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Faster stronger if you think racism is dead in america, i would make the case that you need to think again because this is all about race. Africanamericans are usually the last hired and first fired. Do you really believe its a skin color issue rather than a performance issue . I will slap you, man. The facts are very clear. Its harder for africanamericans to get good jobs in this country and a good education. We want a economy that create s good jobs. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Where are the jobs. Mr. President , where are the jobs . Our businesses have created nearly 7 million jobs. We have all the ingredients for success. That dont kill me can only make me stronger i need you hurry up now because i cant wait much longer i know good do have you with us. You know if you watch this program over the years, the ed show im all about workers, im all about those folks who take a shower after work. Republicans have been waging an attack on labor and the middle class. Labor has been under attack for the last 30 years. You could even make the case that it started before reagan. Labor is undoubtedly the backbone of america that is what built this country. When facing tough economic times, fdr instituted the National Labor Relations Board. Ironically on friday it was the 78th anniversary of the development of the National Labor Relations Board. Now senator Mitch Mcconnell who heads up the righties in the senate and his minions once again are trying to destroy that very institution. This would leave American Workers, whether in a union or not unprotected and it would seriously hinder the growth of our economy and to turn this economy around, we need to focus on labor issue, better wages and better security. Heres more. If youre in the middle class and a wage earner im your guy. I have a passion for building the middle class in this country. One week after Governor Scott walker announced his plan to gut the middle class of wisconsin, we saw the biggest protest to date in the capital city of madison. Were not going to allow for one minute the protesters to feel like they can drown out the voices of those millions of taxpayers all across the state of wisconsin. They know that they are on the correct side of the issue. They know that this is about fairness. They know this is about what america is all about, the right to collective bargaining. I am sending this congress a plan that you should pass right away. Its called the american jobs act. The president wants to create jobs by repairing crumbling infrastructure in this country. Mr. Boehner, mr. Mcconnell, help us rebuild this bridge. [ cheers and applause ] help us rebuild america. Mcconnell and boehner, they have fought this president on every proposal that he has ever put on the table. What the president proposed so far is not serious and its not a jobs plan. What we need to do is make sure that the workers reject sb5 and reject on issue 2 vote no on issue 2. Whats driven my negatives up is the fact that were trying to rein in and give local communities the ability to control their cost with Public Employees. I tell you what, i got a chair for the governor right here. Today, they look down on us like were the ones draining the middle class of all the money, you know, i dont see us getting big pay raises. I dont see us getting big bonuses. In a landslide issue number two has been defeated. The unionbusting senate bill will not become law in the state of ohio. You know, when you get beat, you have to admit it and you got to congratulate and shake the hands of those folks who prevailed. Today is my last day working across the street at sinsada and a few minutes ill walk over and sign papers and hand in my beige. We came to broadcast here. They closed the plant and the entrances are barricaded. Workers told not to report. None will report to the factory when it closes in december. Those jobs, theyre headed a long way away, a place called china. Governor romney invested in companies pioneers of outsourcing to china. Mitt romney believes in this. He believes in outsourcing. He has no loyalty to American Workers. Sir, what would you say to mitt romney . If transferring wealth to the top 2 created job, wouldnt we be swimming in them already . If there is no nlrb, those workers will have no rights and i think that is a terrible, terrible thing. The National Labor Relations Board is the Government Agency set up to protect American Workers from bad bosses, abusive corporate owners. The u. S. Chamber of commerce, Corporate Law firms like ones right down the street behind us are absolutely determined that this president wont have a democratic majority on the nlrb during the entire second term. The senate has really has not fully staffed the board for nearly a decade. Why . Because theres an attack on labor. Well, folks, are you convinced yet . Do you believe that there has been an attack on labor . Those were clips over the last five years here on the ed show and now were at the Pinnacle Point in my opinion when you look at the total destruction of the National Labor Relations Board, this has been a systemic approach by the republicans over years to get to this point to totally erase out any kind of labor law. You look at the number of states that are going right to work and all the legislation thats being offered up by radical governors who were attacking wages, blaming middle class workers for the financial woes of each one of their states. They want to put it on the back of the workers. They want to take away their voice in the workplace and now what they want to do is take away the overriding board that decides labor law in this country. They want to destroy it and the way theyve done it is through obstruction, not giving president obama the nominees he wants and so now were down to one member on the National Labor Relations Board that is supposed to have five appointies that are political, three democratic and two republican based on whos in the white house. But, of course, they wont give that to president obama. So the last person on the Labor Relations board, his term will end on august 1st just a few weeks away, and then what . Do you really think between now and 2016 that the republicans are going to step to the plate and help president obama put together what fdr started 78 years ago . The answer is hell no. This is about attacking workers. This is about attacking minorities. This is about keeping the working folk down, concentrating the wealth. More corporate power, and a restrictive approach when it comes to growing our economy. Now, with all of that, we have added 40 months of private sector job growth with no help from the republicans. Well talk about that in the next segment but i want this country, every american, to understand that you dont have to be in a union to be affected by the National Labor Relations Board because if theres no overriding arbitrator. If theres no overriding board that can make decisions in disputes and make labor law and enforce things on behalf of workers, what do we have . We have a freeforall in the economy. We have the only recourse of having whats known in the old days as total general strikes, which would be the worst thing that could ever happen to this economy. So as so many people put the economy on the back of president obama, what we need to realize is that, yes, theres been a bunch of philly busters in the senate but there has also been a systemic attack on workers and now theyre trying to strip away the institution of the National Labor Relations Board. Its a serious issue. Get your cell phones out. I want to know what you think. Todays question, if republicans kill the nlrb, should organized labor start a general strike . Text a for yes, bvenlt for no to 67622 or go to our blog at ed. Msnbc. Com. Im joined by Atlanta Mayor kassim reid and fred recommenden. Great to have you with us. We need to focus is on how serious this s mayor, your thoughts on the destruction of the board. My thoughts we need to act like its urgent. There are a very small number of people who are acting like this is a big deal aside from you and aside from labor and people not in unions need to wake up and get it. The nlrb has oversight for 80 million american jobs and whether youre in a union or not your wages are impacted by how the nlrb behaves and how labor is treated. So when labor is treated well, even if youre not in a union, you need to care about this and we cant make the mistake of isolating this into an organized labor argument. If you have a job, if youre one of the folks sitting in the mainstream who walks around believing that labor doesnt impact you, youre wrong. The reason that wages have been so stagnant, the reason that theres 2 trillion in capital sitting on the sidelines is because theres no energy to raise wages and pay people what theyre worth. So this nlrb standing impacts every Single Person thats watching this show. You got to get in the game. Fred, the steelworkers have been on the front line of all of this for a long time. What would it mean not having an nlrb . What would that leave for workers in their future. The mayor is right. The nlrb has not been designed to promote issues that affect organized labor. Over 85 million workers that work for private employers are covered by the National Labor relations act and only function of the National Labor Relations Board is to enforce the provisions of that act and that act gives workers what we consider workplace democracy, give them the right to minimum wage, the nlrb set minimum wage laws, set laws for parental leaves, give workers the right to join the union if they elect to but as far as the steelworkers are concerned what this means ed, many cases that we have pending in the nlrb will not be resolved. We got cases of workers that have been locked out, workers that have tried to join our union and at the end interfered with by the employers and these sort of issues to the steelworkers will be left unresolved if the republicans get away with this. Strip ago way worker protections, thats what this is. Stripping away the governing body that protects workers in america to give them an avenue of grievance but when you look at the systemic approach of what has happened while conservatives are trying to get rid of the nlrb here they are with six republican radical governors who made it their focal point and their future to go after Public Employees and take away their voices in the workplace, what we saw in measure 2 in ohio. What about the number, fred, of right to work legislation for the states doing this . How can we not view this as some major game plan on their part . Well, we have to view it as a major game plan because right to work was historically contained the states in the south but now when we look at the attempts thats been made in places like ohio and indiana where right to work legislation has been put forward then we see this as a spreading phenomena, which give workers the right as we say to work for less which takes away their right to collective bargaining and take away their right to have a voice in the workplace so the irony of this, ed, when we look at whats happening in the Congress Today and in the senate regarding the appointments by president obama, the irony of this is, 38 companies have signed on to legislation that would go forward to try to outlaw through the d. C. Circuit the president s ability to make recess appointments. Of those 38 corporations that signed on to briefs supporting that decision of the d. C. Courts, those 38 Companies Combine have gave 6 million in campaign contributions. Wow. To the republicans so we have to look at this, ed, as another attempt by the republicans. This time not to put forth legislation against workers but to be inactive in legislation that would help workers. How does this restrict job growth in the inner city, may year . Well, it restricts job growth because its having a Significant Impact on Public Sector polite. Really as weve gone through the worst economy in 0 years something very unusual happened. We actually had a retraction of more than 400,000 employees during the worst of the worst, generally during the worst of the worth thats when you actually need your Public Sector employees. You need to focus on infrastructure, construction, roads, bridges, we actually did the opposite and because of republican intransigence weve had to lay off mass numbers of Public Sector employees and its impacting the economy and its affecting people in cities across america. And this inherently affects more minorities in this country, does it not . Theres no question. I mean obviously any time you have a spike in unemployment, black people and people of color historically are disproportionately impacted but if you go back and certainly look at the presidency over the last 30 years when weve had economic downturn, there was a surge in Public Sector employment even under president george bush. Just the opposite has occur in the last four years. Its been an attack, no question. No question. Fred, whats the game plan to turn this around . What can be done . Well, first of all we have to do exactly what the mayor said and make the case that this is not just a labor issue. This is an issue that has potential of affecting 85 million workers in the private sector around this country so what we have to do is mobilize not just organized labor but workers around this country to make sure that they let their senators know from their respective areas that we expect to have redress through the National Labor Relations Board as we have over the last for workers 2014 may be one of the biggest years ever. No question. No question its one of the biggest years ever, but, ed, you know, this is this is the i epitome of the attack and attacking workers throughout this country so we have to stand up with workers throughout this country and make sure our voices are heard. All right, gentlemen, its great to have you with us. Kasim reed and fred, always great to have you, fred redmonds from the international steelworkers. Answer todays question and share your thoughts on twitter edshow and on facebook. We want to know your thoughts on this subject and how important it is. Americas adding jobs but here in new orleans, the picture is bleak for many africanamerican men and ill ask a panel how we get back on track. Youre watching the ed show live from new orleans. Stay with us. We are right back. Hey linda what are you guys doing . Having some fiber with new phillips fiber good gummies. Theyre fruity delicious just two gummies have 4 grams of fiber to help support regularity i want some. [ woman ] hop on over [ marge ] fiber the fun way, from phillips. Bjorn earns unlimited rewards for his Small Business. Take these bags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjorns Small Business earns double miles on every purchase every day. Produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less . Ahh, oh [ garth ] great businesses deserve unlimited rewards. Heres your wake up call. [ male announcer ] get the spark Business Card from capital one and earn unlimited rewards. Choose double miles or 2 cash back on every purchase every day. 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According to the latest report we have added 195,000 jobs in the last month. Keeping the Unemployment Rate steady at 7. 6 . There were some who said it would never go below 9. This is good news for the president. Its good news for the democrats. Its good news for the country and even better news revisions show that the numbers in april and in may were better than were originally reported. Now, what we have seen is 40 months, 40, 40 months of consecutive job growth in the private sector while president obama has been constantly vilified by conservatives about he doesnt know anything about the private sector or helping businesses out. The key here is that there has been no help, no coordination, no cooperation with republicans in any of this economic run to bring us out of what we were involved in. Now, republicans have been busy, what are they doing . Theyre wasting americas time and money and focus by going after antiabortion legislation and repealing obama care which simply is not going to ha