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Trumka, Richard L. - President
LAST 30 YEARS AS THE ECONOMY HAS A MOVING AWAY WORKING PEOPLE AND TORE HIS FACE AT THE VERY TOP. THAT HAS TAKEN A BIG TOLL ON NOT ONLY WORKERS, BUT THE...
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| 00:06:20 |
Feldmann, Linda - Correspondent
PROGRAM, I'LL GO THROUGH THIS A FEW BECAUSE THIS IS THE UNION DIFFERENCE IN THE LAST ELECTION. YOU TALK ABOUT WHITE MEN. OBAMA LOST WEIGHT AND IN THE...
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| 00:06:33 |
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15 POINTS. 31 WHITE UNION MEN. THAT'S A 34-POINT SPREAD. HE LOST WHITE WOMEN BY 37%, BUT HE WON WHITE UNION RIGHT 47%. HE LOST
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| 00:06:48 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
WEEKLY CHURCHGOERS BY 50%, BY THE ONE CHURCHGOERS BY 1%. THE SAME THING FOR BRAND OWNERS AND VETERINARIANS. THERE'S A TREMENDOUS UNION ADVANTAGE FOR...
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| 00:08:34 |
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SHOULD PROVIDE QUALITY SECURITY TIME FOR EVERYBODY ON THIS SOMETHING EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE. HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS. I THINK...
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| 00:09:12 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
PROVIDE PENSIONS FOR THEIR FAMILY WE CAN'T DO. ALL WE NEED TO DO IS GET THAT POLITICAL WILL AND I THINK IT CAN, SHED AND WILL HAPPEN. >> THEY'RE NOT...
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| 00:11:03 |
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WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL BE SOME OF THE PLUSES, SOME OF THE CONFLICTS AND ALSO HOW DO YOU FEEL POLITICALLY ABOUT WHAT IS GOING CONGRUOUS? >> WELL FIRST...
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| 00:12:09 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
CAMP AND I THINK THE DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE WILL PICK UP SEATS PRIMARILY BECAUSE OF THE OBSTRUCTION THAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR AND THE LACK OF A PROGRAM....
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| 00:15:16 |
Podhorzer, Michael - Political Director
THEORIST, 94, 2006, THAT 50% TO 60% SAID THAT MOST MEMBERS OF CONGRESS SHOULD NOT BE REELECTED. RIGHT NOW WITH 76%. THE REPUBLICAN APPROVAL FOR CONGRESSIONAL...
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| 00:17:00 |
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STUDY SAYS WEED OUT SPAM. WE TURN OUR PEOPLE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL, SOMETHING THEY CAN'T DO. DECEMBER CANNOT TRY AND DO EVEN BETTER BECAUSE NOW MOBILE...
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| 00:17:25 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
TALK TO THEM ABOUT ISSUES CAN REPLY TO THIS USING THAT INFORMATION BACK ABOUT THE ISSUES THAT DEFINE APPORTIONS. WERE ALSO GOING TO DO A COUPLE OTHER...
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| 00:18:52 |
Podhorzer, Michael - Political Director
FACT AND ALL THE DIFFERENT BUSINESS GROUPS ON TOP OF THAT. THERE'LL BE SOME EQUIVALENCY BETWEEN ONE GROUP ON THE RIGHT AND THE ENTIRE LABOR MOVEMENT,...
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| 00:20:05 |
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WONDERING IF YOU SENSE WITH RANK-AND-FILE, AND MAYBE AN ENTHUSIASM WITH THE PRESIDENT AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN MAKE A STRONG CASE THAT HE'S DONE...
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| 00:20:58 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
STARVED OF RESOURCES AND TURN IT FROM AN ENFORCEMENT AGENCY INTO A CONSULTING TEAM FOR COMPANIES. SO YOU HAVE MORE PEOPLE BEING INJURED, LESS PEOPLE...
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| 00:23:47 |
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DO SOME OF THE NONSENSICAL FOOLISH THINGS THAT HE TRIED TO DO. HE CAN'T CONTINUE TO MAKE WAR ON HIS EMPLOYEES. NOW WE CANNOT JUST TRY TO CREATE JOBS...
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| 00:24:45 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
INTRUSIVE. >> YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED HE WENT OUT THERE QUICK >> NO, HE RESPONDED THAT THE PEOPLE ON THE GROUND REALLY THOUGHT WAS BEST. [INAUDIBLE] >> TONI...
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| 00:25:32 |
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UNDER DATA. ARE WE GOING TO PERSUADE PEOPLE OF WHAT MANY PEOPLE FEEL IS VERY COMFORTABLE AND THE JUSTIFIABLE PRIVATE SECTOR COUNTERPART? >> WHEN THEY...
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| 00:26:10 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
HAVE AN ELECTION. I THINK THAT ELECTION HAD GONE THROUGH THE SAME WAY, WE WOULD'VE WON IN WISCONSIN JUST LIKE ANYWHERE ELSE. IT DEGENERATED INTO BETWEEN...
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| 00:28:59 |
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NOW GEARED TOWARDS MANUFACTURING BACK TO THE CONTRARY, STOP REWARDING THOSE TAKING JOBS OFF SHORE, BRINGING JOBS ON. HE SAVED DETROIT FROM
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| 00:29:15 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
BANKRUPTCY SO THAT WHEN I HIRED PEOPLE IN OHIO AND MICHIGAN AND INDIANA, ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY. THERE'VE BEEN HIRED IN OTHER PLACES AS WELL. THEY ARE...
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| 00:31:07 |
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BE THE STORY, HOW MUCH ARE YOU SENDING? WILL BE ON THE GROUND. OW MANY PEOPLE ORGANIZED. WE'LL HAVE OVER 400,000 ACTIVISTS OUT THERE GETTING POSED AND...
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| 00:31:21 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
BUSH AT THIS TIME. [INAUDIBLE] >> WE OPPOSE CITIZENS UNITED. SINCE IT'S FAIR, WILL USE A SMALL PART CALLED WORKERS VOICE TO TALK TO NON-UNION WORKERS...
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| 00:32:25 |
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IN BUYING SOME CANADIAN
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| 00:32:26 |
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NONSENSE. I'M JUST WONDERING AS WE THINK ABOUT CREATING JOBS IN THE U.S., WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON CHINESE INVESTMENT IN THE U.S.? , SHOULD THERE...
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| 00:33:11 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
THAT SORT. THE CHINESE CAME IN ABOUT AN EXEMPTION FROM THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION. THEY BOUGHT INTO BOTH OF THOSE THAT INVESTED INTO BOTH OF THOSE. EVERYBODY...
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| 00:37:37 |
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CAROLINA HAVE BEEN UNDER ATTACK PROBABLY MORE INTENSIVELY THAN ANYPLACE ELSE OTHER THAN MAYBE SOUTH CAROLINA, BUT THEY'RE PRETTY FACE THE GROUP AND...
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| 00:38:17 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
PARTIES SPEAK VOLUMES ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEY ARE. NOW, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE LABOR DAY FESTIVITIES. I JUST LOOKED YESTERDAY AT ABOUT 10 OR 12...
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| 00:43:29 |
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ROBERT. [INAUDIBLE] >> WHAT IS THE OBAMA TEAM NEED TO BE DOING BETTER AND WHAT IS THE ROMNEY TEAM TO INVOLVE THAT HAS SURPRISED
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| 00:43:46 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
YOU? >> I THINK THE PRESIDENT IS MAKING THE CASE THAT HE SHOULD BE MAKING. THIS IS ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ECONOMY AND I THINK THAT
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| 00:44:03 |
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ROMNEY HAS MADE SOME -- EVERYBODY CAUSE THEM GAFFES. I DON'T CONSIDER THEM CAPS. MY WIFE DRIVES TO CADILLACS. THAT'S LIFE. TAKE STUFF WITH THE TAX RETURNS...
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| 00:46:09 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
YOU SO, THE LAST LABOR DAY HE STARTED TALKING ABOUT JOBS AND ECONOMY AND CREATING JOBS IN A DIFFERENT VISION AND IT'S NOT LIKE A. I THINK HE STAYS...
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| 00:47:18 |
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NOT MUCH ATTENTION FROM PARTY CANDIDATES ON THE TRAIL? >> IS OBVIOUS WHEN THAT ROMNEY DOESN'T BRING IT OUT. HE DOESN'T BELIEVE IN AND HE WANTS TO DESTROY...
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| 00:47:53 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
ELECTION I'M SURE. WE'LL MAKE PART OF IT AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET THE SHARED PROSPERITY OUT. WHEN YOU READ IT, AND I HOPE YOU DO, I HOPE ALL...
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| 00:48:48 |
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A CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE OVER THE YEAR, OVER THE TERM. HIS FIRST TERM AS PRESIDENT OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE A GREAT RELATIONSHIP AND HE UNDERSTANDS WORKING PEOPLE,...
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| 00:49:12 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
YOU GUYS WOULD BE PRETTY BORING. , CITING VICE PRESIDENT PAYTON HAS BEEN A PLUS ON HIS JOB. HE CARES ABOUT THE COUNTRY, SO I REALLY HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT...
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| 00:50:44 |
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BEEN REAL GOOD FOR US. IT HAD TO EFFECT A PANOPLY THAT PEOPLE WANT US TO BELIEVE. IT'S BEEN BAD. WE'VE LOST JOBS. AND THEN, THIS PRESIDENT SPENT A ...
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| 00:51:01 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
WERE SIGNS. SO DO I AGREE WITH THEM? NO, I THINK THEY STILL DON'T GO FAR ENOUGH AS A TRADE POLICY. THEY STILL ALLOW -- THEY ARE TOO SLANTED STILL IS...
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| 00:53:03 |
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12. >> WITH STATES ARE YOU GUYS FOCUSED ON? WHERE MOST OF THESE -- WHAT WILL THEY DO AND DO YOU HAVE A PERCENTAGE ON THE AMOUNT YOU
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| 00:53:15 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
HOPE TO MOVE IN OBAMA'S STRUCTURE AND BY HAVING A BIG GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS, LIKE THAT SHEET IN FRONT OF YOU, THE NONUNION MEMBERS, A PERCENTAGE OF THAT...
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| 00:55:12 |
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OUTSOURCING, COME IN AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO. THEY VICOMTE NEZ, VOTED WITH THAT TO PAY THEMSELVES BACK AT THE DEBT SERVICE IS TOO BIG THE COMPANY...
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| 00:55:28 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
IT OVERSEAS. HE LOST HIS HEALTH CARE. AND HE SAID THAT HIS WIFE DIED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, I THINK 20 MONTHS LATER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT BECAUSE HE...
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| 00:58:16 |
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YOU'LL SEE JOB CREATION ALONG THE WAY. AND YOU'LL SEE THINGS I THINK DONE CORRECTLY. THE THING I GET A LITTLE UPSET ABOUT, PARTICULARLY FROM
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| 00:58:27 |
Trumka, Richard L. - President
THE INDUSTRY, A LOT OF PEOPLE TRY TO SAY IT'S EITHER/OR. EITHER YOU DO THE PROJECT OR DESTROY THE ENVIRONMENT. I THINK THERE'S A WAY TO DO THINGS BOTH...
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NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.