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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.
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...
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f if the uaw wishes to discuss this we should do so, they should sargaining table. by the way, i apologize if this should give anyone false hope but a mandatory 32 hour workweek is bad policy. i' n even democrats unanimously support this, but it with the biden administration is heading. they're up for a tough reelection and then maybe more than willing to use executive authority to do something which does not come which actually has bipartisan opposition. there's been a concerning pattern from democrats of prioritizing policies to helpe d businesses, the workers and the businesses themselves. recently the biden administration proposed a new overtime rule dramatically increasing overtime pay threshold by 55%. that will result in layoffs and the result in more inflation. the biden administration released a new joint employable threatening the viability of the franchise model that employs over 9 million workers and has empowered people who have a dream of becoming a small erbusinessperson to become a sml business person and oerse would notrw have. .. independent contra
f if the uaw wishes to discuss this we should do so, they should sargaining table. by the way, i apologize if this should give anyone false hope but a mandatory 32 hour workweek is bad policy. i' n even democrats unanimously support this, but it with the biden administration is heading. they're up for a tough reelection and then maybe more than willing to use executive authority to do something which does not come which actually has bipartisan opposition. there's been a concerning pattern from...
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frkly seems and exercise to help the uaw lay the groundwork for furniture -- future negotiations. they should discuss it at the bargaining table. either way, i apologize if this hearing gives anyone false hope, but a week is bad policy. not even democrats unanimously support this. bu an understanding where the biden is heading. they are up for a tough and they may be willing to use executive authority to do which actually has bipartisan opposition. there has been a concerning pattern from democrats in prioritizing to help politically connected unions at the expense of the workers and businesses themselves. recently the biden administration proposed a new overtime rule dramatically increasing overtime pay threshold by 55%. that will relt in layoffs and it will result in more inflation. the biden administration released a new joint employer rule threatening the viability of the franchise model that employs over 9 million workers and has empowered people who had a dream of becoming a small business person to become a the department labors new independent contractor rule jeopardizes t
frkly seems and exercise to help the uaw lay the groundwork for furniture -- future negotiations. they should discuss it at the bargaining table. either way, i apologize if this hearing gives anyone false hope, but a week is bad policy. not even democrats unanimously support this. bu an understanding where the biden is heading. they are up for a tough and they may be willing to use executive authority to do which actually has bipartisan opposition. there has been a concerning pattern from...
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and the uaw worker that's going to let you, i'll let you get the final work. well, that's that's exactly right. and look and on our side of the equation right now, it's about personality. do you like donald trump? you want him to represent you as a conservative and as a republican. and do you want want them to lead the country going forward? it really is about his personality on the democrat side, it's more about policy and there are a lot of tensions. and again, going back to it, if you're a hard hat union where union worker and toledo we're outside of pennsylvania and you see a car ban being proposed by the biden administration ma'am, that's pretty tough for you to swallow. >> but no word yet. >> if you look at the deal that the uaw was able to get, they were working on how you mitigate that and president biden was part of that and the other big topic i would say is look about manufacturing jobs. he did bring those jumps banks we are exporting more than we were four years ago. >> so again >> it's not just about talking about the record, it's about talking ab
and the uaw worker that's going to let you, i'll let you get the final work. well, that's that's exactly right. and look and on our side of the equation right now, it's about personality. do you like donald trump? you want him to represent you as a conservative and as a republican. and do you want want them to lead the country going forward? it really is about his personality on the democrat side, it's more about policy and there are a lot of tensions. and again, going back to it, if you're a...
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uaw work like hell to keep the plant open, and together we succeeded. instead auto factory shutting down, auto factories are reopening the new state and battery factories are being built to power those cars. [cheers and applause] folks, the folks of belvidere essay, instead of your town being left behind, your community is moving forward again. because instead of watching auto jobs of the future go overseas, 4,000 union jobs with higher wages are building the future and belvidere right here in america. [cheers and applause] here tonight uaw president sean phan, great neighbor, sean, where are you? stand up. [applause] and don sims, third-generation worker, uaw worker at belvidere. i was proud to be the first president to stand at the picket line. and today don has a good job in her hometown providing stability for her family and pride and dignity as well, showing once again, wall street did not build america. they are not bad guys, they did not build it though. the middle class built the country, and unions built the middle class. [applause] i say to th
uaw work like hell to keep the plant open, and together we succeeded. instead auto factory shutting down, auto factories are reopening the new state and battery factories are being built to power those cars. [cheers and applause] folks, the folks of belvidere essay, instead of your town being left behind, your community is moving forward again. because instead of watching auto jobs of the future go overseas, 4,000 union jobs with higher wages are building the future and belvidere right here in...
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uaw worked to keep thela open and get these jobs back and together we succeeded. instead of auto factoring shutting down, they are reopening in state and being built to power the cars. [applause] folks, instead of your town being left behind, the communities moving forward again because instead of watching all the jobs in the future go overseas, 4,000 union jobs with higher wages or building the future rig h tonight, shawn, where are you? [applause] and a third generation burger, uaw worker belvidere, shawn proud to be the first president to stand in the picket line and today a good job in a hometown family and pride and dignity as well showing once again wall street didn't build america, the middle class built the country and the unions build the middle class. i say to the american people when america gets knocked down, we get back up. we keep going. that's you, the ame people. it's because of you america is coming back into the future is brighter. it's because of you that tonight we can finally say the state of our union is strong and getting stronger. [applause
uaw worked to keep thela open and get these jobs back and together we succeeded. instead of auto factoring shutting down, they are reopening in state and being built to power the cars. [applause] folks, instead of your town being left behind, the communities moving forward again because instead of watching all the jobs in the future go overseas, 4,000 union jobs with higher wages or building the future rig h tonight, shawn, where are you? [applause] and a third generation burger, uaw worker...
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jill biden's guests include uaw president shawn fein and the prime minister of sweden. numerous lawmakers are inviting relatives of hostages held in gaza. congressmember cori bush is bringing dr. intimaa salama, a palestinian dentist and graduate student from st. louis university who has lost 35 relatives in israel's assault on gaza. republican congressmember thomas massie has invited the brother of julian assange, the imprisoned wikileaks editor who is facing u.s. extradition and if found guilty in u.s. court, 175 years in jail he could have to serve. senator tim kaine is bringing elizabeth carr, the first woman born by ivf in the united states. and republican house speaker mike johnson has invited the parents of evan gershkovich, the "wall street journal" reporter imprisoned in russia. alabama republican governor kay ivey signed into law a bill protecting in-vitro fertilization clinics and doctors from lawsuits and prosecution. lawmakers scrambled to pass the legislation after the alabama supreme court ruled last month frozen embryos have the same rights as children,
jill biden's guests include uaw president shawn fein and the prime minister of sweden. numerous lawmakers are inviting relatives of hostages held in gaza. congressmember cori bush is bringing dr. intimaa salama, a palestinian dentist and graduate student from st. louis university who has lost 35 relatives in israel's assault on gaza. republican congressmember thomas massie has invited the brother of julian assange, the imprisoned wikileaks editor who is facing u.s. extradition and if found...
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[cheering] and the third-generation uaw worker at belvedere. i was proud to be the first president to stand at the picket line, and today dawn has a good job in a good hometown providing stability for a family and pride and dignity as well, showing once again wall street did not built america. they are not bad guys, they did not build it though. you did and unions built the middle class. [applause] i say to the american people when america gets knocked down, we get back up. we keep going. that is america. that is you the american people. it is because if you america is coming back, our future is brighter. it is because of you that tonight we can probably say the state of our union is strong and getting stronger. [applause] [chanting "four more years"] tonight i want to talk about the future of possibilities that we can build together. a future were the days of trickle-down economics are over and the wealthy and because corporations no longer get all the tax breaks. i come from a state that is more corporations than everyone of your estate -- yo
[cheering] and the third-generation uaw worker at belvedere. i was proud to be the first president to stand at the picket line, and today dawn has a good job in a good hometown providing stability for a family and pride and dignity as well, showing once again wall street did not built america. they are not bad guys, they did not build it though. you did and unions built the middle class. [applause] i say to the american people when america gets knocked down, we get back up. we keep going. that...
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a third-generation worker, uaw worker at belvidere. sean, i was proud to be the first president to stand in the picket line. today, dawn has a good job in her hometown, providing stability for her family and pride and dignity as well. showing again wall street did not build america. they are billed guys -- they aren't bad guys. they didn't build it, though. americans built america. [applause] i say to the american people, when america gets knocked down, we get back up. we keep going. that is america. [cheers and applause] that is you, the american people. it is because of you america is coming back. it is because of you our future is brighter. it is because of you. and tonight, we can proudly say that our state of the union is strong and getting stronger. [cheers and applause] [chanting "four more years"] pres. biden: tonight, i want to talk about the future of possibilities that we can build together, a future where the days of trickle-down economics is over, and the wealthy and biggest corporations no longer get all the tax breaks. b
a third-generation worker, uaw worker at belvidere. sean, i was proud to be the first president to stand in the picket line. today, dawn has a good job in her hometown, providing stability for her family and pride and dignity as well. showing again wall street did not build america. they are billed guys -- they aren't bad guys. they didn't build it, though. americans built america. [applause] i say to the american people, when america gets knocked down, we get back up. we keep going. that is...
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a third guest, uaw chief sean fain. let's go back to greta brawner. greta: members of congress also get to invite guests to tonight's state of the union. they all get one guest. families of american hostages in gaza are expected to be in attendance with members of congress. senator tim kaine has invited the firsivf person born in the united states to be his guest. and speaker johnson invited the parents of journalist evan gershkovich, who is being held in russia. tammy duckworth, senator tammy duckworth, along wh other democrats earlier today, held a news conference to talk about the issue of ivf following the decision by the alabama supreme ■court and the importance of it. the president is expected to talk about reproductive rights as well tonight. here's ahat the senator had to say on this issue. >> a few weeks from now, i am going to get to hold my younger daughter in my lap as she squeezes her eyewish, and blowss on her birthday cake. i get to have my nine-year-old begging for a piece of cake without the frosting. i don't know how she is my daug
a third guest, uaw chief sean fain. let's go back to greta brawner. greta: members of congress also get to invite guests to tonight's state of the union. they all get one guest. families of american hostages in gaza are expected to be in attendance with members of congress. senator tim kaine has invited the firsivf person born in the united states to be his guest. and speaker johnson invited the parents of journalist evan gershkovich, who is being held in russia. tammy duckworth, senator tammy...
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auto industry has been the backbone of the economy for a century powered by the men and women of the uaw. [ applause ] we want the auto workers and industry to thrive right here in michigan and i know that unites us. [ applause ] so let's hope that -- help them best both do what they do best. make the world's best cars and trucks with of the my vehicle rebate, we can lower cost to support to a union made future. next, housing. usually the largest expense in anyone's budget. right now too many spend more than half their income on their rent or mortgage. our housing stock is old. it nearly half of all units in michigan were before 1970. young people site housing affordability as one of their top concerns. these are statewide challenges. in traverse city school district they need housing for teachers who have nowhere else to live. on the west side there are not enough homes for growing families and i know they see higher rates when they reassign. in other words, the rent is too high-end we don't have enough houses. [ applause ] so our response is simple. build baby build. let's go. [ applau
auto industry has been the backbone of the economy for a century powered by the men and women of the uaw. [ applause ] we want the auto workers and industry to thrive right here in michigan and i know that unites us. [ applause ] so let's hope that -- help them best both do what they do best. make the world's best cars and trucks with of the my vehicle rebate, we can lower cost to support to a union made future. next, housing. usually the largest expense in anyone's budget. right now too many...
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the uaw would worked like toiow keep the plant open and get these jobsou the back.an >> and together we succeeded. instead of all the factories instn, auto factories reopening, a new state of the art battery track is being buil t to power those cars. the same folks responsible for,u dare i say, instead of your town, be left behind. >> your communit ft behiny is movingd ag forward again because instead of watching auto jammed jobsai in the future, go overseas. >> 4000 union jobs with higher wages are building the future in belvidere right here in america. here, here tonight, uaw president shawn fanning,stand the great friend in the great labor tradition. where are you? there now? and don and don sam, the ation w third generation worker, uaw workeror, belvidere john, i wash proud to be the first president to stand in the picket line. and today,ident tond don has a in our home town, providing stability for a family and pride and dignity as well, amowing once again wall street didn't go. americans were not bad guys. they didn't build a downere t th the middle class, built the country and
the uaw would worked like toiow keep the plant open and get these jobsou the back.an >> and together we succeeded. instead of all the factories instn, auto factories reopening, a new state of the art battery track is being buil t to power those cars. the same folks responsible for,u dare i say, instead of your town, be left behind. >> your communit ft behiny is movingd ag forward again because instead of watching auto jammed jobsai in the future, go overseas. >> 4000 union...
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be a lot of uaw brothers and sisters that will vote for that man. they are not goingo vote to stop the gas powered cars. that man's crazy if he thinks he will keep the union behind him. second of all aoc doesn't know what she's talking about, rico is a crime. that's what trump is being charged with in georgia. if it's not a crime, then president trump should not be on trial for anything. the first thing i would like to mention is the southern border. how many people in this country go to bed or get up in morning, open up their front and back door and just leave them standing open all day, every day. anybody that can walk into their house, walk in uninvited and have no idea who they are. that's what's happening to our country. all thes people that are illegals coming into this country, they are not invited. you don't ever your open your front door to somebody you don't know. host: the funding bill is part of this minibus package that has been agreed to in the house. they are slated to vote on it this week before they leave for a two-week recess. the
be a lot of uaw brothers and sisters that will vote for that man. they are not goingo vote to stop the gas powered cars. that man's crazy if he thinks he will keep the union behind him. second of all aoc doesn't know what she's talking about, rico is a crime. that's what trump is being charged with in georgia. if it's not a crime, then president trump should not be on trial for anything. the first thing i would like to mention is the southern border. how many people in this country go to bed or...
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i do think to see shawn fain, the uaw, to understand the importance of labor and the history was really a change. it needs to be continued through the union movements and activist and connect in some ways to "uncommitted," because groups that are forming around the "uncommitted" movement -- it was exciting to hear in hawaii it reached its highest number. my believe is if it had gone on longer, if michigan had more time, you have had a higher number. michigan being an important -- played an important role in this movement. i think there is optimism but the old order and the new is not yet born and where this will move is owing to depend on end ings wars, thinking a new about a constricted establishment foreign policy. amy: we are going to talk about gaza in the next segment. i want to also continue on the issue of the economy and health care because biden talked about proposing and signing any said "not one of you republican buddies voted for it. we finally beat big pharma stuff instead of paying $400 a month or thereabouts for insulin with diabetes, it will only cost $10 to make. they o
i do think to see shawn fain, the uaw, to understand the importance of labor and the history was really a change. it needs to be continued through the union movements and activist and connect in some ways to "uncommitted," because groups that are forming around the "uncommitted" movement -- it was exciting to hear in hawaii it reached its highest number. my believe is if it had gone on longer, if michigan had more time, you have had a higher number. michigan being an...
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dorothy hyde, and it took malcolm x and rosa parks■ó#÷ thurgood marshall and jack greenberg and the uaw supporting the march on washington, and it took lyndon johnson, who knew howp2 to break a 17 year filibuster. we don't know how many projects he promised. [laughter] we don't know how many he cut, but whatever he did, it worked, and the civil rights ac. we are progenitors of that work. the second part of this state iy index and each and every year for the past 20 years, we have said let's put the facts when it comes to the numbers of social and economic conditions out there so we can understand clearly what t comparative is when it comes to the social and economic conditions of black americans and white americans so that we are not having a discussion with a billion opinions only. yet we are also not having a wie misinformation and of the the lyingthat goes on when it co progress or the lack thereof in this nation. and of the third part of the report is a report on president biden and whether he has lived up to the promises he on paper e biden. we wanted to look at it so that6 people
dorothy hyde, and it took malcolm x and rosa parks■ó#÷ thurgood marshall and jack greenberg and the uaw supporting the march on washington, and it took lyndon johnson, who knew howp2 to break a 17 year filibuster. we don't know how many projects he promised. [laughter] we don't know how many he cut, but whatever he did, it worked, and the civil rights ac. we are progenitors of that work. the second part of this state iy index and each and every year for the past 20 years, we have said let's...
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and a whitney young, it took a malcolm x and it took a rosa parks and thurgood marshall, it took the uaw supporting the march on washington, it took on baines johnson who knew how to break a 17 year we don't know how many projects he promised. we don'know how many deals he cut. whenever he did, it worked. the civil rights act of 1964 passed. were progenitors of that work. index.cond part of this state o each and every year for the past 20 years, we have said, let's put the facts when it social and economic conditions out there so we can understand clearly what the comparativeto the social anc conditions of black americans and white americans so we are not handing a discussion wit ond we have brilliant opinions, and we are not having a discussion with misinformation and lying that goes on when it comes to progress or lack thereof. in this nation. part of this report is a rep p biden. and whether he has lived up to the promises he made in writing on biden. we wanted to look at it so people can understand because those several of here in here are elected, some of you are former elected, wha
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are building the future right here in america. [ applause ] >> president joe biden: here tonight the uaw president shawn fain a great friend and labor , where are you? stand up. [ applause ] >> president joe biden: and don sam, a third generation worker, uaw worker, shawn i was out to be the first president to stand on the picket line and today don has a good job providing to billy for her family and pride and dignity as well, showing once again that wall street did not build america, they are not bad guys but they didn't build it, the middle class built the country and unions built the middle class. [ applause ] >> president joe biden: i say to the american people when america gets knocked down we get back up. , we keep going, that is america. that is you, the american people, it is because of you that america is coming back, it is because of you that our future is brighter and because of you that tonight we can proudly say the state of our union is strong and getting stronger. >> president joe biden: tonight, tonight i want to talk about the future of possibilities that we can build to
are building the future right here in america. [ applause ] >> president joe biden: here tonight the uaw president shawn fain a great friend and labor , where are you? stand up. [ applause ] >> president joe biden: and don sam, a third generation worker, uaw worker, shawn i was out to be the first president to stand on the picket line and today don has a good job providing to billy for her family and pride and dignity as well, showing once again that wall street did not build...
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the plant will vote on whether the workers join the uaw. what could they do to your space? pablo: first of all, we respect the freedom of our workers to choose how they are represented. having said that, we are constantly talking to our workers on how to improve their working conditions, the salaries, and the benefits. we will ask them how they -- it will be up to them how they will be represented in the future, so we will respect that. jonathan: and the cost space, do you assume it will increase off the back of that? pablo: i am not sure, we have a really competitive space with wages at $23 an hour, comparable to michigan, with a lower cost of living, so we will see. jonathan: thank you. appreciate your time. the vw north america ceo. tomorrow, this is what the program looks like as we catch up with the kia ceo. dhl supply chain ceo oscar de bok will join us, and tiffany building of pimco. lisa: especially at a time of so much change, and we are hearing that consistency is all that matters, and then going forward, they can adapt to any possible shift, as long as there is c
the plant will vote on whether the workers join the uaw. what could they do to your space? pablo: first of all, we respect the freedom of our workers to choose how they are represented. having said that, we are constantly talking to our workers on how to improve their working conditions, the salaries, and the benefits. we will ask them how they -- it will be up to them how they will be represented in the future, so we will respect that. jonathan: and the cost space, do you assume it will...
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then increased by the biden administration but you know, one of the benefits to plug-in hybrids at the uaw and toyota and others like is they still have internal combustion engines so they require more workers to build them. that is why many americans are more comfortable because if you run out of electricity, you can still put gasoline in that vehicle so at least for the short term, there's a lot of people who like that vehicle even though the environmental benefits are somewhat in dispute given we don't know how much that vehicle is going to be charged versus on gasoline but sue and those key states --his michigan, pennsylvania, wisconsin, those auto states, former president trump's haranguing about ev's. the biden administration says we will create more jobs on net with all these new battery factories. it's going to be a key decider of what side he will come down on in the election. geoff: i could talk to you about this all day. take care. amna: beijing criticized the west today for questioning hong kong's new national security law known as article 23. the once mostly autonomous city is
then increased by the biden administration but you know, one of the benefits to plug-in hybrids at the uaw and toyota and others like is they still have internal combustion engines so they require more workers to build them. that is why many americans are more comfortable because if you run out of electricity, you can still put gasoline in that vehicle so at least for the short term, there's a lot of people who like that vehicle even though the environmental benefits are somewhat in dispute...
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manufacturing and semi conductors, investments in infrastructure, double digit rates for the members of the uaw. and so on the follow-up to last tuesday's primary, what i saw and the detroit area in the center of michigan was positivity because of the leadership president biden has shown in reducing prescription drug prices, and standing up for our veterans and investing in infrastructure and helping create nearly 50 million new jobs to the private sector while he has been president. only one president had in modern times has had as bad a job or record as herbert hoover and that is donald trump. note president is handled as low unemployment and great a record on investment through bipartisan bills is joe biden. shannon: it is fair to point out there was a pandemic during the trump administration there's a number of fact checking organizations not us all over the place it said this president did not create 50 million jobs those are people coming back to work at the end of the pandemic so you can continue to debate they had more than 100,000 people take the time to show up in michigan and boat un
manufacturing and semi conductors, investments in infrastructure, double digit rates for the members of the uaw. and so on the follow-up to last tuesday's primary, what i saw and the detroit area in the center of michigan was positivity because of the leadership president biden has shown in reducing prescription drug prices, and standing up for our veterans and investing in infrastructure and helping create nearly 50 million new jobs to the private sector while he has been president. only one...
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> you didn't support is what are those issues that i think we shorthand by saying, for example, the uaw supports president biden. but when you talk to rank and file workers and you talk to them about the economy, for example, which is another weak spot for president biden. what are they telling you? what are they telling you? they need to hear from this president in order for them to feel comfortable that he has a handle on the economy it's a really good question because as you have on your shell pointed out that the reality of the economy and >> people's perception of it are not necessarily the same thing. >> and that i think that yes union people support the democrats, won the house and the senate back in the hands of the democrats >> but, but to, to >> person, i'll just say what i personally think what he needs to do about this particular issue of the economy he needs to get rid of some staff his campaign staff is going to cost him this election. he has gotta get people that can get the message. all i can speak clearly. he can he can do that that state of the union was incredible so
> you didn't support is what are those issues that i think we shorthand by saying, for example, the uaw supports president biden. but when you talk to rank and file workers and you talk to them about the economy, for example, which is another weak spot for president biden. what are they telling you? what are they telling you? they need to hear from this president in order for them to feel comfortable that he has a handle on the economy it's a really good question because as you have on your...
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for example, student debt relief, so for example, you know, being the first president to stand on a uaw picket line, right? there are specific audiences for whom those specific moments will resonate very powerfully. i think you will see a lot of powerful moments that resonate with groups, significant groups, but you will also see those individual moments wrapped into a larger story about what it's all about. >> i'm sure you loved your time writing speeches for joe biden. but how low is your blood pressure comparatively to where it would be if you were in that room right now? >> well, it was a joy and an honor. he's really an amazing guy, but i will say i probably slept better last night than i had in years past. >> and nobody would blame you for that. it's good to have you. you were here last year, here this year, we appreciate it. see you next year? >> absolutely. >>> still to come, in the ruins of gaza where children are starving and there's no cease fire in sight, nbc news is in jordan with the latest efforts to provide aid. >> reporter: we just finished accompanying an aid drop that
for example, student debt relief, so for example, you know, being the first president to stand on a uaw picket line, right? there are specific audiences for whom those specific moments will resonate very powerfully. i think you will see a lot of powerful moments that resonate with groups, significant groups, but you will also see those individual moments wrapped into a larger story about what it's all about. >> i'm sure you loved your time writing speeches for joe biden. but how low is...
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. >> reporter: so uaw president shawn fein announced its endorsement, the croon on's endorsement for president biden in january.. -- the union. he says biden fights for united awe autoworkers, and a lot of the workers that we've talked to are concerned. number one, you just heard from those workers there about president biden's electric vehicle mandate which, of course, president trump has promised to reverse. they also say as president, trump was better on trade citing that deal that he truck between the u.s., mexico and canada. another major labor union still mulling which candidate to back. the teamsters have met with trump but also dean fill ins and robert f. kennedy jr. they'll sit down with president biden later this month. now, the teamsters also reported a donation to both the dnc and the rnc, a departure from their previous recent history of donating only to democrats. so it would signal a major shift for that particular union and a huge snub to president biden if they do not back the current president. elizabeth: grady trimble, you're a great reporter. we appreciate you ver
. >> reporter: so uaw president shawn fein announced its endorsement, the croon on's endorsement for president biden in january.. -- the union. he says biden fights for united awe autoworkers, and a lot of the workers that we've talked to are concerned. number one, you just heard from those workers there about president biden's electric vehicle mandate which, of course, president trump has promised to reverse. they also say as president, trump was better on trade citing that deal that he...
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it took a malcolm x, and it took a rosa parks thurgood marshall and it took a jack greenberg and the uaw supporting the march on washon and it took a lynn done lyndon johnson who knew how to break a filibuster, we don't know how many he cut, but whatever he did, it worked and the civil rights act of '64 passed. we are progenators of that work. the second part of this state of black america is the equality index and each and every year for the past 20 years we have said, let's put the facts when it comes to the number of social and economic conditions out there so we can understand clearly what the ■? gícomparative is when it comes o the social and economic conditions of black americans and white americans so we're not having aion with our brilliant opinions only, and we have brilliant opinions, and we're also not having a discussion with the rank misinformation and lying that goes on when it comes to progress or lack thereof in this nation. and the third part of this report is a report on president biden and whether he has lived up to the promises he made in paper as candidate biden a
it took a malcolm x, and it took a rosa parks thurgood marshall and it took a jack greenberg and the uaw supporting the march on washon and it took a lynn done lyndon johnson who knew how to break a filibuster, we don't know how many he cut, but whatever he did, it worked and the civil rights act of '64 passed. we are progenators of that work. the second part of this state of black america is the equality index and each and every year for the past 20 years we have said, let's put the facts when...
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what's happened because of joe biden's leadership and that people are feeling double-digit increases for uaw you members, guys in the building trades who are working hard on infrastructure projects. recent job announcements by semiconductor companies they're very positive about what has happened while joe biden has been president. what is lacking is the connection the average american isn't clear whether or not those things happened because of joe biden. that's the point of a campaign is to point out to folks what donald trump promised, but never delivered on. and what joe biden promised. and actually delivered on. and the difference between the two of them. so we're really just beginning the campaign between here in november in earnest across the country on the ground. and i am confident that those numbers will steadily change as our economy continues to strengthen. as people see and feel the impact of everything from a cap on the price of insulin to new manufacturing job announcements and as they focus more on the difference, folks have had a long time without donald trump in their twitter
what's happened because of joe biden's leadership and that people are feeling double-digit increases for uaw you members, guys in the building trades who are working hard on infrastructure projects. recent job announcements by semiconductor companies they're very positive about what has happened while joe biden has been president. what is lacking is the connection the average american isn't clear whether or not those things happened because of joe biden. that's the point of a campaign is to...
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capitalize on the support that he has been building from labor unions, as he welcomed the head of the uaw to the state of the union last night. and i'm joined now by the president of the united auto workers, sean fein. great to have you back here on the source. it's very clear that a big test in this election is going to be how voters feel about how president biden is handling the economy right now. of course, we know they don't think he's doing enough. what do you think he needs to do over the next eight months to change that? well i think the president's done a lot. >> i think we have to look at his presidency as a whole. i mean, i think first off, we have to look at what he walked into. he walked into a situation where the former president, was denying that covid even existed and that it was just a farce and it was fake. and, you know, the president embraced that and went after it and, you know, helped us move forward. and, you know, and let's be real, i mean, i think the right likes to blame a lot of what happened with inflation and the economy on president biden, which is just untrue
capitalize on the support that he has been building from labor unions, as he welcomed the head of the uaw to the state of the union last night. and i'm joined now by the president of the united auto workers, sean fein. great to have you back here on the source. it's very clear that a big test in this election is going to be how voters feel about how president biden is handling the economy right now. of course, we know they don't think he's doing enough. what do you think he needs to do over the...
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. >> we've seen the unions the uaw, you mentioned a worker who is your hearing they've endorsed president biden come november. we talked about his issues with arab americans, but he's also facing issues with other groups as well that brought him to the white house. do you think he can hold together a winning coalition come november? >> i think so, but it depends on the nature of the campaign that he runs. good hope that he says to the american people, look, we have accomplished a lot. there's a lot that he should be very proud of. you know, we forget kaitlan three years ago in the midst of the terror herbal, covid, pandemic unemployment soared, the economy virtually collapsed thousands of people were dying every day, every day but he was scared to death about this terrible disease we came out of that economic downturn a lot faster than the economists thought we would, because we passed the american rescue plan so he has, i think a lot to talk about, but he has also got to recognize that over the last many, many decades, we have seen a growing gap between the very rich and everybody else.
. >> we've seen the unions the uaw, you mentioned a worker who is your hearing they've endorsed president biden come november. we talked about his issues with arab americans, but he's also facing issues with other groups as well that brought him to the white house. do you think he can hold together a winning coalition come november? >> i think so, but it depends on the nature of the campaign that he runs. good hope that he says to the american people, look, we have accomplished a...
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eyesight often in this committee that the average ceo of domantas, the old chrysler, which uaw is on strike with, the ceo makes 140 times what the average worker makes. you are recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. late last year i asked various regulators who came before this committee whether they believed the banking system was strong or not and they all answered yes. so today i would like to start with that searing same question for you. in your opinion, is the u.s. banking sector strong? >> unbalanced, the answer is yes. >> what are you balancing there? >> well, there are some risks and there are some institutions that stresses from commercial real estate that we know is significantly impacted. particularly office buildings. but the pandemic interest rates are higher. loans will have to be refinanced and in a environment with higher interest charges, over evaluations, and rising vacancy rates. so, you know, for some banks this will be a concern. but i would say this system is well-capitalized. >> so one of the things that we have been looking at -- and i want to talk about you
eyesight often in this committee that the average ceo of domantas, the old chrysler, which uaw is on strike with, the ceo makes 140 times what the average worker makes. you are recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. late last year i asked various regulators who came before this committee whether they believed the banking system was strong or not and they all answered yes. so today i would like to start with that searing same question for you. in your opinion, is the u.s. banking sector...
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i cite often in this committee that the ceo of stellantis which uaw was on strike with, the ceo makes 365 times what the average worker makes and that spokes volumes. senator is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. late last year, i asked various regulators who came before the committee whether they believed the banking system was strong or not and they all answered yes. so today i would like to start with that same question forria. in your opinion, is the u.s. banking sector strong? >> on balance, the answer is yes. >> what are you balancing there? >> there are some risks and there are some institutions that will face stresses from commercial real estate that we know is significantly impacted,plerly office buildings by the pandemic. so it will have to be refinanced with higher interest charges, lower valuations and rising vacancy rates. so for some banks this will be a concern. on balance, i would say that the system is well capitalized. >> so one of the things that we have been looking at and i want to talk about you leading the council, you are obviously the chair of fsoc and th
i cite often in this committee that the ceo of stellantis which uaw was on strike with, the ceo makes 365 times what the average worker makes and that spokes volumes. senator is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. late last year, i asked various regulators who came before the committee whether they believed the banking system was strong or not and they all answered yes. so today i would like to start with that same question forria. in your opinion, is the u.s. banking sector strong?...
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caller: i am a uaw worker and i hope the talks about wage earners in this country specifically raising the federal minimum wage equal pay between men and women and men might add march 7 bloody sunday and union workers played an important role in that. they were really clubbed by state troopers. host: detroit news saying sean fain will be a guest at the state of the you tonight with a guest of first lady jill biden. mr. bided a friend of labor who went to the picket line to support the labor union last fall. several people have been invited by the administration to sit in the first lady's box. 8:00 our coverage stc-span. top issue when it comes to tonight, bob in utah on the democrats line. caller: good morning pedro. joe biden is an old guy like me and as long as he stays alive he supports democracy. host: what should he say about democracy? caller: we don't need a dictator and donald trump has promised to be a dictator. so please listen to that woman and montana. host: you can keep calling our show today we will primarily be hearing from you when it comes to tonight's state of the uni
caller: i am a uaw worker and i hope the talks about wage earners in this country specifically raising the federal minimum wage equal pay between men and women and men might add march 7 bloody sunday and union workers played an important role in that. they were really clubbed by state troopers. host: detroit news saying sean fain will be a guest at the state of the you tonight with a guest of first lady jill biden. mr. bided a friend of labor who went to the picket line to support the labor...
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>> uaw president shawn fain spoke in favor of the bill saying many employees are working for less pay and can't retire until later in life. republican lawmakers expressed opposition to the bill. senator bill cassidy said it would harm small businesses which would lead to layoffs if businesses cannot keep productivity up. >> i would not know where to start on this. i wouldn't want to live in a world without bernie sanders. you know, from the land of ben & jerry's. i love it. it is silly. you love the work. you know -- >> i do like a seven-day working week. >> five days? in this country, we try to have a really -- >> i was going to say -- >> strong economy. >> for a lot of americans -- >> 35 hours. >> for a lot of americans, if we had a 40-hour workweek. >> we are at a 35-hour workweek for decades. they take an hour lunch break. when i started working, it was a 35-hour workweek. >> it is funny. the idea of the four-day workweek in the white collar land because they are working from home and taking more time. the other truth is, folks working on the u.p.s. truck, those folks are working
>> uaw president shawn fain spoke in favor of the bill saying many employees are working for less pay and can't retire until later in life. republican lawmakers expressed opposition to the bill. senator bill cassidy said it would harm small businesses which would lead to layoffs if businesses cannot keep productivity up. >> i would not know where to start on this. i wouldn't want to live in a world without bernie sanders. you know, from the land of ben & jerry's. i love it. it...
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that's where you saw joe biden on the picket line with the uaw workers. campaign that with donald trump who was at a non-union plant and essentially preferred to paint the auto industry as under dire circumstances under joe biden. of course that wasn't the reality. >> vaughn, since you're in phoenix, i have to ask you senator sinema out of the race. how are things shaping up in that senate showdown? >> reporter: we're anticipating seeing republican kari lake right here at this polling location. it is the arizona primary day. we intend to see her in person and ask her some questions. we're looking at a one-on-one matchup from ruben gallego, the congressman here in this area, someone who is a notable progressive. in a matchup, he has about a 10 percentage point over kari lake right now. when you look at the unfavorability ratings, for gallego it's 26%. compare that to lake, it's 49%. she has all but baked in her reputation here in the state. as much as her and the advisors for her team want to talk about extending the olive branch to folks like the mccains
that's where you saw joe biden on the picket line with the uaw workers. campaign that with donald trump who was at a non-union plant and essentially preferred to paint the auto industry as under dire circumstances under joe biden. of course that wasn't the reality. >> vaughn, since you're in phoenix, i have to ask you senator sinema out of the race. how are things shaping up in that senate showdown? >> reporter: we're anticipating seeing republican kari lake right here at this...