new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. he faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restoring order. his disgraced predecessor, gotabaya rajapaksa, resigned after months of protests. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur. more news coming up in half an hour. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. around the world, there are signs of deepening worker discontent. inflation is outstripping wages. global corporations stand accused of putting profits before people, while many governments see organised labour as a threat. why then is the union movement seemingly in retreat? have workers lost their faith in collective action? well, my guest is long time boss of the international trade union confederation, sharan burrow. do workers have problems that unions cannot fix? sharan burrow in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. good evening. good to have you on the show. let s look at what is happening in the world right now. we have a spi
midterm elections. while judah said this is the right time for herschel walker to run for the senate? common sense. ainsley: a professional shoplifter in new york city is finally put in jail after more than 100 arrests. but this time she s being held by police after allegedly fighting back. the tight labor market, a move to retain workers from generation z. therapy and even access to a house in the hamptons? brian: there s a lot of action in west virginia, people representing there as well as in the state itself. senator joe manchin, the eye of the storm for the last year and a half, especially with a surprise introduction of his bill, and we also have the attorney general on, the treasury secretary, talking about banning these wall street firms that have banned them. because there are a fossil fuel. ainsley: joe manchin, over the weekend, critics of this new bill says it ll raise taxes. the 725-page bill and over $1 billion worth of increases per page at a
of too many central banks raising interest rates. we are not in a period where we can discount the fact that if you have growth way below profits and inflation, then you are, in fact, facing grim economic circumstances. and unless we share prosperity, workers are the victims. but aren t you trying to reinvent economics if you argue that workers pushing for massive pay rises right now is not going to be inflationary? all the evidence over many years suggests that once you get into that wage price spiral, it s very hard to get out of it. well, first of all, look at the wage claims. they re hardly massive demands, given the profits that, as i said, are really driving inflation. that s the key we see. with price rises in energy, with price gouging, with governments who are failing to regulate energy markets, failing to put the windfall tax on profits that we need, and to share that prosperity, then you re creating a low growth future against an inflationary spiral from prices and
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outrage. i m used to the lies. i m not used to cruelty. can the bill pass this week? dennis mcdonagh will be here and the changing globe. heat waves and natural disasters raise pressure to act on the climate crisis. with some falling short, will it be too late? i ll ask the new australian prime minister in his exclusive first u.s. interview ahead. hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of our union is wondering if political tides may be turning. president biden is back in isolation this morning after testing positive with a rebound case of covid after being treated with paxlovid, though his doctor says he no longer has any symptoms. this time biden does have some good news to mull over. first, the bipartisan passage of the bill to boost competition with china on the manufacturing of semiconductors and second a sudden possible deal in congress on a massive plan to begin to tackle the climate crisis, high drug prices and address big companies that avoid taxe