he is a 29 year member of the uaw and started as an electrician and led the uaw in negotiating a story contract raised wages and benefits for the workers of that union. thanks for being with us. >> good morning, chairman sanders, dr. cassidy, and members of the committee. i'm here to talk about one of the most important issues to any union leader, any working-class person, any us senator, any human being. and thatr time. as president of the united auto workers, i represent 400,000 working class people across industries, d 600,0 and i know when my members look back on their lives, they never say “i wish i had worked more.”x when people reach the end of their lives, they never say “i wish i'd made more money.” what they wish for is they wish they had more time. that's what work does. we are paid for our time, and when we were, we are sacrificing time with other friends, and other things we wish to do. but time, like every preciousfrg class. since the industrial revolution, we have seen the productivity of our society skyrocket. with the advance of technology,2 workers used to do.