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
Broadcast. You know, just so you know. Now, 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. And then, since 1989, he has been working on the aflcios executive council and was like a and was elected president in 2009. We are on the record. Please no 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. That is collegial, conversational and informative. We ask all of the reporters keep their video on an audio muted unless you are speaking. To ask a question during the q and a, please use the raised hand function on zoom to h
[background conversations] [background conversations] [electromechanical sounds] [background conversations] [siren in background] [background conversations] [standing by for live event] cspan viewers are familiar with Richard Trumka, the president of the aflcio. We found out another 2. 1 lane americans fell for unappointed assurance insurance last week 2. 1 million americans filed for Unemployment Insurance last week. Can you give an idea of the effect is this coronavirus have done it has had on union jobs in america . There are two aspects, the members still working or people still working, we are concerned about their health and safety. The ones who been unemployed through no fault of their own, youre looking at 50 millan people now. Epi says in may and june, the Unemployment Rate will be 30 . In america. You are looking at 50 Million People now. There has been a loss of income for various groups. Hispanics, 58 percent of expense a loss of income and blocks, 55 and asian markets 48 ,
Coronavirus pandemic and Environmental Impact on lowincome communities. Recognized mr. Ali, recognizer five minutes. Recognized for five minutes, sir. [inaudible] you might have to unmute. Can you hear me now . Weaken your you know. You have five minutes please. You missed the best part. Chairman tocco, Ranking Member shimkus and members of the committee on behalf of the National Wildlife federation are 52 state and territorial affiliates in more than six main members, and a thank for the honor of testifying before you today. I was thinking about this testimony, and i was raised and family about this and pentecostal ministers, and my grandmother came to my might and she stepped a favorite verse, and it said do you know what it want . I want justice, oceans of it. I want fairness, rivers of it. Thats what it i want. Thats all i want. My grandmother used to say when you know better, do better. Todays hearing comes at a critical moment in the history of our country. Outline communities ar