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Thing that we have to do, which, you know, frankly, the country hasnt focussed enough on is rewarding work again, actually rewarding peoples work, and what that means to me is four things, the first is let workers organize, collectively bargain, and form unions. its so important when you have a union representation because then you can -- workers can have a voice to make sure they have fair pay, good pay, and good benefits. we have to raise the minimum wage to a living wage, $15, get rid of the ...

Rewarding work again, actually rewarding peoples work, and what that means to me is four things, the first is let workers organize, collectively bargain, and form unions. its so important when you have a union representation because then you can -- workers can have a voice to make sure they have fair pay, good pay, and good benefits. we have to raise the minimum wage to a living wage, $15, get rid of the tipped wage and index that to inflation. living wage is one. the second idea is we have to m...

We have a vibrant, growing economy. the lowest unlimited rate in the country at 2.4%. steve: 2.4. that is something. >> is great presents its own challenges because they travel from state and talk to job creators and they are optimistic about the future they have, they have double digit growth a lot of times and they project that will be board but need workers and what a great opportunity for iowans. everyday were talking about ways we can help not only skill up iowans and match them with the jo...

We have a vibrant, growing economy. the lowest unlimited rate in the country at 2.4%. steve: 2.4. that is something. >> is great presents its own challenges because they travel from state and talk to job creators and they are optimistic about the future they have, they have double digit growth a lot of times and they project that will be board but need workers and what a great opportunity for iowans. everyday were talking about ways we can help not only skill up iowans and match them with the jo...

Set the goals high? right and work hard to get it. were doing that through register apprenticeship programs and well be launching an initiative in computer science in elementary that will launch six computer science elementary in the united states so we can help produce a capable ready work force. most importantly is to make sure that our students and iowans know that theres multiple paths to great careers and those careers exist in iowa. thank you. >> thank you. kim just had a great victory. go...

Ways. part of it is putting the narrative out there that looks at the long historical flow. one could say people dont eat in the long term, they eat in the short term. but i think there is an educational component. secondly, we have to be mindful of these disenfranchised communities. apprenticeship programs, how can we employ them? bringing them along and thirdly, we have to look at where we have successes and celebrate them. 20 years ago the balkans were ripped apart. they looked a lot like syr...

3.9% un. >unemployment.>> during the obas unemployment did not fall as quickly as we would expect, nor did the economy recover as much as we would expect after a big recession. usually, the bigger the recession, the faster the employment growth, the faster the gdp growth. theres a bounceback effect. it didnt happen because of all of the heavy regulation and frankly his identity politics, really put an ice on universities, businesses and so forth. now the thing to watch is not so much unemploymen...

And replacing them with skilled people but rather training them, investing heavily, for example, this one guy that was put through 12-month training program and he went from making $3,000 a year to $90,000 a year, i have never seen a union program that can do that for someone. i will give you another example, donald trump is pushing apprenticeship programs very hard and i dont mean just welders, okay, im talking about bank managers where they take basically high school graduates, put them throug...

District a lot of people, a lot of employers are begging for workers. in fact, theyre willing to train them if youre willing to pass -- if you can pass the drug test, you dont even need to have the training, theyll pay for it. >> absolutely. businesses are now lowering their experience requirements and training people. and the labor department under ivanka trumps leadership -- shes been very instrumental in this -- is assembling apprenticeship programs across a broad range of industries. college...

Xfinity internet. which could save you hunreds of dollars a year. plus get $150 when you bring in your own phone. its a new kind of network designed to save you money. click, call or visit a store today. >> jon: some of americas business leaders commit to training 3.8 million workers over the next five years after president trumps latest executive orders. fedex, home dealer and wal-mart expanding apprenticeship programs for on the job training. >> president trump: to continue this economic mirac...