thank you. >> please welcome liz schuler, the president of afl-cio, reverend brown from the carolina united for solidarity and empowerment. and katherine charles from the call center workers united. >> yes, absolutely. thank you. hello, everyone. good afternoon, i'm liz schuler, president of the afl-cio, we're a federation of 60 unions, 12.5 million working people across every sector of the economy, whether it's teachers or professional football players, everything in between. so i am so, so honored to be here today. we have a panel entitled justice on the job. so aptly named. we're going to talk about this incredible, incredible moment that we're in in labor but in organizing all across the country. first, i want to thank cap. i saw patrick backstage and want to thank him for his incredible leadership but really the team that put this together because from stem to stern, i don't know if y'all feel this way but these folks are incredible professionals so let's give them a hand p. and we're working worker stories front and center and what this is about. i want to thank the amazing orga

. ♪ and now a discussion at workplace labor organizing featuring the press of the afl-cio union membersluded one from the uaw. during their marked speakers also stressed community engagement and updating labor laws. >> hello everyone. that was okay. hello everyone? there you go that's better but i'm mike william senior fellow center for american progress i am thrilled to introduce our next two programs because we are going to be hearing but the state of labor in the u.s. that union movement moment is now. it has captured not only employers attention but that of a whole country. public support for unions has soared with approval rates hitting 71% for the first time since 1965. for over 4,050,000 workers have gone on strike so far this year and states draw inspiration from each other as they demand better wages, safer working conditions and a seat at the proverbial table. and americans now have the most pro union president in our history. president biden issued a comprehensive set of executive actions to give care workers the support they deserve. his administration passed historicic pack

lind points out in his most recent book at one point he just visited the page of the leader of the afl-cio, something like slightly paraphrasing, maximum reproductive freedom and as michael said, lots of workers covered by the afl-cio would want to be covered don't share those views so what that is reflecting is the degree to which organized labor has become part of the democratic party. one major reason is over the past two generations the labor movement has more often than not gotten the back of the hand from the republican party and so has been forced to shift to the democrats by political necessity. even those workers who are coming to the republican party as voters don't have an organized vote in the same way organized labor is an organized part of the democratic coalition. if we had a republican party that's more friendly that's more friendly to labor organizations you could see labor becoming more independent because it is not so dependent on one party knowing that the other one will be hostile at every stage, the national labor relations board and so on. >> i want to turn to the au

you do not allow the afl-cio, the uaw, to dictate terms. you build competitive industry. >> and we're like an acronym land. >> yes. >> we sure are. because the biden administration, and biden proefgss. >> -- progressives. >> no, it's not. >> we need to invest in manufacturing in this country. the minute you did degrate it it went elsewhere and china and other countries were able to control the stream of technology. we need to bring this back. >> public investment plus union wage setting. >> this is a very interesting, and deep and sophisticated coverage. and i want to go back to cold hard politics. >> right. >> if people don't feel good about their economic situation, is talking about biden-omics, i mean does very to do it, because he somehow has to persuade them? >> it is a terrible word. she come up with some other word. like taylor swift. i don't know. something. by the way -- >> i was going to save this by letter but you gave me my swifty bracelet. >> that's correct. >> and i only do that because look at what happened to the economy wit

freedoms and, you know, as michael says, lots of workers who are, you know, either are covered by the afl-cio or would want to be covered don't share those views. so, what's that's reflecting is the degree to which, you know, organized labor has become very much a part of the democratic party. but one thing-- one major reason for that is, you know, over the past two generations the labor movement has often, more often than not gotten the back of the hand from the republican party so it's been forced to shift to the democrats, i think, by political necessity. and therefore, even those workers who are coming to the republican party as voters, they don't have an organized vote, voiced within the republican party in the same way that organized labor is an organized part of the democratic coalition. but if we had a republican party that was more friendly to labor organizations, then i think you would see labor becoming more independent because it's not so dependent on one party knowing that the other one will be hostile at every stage. it's national labor relations boards will just be kind of made

but the afl-cio under the very capable leadership of liz schuller and other unions around the countryth us, they helped amplify our message. and most importantly they help to make sure that everyone in this country new, this is a working peoples strike. this isn't working people's contract. and even though there are very well-known people such as yourself who were part of our union, there are tens of thousands of our members who people don't know their names, they might recognize their face but we are fighting for everybody to make sure that they are treated fairly in regards to every issue in this contract. obviously from ai to minimums to lots of specific issues for different types of performers. >> duncan crabtree-ireland, thank you very much for making it so clear during the strike what exactly was at stake. and thank you very much for joining us tonight. >> thank you so much. >> coming up, how much money would it take to change your life? in tonight's last word, you meet a high school girl named veronica whose life was changed for the better by $3. less than what many of us spent

gives us speech at the afl-cio. no, they hadn't merged at the afl conveion in san francisco, and it goes. some of us remember humphrey this way on and on. and on and on. and humphrey's convention was a great speech and says to him after it, hert, speech doesn't have to be to be immortal immortal, which was a great piece of advice the otr thing. those of ucame of age during, the second wave feminism. remember the phrase the personal is the political. and here is a really profound of it. so it's the second week of july, 1948. it's like 9000 degrees in philadelphia with that kind of east coast, 110% humidity like today. and like today in washington and the put the democratic is heading for this boiler over on the issue civil rights. truman doesn't to engage the sue he's afraid south will leave the southerners the future dixiecrats are saying you make any move toward civil rights and w're out the door. we have our railroad cars waiting to take us to birmingham toave our convention. and humphrey knows he's supposed to giv

party our friend points out in the most recent book that at one point we just visited the page of the afl-cio and slightly paraphrasing but we stand for the maximal reproductive freedom. over the past two generations the labor o union has often gotn the back of the hand from the republican party so it's been forced to shift. they don't have an organized voice vote in the same way that organized labor is a part of the coalition but if we had a republican party that was more friendly to the labor organizations then i think you would see labor becoming more independent because it's not so dependent on one party knowing that the other one will be hostile ats every stage. we have time for one or maybe two questions. please raise your hand and we will do what we can. right over here. i'm curious what degree [inaudible]] >> when i became a catholic i was working for a publication that pushes the kind of neoliberal dogma free-trade over everything else but it seemed the more i read the post teachings on the social issues, the less the attempt. he mentioned the classical and tradition. i think there's

. ♪ and now a discussion at workplace labor organizing featuring the press of the afl-cio union membersed one from the uaw. during their marked speakers also stressed community engagement and updating labor laws. >> hello everyone. that was okay. hello everyone? there you go that's better but i'm mike william senior fellow center for american progress i am thrilled to introduce our next two programs because we are going to be hearing but the state of labor in the u.s. that union movement moment is now. it has captured not only employers attention but that of a whole country. public support for unions has soared with approval rates hitting 71% for the first time since 1965. for over 4,050,000 workers have gone on strike so far this year and states draw inspiration from each other as they demand better wages, safer working conditions and a seat at the proverbial table. and americans now have the most pro union president in our history. president biden issued a comprehensive set of executive actions to give care workers the support they deserve. his administration passed historicic package

schiff: i have been working with the afl cio to introduce federal legislation to provide employment insurance to striking workers. corporate executives on the others of the strike are getting paid. striking workers need to get paid. they are trying to provide for their families. the only way we can counter decades of concentration of corporate power and wealth is by making it easier to collectively bargain. making it easier to get a contract and to enforce it. that means families that are living hand to mouth, that are struggling to pay their bills, provide health care for their kids, when they strike for better work and better wages for themselves and others, they need to have unemployment insurance. as the workplace continues to change we need to make sure working people are protected. lisa: congresswoman porter? rep. porter: striking workers are exercising their legal rights. nobody should go hungry for simply trying to use their legal rights to better themselves and better our entire country's economy. governor newsom was wrong here. he did not stand with those who are creating california

and so the federal courts then did redistricting for several year, the afl-cio case, the procter case, and then in 2011 he the legislature repealed that 1971 statute that the legislature now cites as the basis for why this court should continue to permit unconstitutional districts going forward. >> thank you for the summary of that argument. i want to get back to my line of questioning which relates to whether we should be here in the first place. everybody knows that the reason we're here is because there was a change in the membership of the court. you would not have brought this action, right network newest justice had lost her election? >> your honor, that's not right. >> they announced to the media of the justice's election they would be bringing this very case before the court. and wasn't that based on that justice's pronouncements about the maps being rigged? >> no, your honor. i don't think anyone said that this case would in the be brought. which is i think the premise of your question. what i was going to say is that i reject the premise that the issue of whether or not cont

we've had some great over stations with the afl cio. it seems the companies are saying new jobs will not necessarily be union jobs. there is a want for substantial ongoing collaboration with unions, ensuring that labor standards are enforced. once -- what steps has congress taken to prevent a race to the bottom in terms of labor and the fact that there is competition with overseas semiconductor manufacturers? >> yeah. we are never going to mandate to a company that, um, there's the statutes for the building of the civility, but these companies have to make their own decision with respect to the workers in the facility area that said, this administration cares deeply about high labor standards. and workplace condition, safety and wages. every company that has applied, we are having them give us their workforce land and we are going to work on it with them to make sure they have high- quality well compensated work force to do the job. i see that as taxpayer protection. they need a workforce who can get the job done. >> thank you so much. i

senator from ohio and others are saying look, uaw, the big brown, ups, and let's just generalize, the afl/cioden and xi? >> i think a lot of what drives biden when he talks about foreign policy is the domestic concerns. so he's going to want to tout the manufacturing legislation that his administration got through, some of that in a bipartisan fashion, but more things like the chips and science act, bringing manufacturing back into the united states. if you look at things like electric vehicles, china absolutely dominates. and i think what biden will try to sell is that not only with the uaw workers were able to get what they would say are much fairer wages, but also looking at the future. some of these contract negotiations. , on the fringes at least, start to look at the future of what the electric battery of a car in that type of manufacturing might look like with union workers. the president himself said he would like tesla to unionize next. i think when the president talked about foreign policy we are going to see them try to pivot back the domestic policy because polls show americans ar

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

we have had some great conversations with the afl-cio.itor seems that companies new jobs will be union jobs. there is a want for substantial ongoing collaboration with unions to ensure labor standards are enforced. what steps has congress taken to prevent a race to the bottom, in terms of labor and the fact that, you know, there is competition with overseas semiconductor manufacturers? >> as you said, we are never going to mandate to a company -- there is a statue for the building of the facility. these companies will have to make their own decisions with respect to the workers in the facility. that being said, this administration cares deeply about high labor standards and workplace conditions, safety and wages. we are having -- every company has applied and we need their workforce plan. we will work on that with them to make sure that they have, you know,, high quality will come said workforce. i see that as a taxpayer protection. they need a workforce who can, you know, get the job done. >> thank you so much. i yield back. >> thank you

the that on much more this week on tomorrow to day d w. science magazine. welcome tradition. this loud is teeming with asian tiger mosquito. and every stage of development from larvae to adults. elio nota afl cio has studied the behavior of the insects in great detail and is now ready to launch an unusual experiment. she's been preparing for years. the tiger mosquito population is growing rapidly in europe, and the biologist is hoping to slow that close in a new way by releasing huge numbers for sterile males. in the picture, risk village of more co to in southern switzerland researchers will release a total of $2000000.00 of the insects this year, which i'm request request professionally. since mid may, flawed show has been releasing hard. tiger mosquitoes weekly at around 70 different local ations and more coating. the people who live here don't have to worry about bites though. even if it feels like they should get there is no need to worry. the males male start buying finished. they just fly around and then they die after a few days established on the guitar in the infer tile. tiger mosquito, the males don't survive long because they've been weakened by the stair realization process and tr

and it said on them in caps, you enter the roosevelt room and say hello to participants.as >> you take your seat. you as.k liz shuler, afl cioafc a question you thank participants, you depart. >> the alleged leader of the free world is being instructedte free world is being instructedte a smart one. and joe biden isn't like a fine with isnwine, by the way.'s not he's not going to get better with age. this is the cottage cheese presidency g . esidency g and as you know, cottage cheese is not age well, nor obviouslygl is this president. >> so trump, biden, equal, notln even close. sident. trump gave 35 press conferences in his final year in office. joe biden has barelytrump 5 pre. >> thank you, joe concha. all right. that is all the time we have left this evening. as always, thank you for being with bei us. please set your dvr so you never, ever, ever, ever miss ar missn of hannity. in the meantime, let not your heart be troubled this friday night. >> greg gutfeld. he's up next to put a smil frie your face. >> have a great weekend. we'll see you next weefaat weeke

the board. in may, i was honored to invite uaw president sean fain, and afl-cio secretary-treasurer frederick redman to present and speak with my trade minister colleagues at a first-ever labor discussion forum at the trade ministerial we hosted in detroit. in order to understand why we are placing the interests and needs of our workers at the center of our trade policies, and in order to work with us to develop more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient economy in the asia-pacific region, it is critical for our partners to meet and hear directly from the leaders of our worker organizations. not just our company ceos. during our host, we are seizing the opportunity to demonstrate the power of inclusion as a means to promote economic opportunity and competition. this means lifting up women entrepreneurs and workers, helping small businesses grow, and unlocking economic opportunities for underrepresented parts of our population. and we are walking our talk. in san francisco in november, a peck trade ministers will hear from and engage with indigenous leaders from around the asia-pacific so that their