: cq roll call, the budget appropriations reporter joining us to give us the latest. thanks for your time this morning. >> guest: thank you very much for having me. >> host: so at this point are we still on the path of a possible lack of money for the government? >> guest: i think so. i do