The featured programs for the Labor Unions Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=235 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 18:09:11 GMT President Obama spoke at the Daimler Detroit Diesel Plant in Redford, Michigan, about the importance of a strong middle class, and called on Congress to sign legislation to avoid the "fiscal cliff." In his speech he said he wanted a tax code that rewarded companies for creating jobs, pointing to Daimler's $120 million investment that was to create 115 new jobs. He also criticized Michigan's just-passed "right to work" legislation: "These so-called right to work laws, they don't have anything to do with economics. They have everything to do with politics. What they're really talking about is, giving you the right to work for less money." "Fiscal cliff" referred to impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if Congress failed to reach a new budget agreement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309864-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309864-1 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mary Kay Henry, President of SEIU, Mary Kay Henry talks about being at the White House for meetings that President Obama held over three days with labor and progressive groups, business leaders and members of Congress about the "fiscal cliff." "Fiscal Cliff" refers to the impending tax increases and budget cuts at the end of 2012 if congress fails to reach a budget agreement. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309553-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/309553-1 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT President Obama appeared at a Labor Day rally in Toledo, Ohio, on the eve of Democratic National Convention. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307923-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307923-1 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka talked about the 2012 presidential election at a [Christian Science Monitor] Breakfast event for reporters at the St.*Regis Hotel. He said the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision had enabled the labor movement to extend its voter outreach efforts to non-union households for the first time. Mr. Trumka said his organization has set a goal of recruiting 400,000 volunteers, focusing on a door-to-door effort rather than TV advertisements. He responded to questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307512-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/307512-1 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Richard Trumka talked about the role jobs and labor unions will play in the 2012 presidential election. Topics included unemployment statistics for April 2012, President Obama's relationship with labor, and the AFL-CIO's political action committee and agenda for the next administration. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305848-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305848-1 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT President Obama visited Detroit to celebrate Labor Day with workers and their families and to discuss his bipartisan efforts to create jobs and strengthen the economy. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis accompanied the president on the trip. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301360-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301360-1 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT At the AFL-CIO's annual Labor Day event, Richard Trumka outlined a plan for increasing employment and he labor group's plans to influence the political process. In his remarks he said that the U.S. has a short-term jobs crisis rather than a short-term debt crisis. Following Mr. Trumka, a panel of AFL-CIO officers and union members discussed jobs, the economy, and voter identification legislation. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301312-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/301312-1 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Executive Directors for professional football and basketball players' labor unions talked about collective bargaining rights in sports. National Basketball Players Association director Billy Hunter said that if he had to bet on it, he would wager that the NBA lockout would cost the league the entire 2011-12 season. The NBA locked out its players on July 1st after a recent labor deal expired and then filed a claim against the National Basketball Players Union for unfair labor practices. The NFL had ended a lockout by agreeing to a 10-year deal though collective bargaining ending disputes over splitting revenue and players' rights. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300888-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300888-1 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) and Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin (D) testified on the fiscal status of their states. Governor Walker defended his efforts to strip public employee unions of most collective bargaining rights, while Governor Shumlin said he was able to win concessions from state unions without ending collective bargaining. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299032-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299032-1 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT President Obama spoke to governers at the White House and said he would consider allowing states to present alternative plans to the 2010 health care law by 2014 rather than the original date of 2017. He also defended the health care law, the economic stimulus plan, and the rights of public employee unions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298232-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298232-1 Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT