My name is mark trumbull, economy editor of the Christian Science monitor. Welcome to our guests. Todays guest is liz schuler of the aflcio. She is the president of the Labor Federation and we are very glad to have you with us again as another Labor Day Weekend rolls around. A little background, president schuler grew up in a union household. Her father was a power lineman and longtime member of the electrical workers local 125 at Portland General Electric in oregon. Her mother worked in the companys service and design department. Ms. Schuler attended the university of oregon and i might insert my own go ducks here, since that is the alma mater of my fatherinlaw. During college, ms. Schuler worked summers at the electric company. I would say her life since then is testament that there can be a future for people who earn journalism degrees. After graduation, she returned to Portland General Electric to organize workers who were in nonunionized, clerical roles, like her mother. She then
My name is mark trumbull, economy editor of the Christian Science monitor. Welcome to our guests. Todays guest is liz schuler of the aflcio. She is the president of the Labor Federation and we are very glad to have you with us again as another Labor Day Weekend rolls around. A little background, president schuler grew up in a union household. Her father was a power lineman and longtime member of the electrical workers local 125 at Portland General Electric in oregon. Her mother worked in the companys service and design department. Ms. Schuler attended the university of oregon and i might insert my own go ducks here, since that is the alma mater of my fatherinlaw. During college, ms. Schuler worked summers at the electric company. I would say her life since then is testament that there can be a future for people who earn journalism degrees. After graduation, she returned to Portland General Electric to organize workers who were in nonunionized, clerical roles, like her mother. She then
In the nonmanufacturing composite will report numbers. Not a lot of earnings today. Of that, withside the adp report, we begin with the American Labor economy go into a 30 friday morning. Betty liu will pick it up with in the loop on friday. Look at the data check. A big move yesterday. Subdued today. Still living the joy of a wonderful tuesday. 10 year yield back to 2. 69. Scarlet, you are rudely interrupting. We have the bank of england coming out with their interestrate decisions tomorrow. That is tomorrow. A little less pressure on the ecb doc tomorrow. And we have the draghi press conference. And john kerry meeting with lab rock in paris this morning. Let me give you a shot of the ruble. Heres what putin is worried about. A week in russian ruble. Here is the panic. Then we rollover. We really have not come in all that much. That is an elegant chart. By no means technically are we long ruble, strong ruble. The good news in the last 24 hours. We have look at the newspapers this morn
Evidence that the Obama Administration ignored a rapidly deteriorating security situation in libya. Ambassador stevens wrote this cable in august. The absence of significant deterrence has contributed to a security vacuum that is being exploited by independent actors. What we have seen are not random crimes of opportunity but rather targeted and discriminate attacks. But Obamas Administration officials are saying that the documents dont tell the whole story. They also say the release of the unedited emails could endanger the lives of the libyans working with the u. S. There is a tense situation going on right now off the coast of israel. Overnight Israeli Soldiers stormed a ship headed for its coast. Passengers say they were trying to break the sea blockade of gaza thats been in effect since 2007. Sara sidner is in israel at the port where the ship is actually headed. Good morning. What happens to the ship and the people aboard once it does arrive there . Reporter randi, at this point
11th and watching the upset and the terrible happenings, but that monday, september 17th, that was all about america. That was all about resilience. Watching those firemen and all those rescue workers ringing the opening bell sent such a message to the world. Im proud. I was proud then and im proud now to have watched this country and the people of america work their way back. You talk about the resiliency. How about the stock market itself. We have 350 points over the last three days. This september rally just keeps going. And you look at the history books, september is supposed to be a terrible month. Just not having it this year. Meanwhile, watch more on the show coming up, cant afford to miss the interview with carl icahn. Were going to talk about apple. You want to hear what icahn has to say. Stock getting slammed with disappointing investors with the iphone announcement yesterday. Icahn will be meeting with apple ceo tim cook, and well talk about his next investments, herbalife.