think is a mistake. i believe in it so that we are going to get there but we are going to get there in decades and not overnight. between now and then we are still going to need oil and gas and if we had got supplies in the uk it seems to me absurd not to use those because it will create jobs and also nick improves our energy security and reduces inflation. we have seen what happens when energy dictators hold us to ransom, so cutting off our own supplies of energy seems short sighted policy and it would the situation worse. on public sector pay, low value public sector workers, they do an incredible job, the nhs or the teachers, for example, and of course everyone would like to be paid more, but i have got to be cognisant of what we can afford and what is responsible and it would be dishonest to say, i m going to borrow money so i can give you a generous pay rise and make my life easier for a give you a generous pay rise and make my life easierfor a bit but knowing full well
A historic strike this morning with the Union Workers coordinating a walkout against the big three u. S. Automakers and walking out at the same time for the first time ever, the United Auto Workers union is using a new strategy in this and it is called targeted streaks, with workers at all three numbers will grow, and likely will go if the demands did goward. With the owners of ford, gm and jeep and dodge are on strike. So President Biden is going to weigh in on the strike today, and Vanessa Yurkevich is live at the Head Quarters in detroit, and earlier, you spoke to the ceo of gm, and now that, you know, the threats are reality, and the Contract Negotiations are falling apart, and the strike is under way, what is she saying . Yeah. The big three autoworkers are watching these strikes very, very closely. They are very disappointed shawn fain is speaking out, and i spoke to mary berra the ceo of ford asking about the demand of the 40 increase over four years, and they are tying it to th
Good morning, everyone. Very glad youre with us. It is a friday. Theres so much news impacting the heartland especially. A lot of big news to get to. Five things to know for this friday, september 15th. Auto workers on strike. Union workers for the United Auto Workers hit the picket lines in three states after their contract expired at midnight. Hunter biden indicted after his plea charges fell apart. Three charges including possession of a firearm and making false statements. Also, House Speaker Kevin Mccarthy dropping the fbomb while staring down another revolt from inside his own party as the clock ticks down to another potential government shutdown. Cnn is the First American network on the ground in libya after deadly flooding has left thousands dead. The United Nations says most of those deaths could have been avoided. And were tracking hurricane lee. Its expected to make landfall near maine this weekend. Starting today, Coastal New England is bracing for heavy rain, high winds an
It all goes down in the dms and the dms have been turned over. Twitter gave at least 32 private messages from Donald Trumps private account to special counsel jack smith. What that tells us about where that investigation is heading. Unprecedented strike. For the first time ever, thousands of autoworkers walk off in a job stoppage that targeted all three of the big automakers. The ripple effects will be felt across the country, even if youre not in the market for a new car right now. And utter devastation. At least 5,000 People Killed by Catastrophic Floods in libya. Rescuers are still desperately searching for 10,000 who remain missing. Were going to take you there. Were following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. Special counsel jack smith has obtained some of Donald Trumps private twitter communications. Twitter handed over more than 30 direct messages from the donald trump account from earlier this year, after receiving a hig
Now. Off the job and on the picket line. Thousands of Union Auto Workers take part in a coordinated strike against the Big Three Automakers simultaneously. The first time this has ever happened. Well take you to where talks stand at this hour. Plus, donald trump denies he ever asked a maralago staffer to delete surveillance video, potential evidence in his classified documents case. And the former president says he is willing to testify under oath. But will his attorneys let him . And what trump is saying about the secret documents he took from the white house. Utter destruction. Thats how a cnn reporter is describing scenes in libya after catastrophic flooding there. 5,000 lives confirmed lost. Making matters worse, the u. N. Says most of the deaths could have been avoided. We are following these major developing stories and many more, all coming in right here to cnn news central. It is an American Labor strike unlike anything the nation has ever seen. Right now, thousands of auto wor