income s incomes inequality is the dreg on our economy. you may have heard governor bush say americans need to work longer hours. he must not have met very many american workers. let him tell that to the nurse who stands on her feet all day or the teacher who is in that classroom or the trucker who drives all night. let him tell that to the fast food workers marching in the streets for better pay. they don t need a lecture. they need a raise. [ applause ] the truth is the current rules for our economy do reward some work. much more than other work like actually building and selling things. the work that has always been the backbone of our economy. to get all incomes rising again, we need to strike a better balance. if you work hard, you ought to be paid fairly. we do have to raise the minimum wage and implement president obama s new rules on overtime, and then we have to go further. i ll crack down on bosses who exploit employees by misclassifying them as contractors or even
can you hear me? can you hear me in the back okay? good morning, i m tom perez. it s an honor to be here. i see a bunch of serial activists in the audience so i know i m in the right place. so thank you again to our members of congress who are here. thank you to our other leaders who are here. this has been a great morning, and you heard from the boss here. and he s all in. and this is a joint venture. we have a great panel here. so i want to keep moving. you know, when i heard the president say there was a lot of focus on what i call the two ps, promoting access in the retirement space, and the president has been taking action on that. he s directed us to take more action to facilitate that. the treasury department has already taken action on that. and the my ra space kl is diana grady here, by the way? oh, you re in the way back. wow. you got the uecker seat there. okay. diana is a small business owner who encouraged her employees to participate to help strengthen their re
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