A bit of background. President trumka hails from southwest pennsylvania and comes from a proud family of coal miners working his way through college and then through law school. He started his union work with the United Mine Workers and became the unions president at the age of 33. Since 1980 done, he has been working on the aflcios executive council and was like a president in 2009 and was like a president in 2009. We are on the record. Please know live blogging or tweeting. No filing of any kind mother breakfast is underway. While the breakfast is underway. The embargo is lifted when the session ends. We are hoping to make this as much like an inperson event as possible. That is collegial, conversational and informative. We ask that all of the reporters keep their audio there video on and audio muted unless you are speaking. To ask a question during the q and a, please use the raised hand function on zoom to help us set up a queue. To access raised hand some of you might know this al
Welcome, rich trumka. First, a programming note. Trumka. First, a programming note. You should know that we are being recorded and that cspan is also recording for a leader broadcast. You know, just so you know. A bit of background. President trumka hails from southwest pennsylvania and comes from a proud family of coal miners working his way through college and then through law school. He started his union work with the United Mine Workers and became the unions president at the age of 33. Since 1980 done, he has been working on the aflcios executive council and was like a president in 2009 and was like a president in 2009. We are on the record. Please know live blogging or tweeting. No filing of any kind mother breakfast is underway. While the breakfast is underway. The embargo is lifted when the session ends. Here are the important instructions for how to do this on zoom. We are hoping to make this as much like in person event as possible. Collegial, conversational and informative. W
It is also our first zoom breakfast. The kind and gentle. Welcome, everybody. Welcome, mr. Trumka. First, a programming note. You should know that we are being recorded and that cspan is also recording for a leader broadcast. You know, just so you know. A bit of background. President trumka hails from southwest pennsylvania and comes from a proud family of coal miners working his way through college and then through law school. He started his union work with the United Mine Workers and became the unions president at the age of 33. Since 1980 done, he has been working on the aflcios executive council and was like a president in 2009 and was like a president in 2009. We are on the record. Please know live blogging or tweeting. No filing of any kind mother breakfast is underway. While the breakfast is underway. The embargo is lifted when the session ends. Here are the important instructions for how to do this on zoom. We are hoping to make this as much like in person event as possible. Co
Alright, well, good morning everyy. Im gonna call the meeting to order here. My name is Mark Trumbull and im the economy editor of the Christian Science monitor. Uh welcome and especially welcome to our guest. Todays guest is liz shuler of the a. F. L. C. I. O. Shes the president of the Labor Federation and were very glad to have you with us again as another Labor Day Weekend rolls around. 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 gra
Good morning everybody. Im going to call the meeting to order here. My name is Mark Trumbull and im the editor of the Christian Science monitor. Welcome and especially welcome to our guest. Todays guest is liz shuler of the afl cio. She is president of the Labor Federation and were very glad to have you with us again as another labor day weekendrolls around. A little background, president shuler grew up in a union household. Her father was a power lineman and longtime member of the electrical workers local 125 portlandgeneral electric. In oregon. And her mother worked in the Companies Service and design department. Miss shuler attended university of oregon and insert my own day docs go docs phrase sense that the alma mater of my fatherinlaw. During college miss shuler worked summers at the Electric Company and i would say or life since then is testament there can be a future forpeople who are in journalism degrees. After graduation she returned to Portland General Electric to organize