Where companies, starting with the president of the United States really attacked workers and their unions. And then you tell hopeful stories about different creative and innovative ways that workers have been organizing in unions and other forms. And make policy recommendations. One of the things i have to say, a lot of books like this are criticized because they come up short on the policy recommendations but i hope we get into that because you really made quite a few, i thought, interesting suggestions on what might be done to restore the voice and power of workers in this country. Why dont you start by laying out where you see things right now . What is the status ofworking people in this country and their ability to shape their own lives at work . Sure. I covered it at the New York Times for 18 years. One of my concerns and interviewing people all over our nation is so many people have no idea what unions are and what unions do and how they help bring us the 40 hour work week and
Time to talk to about it. Thank you for the kind words it is great to speak with you. When i think of this book i see three major parts per go after you introduce the situation now, you do a really good job of talking about through stories how workers struggle and how they themselves have built the middle class to a great extent by organizin organizing, striking, bargaininh adversity and to demand policy changes. And then you go through the hard times of what i call the reagan era that i think were still in that companies starting with the president of the United States attacked workers a lot and they are unions and to tell a lot of hopeful stories about the creative and innovative ways workers have been organizing and make policy recommendations. A lot of books like this are criticized because they come up short on the policy recommendations because you have made a quite a few interesting suggestions of what could be done to restore the most powerful workers in this country. So lay ou
Three major indices. The dow industrial down by about 1. 1 , the s p and the nasdaq down by about 1 1 2 . If you want to look at things month to date, we are on track for the worst month of the year, if youre looking at the s p, if youre looking at the nasdaq. If youre looking at the dow tr transports. The dow industrial is off by 3. 1 . S p down by close to 5. 2 , and the nasdaq is down by about 7 . The russell 2000 has fared much worse, down 7 1 4 . Dow transports are down by 5 1 4 . You got admit the irony of 90 of the people we talked to finally threw in the towel visiting the october lows, right when this was ready to head back down. Never mind. But they did. Its counter intuitive. Its uncanny. If you could figure out opposite day always. Always opposite day. You could do well. You give jason trainer props for sticking with it. Yes. Saying he thought things were going to come down. Because i was so obnoxious to him during the whole rally when he went nuts. Yes, you were. Treasury
Chances. Kevin, thank you. Now to decision 2016. A scare for president ial candidate hillary clinton. During a rally right here in las vegas. You ok . Keep talking. Youll handle it. Were not going any war. The secret service rushing to democrat Hillary Clintons side encouraging her to keep on just as she was about to start a rally at the local hall a group of Animal Rights protesters prompted the secret service to rush in. Its the first time the service has been called into action to protect candidate clinton during her campaign. We have seen this kind of thing before. If you remember back in june a serious scare at the this las vegas rally for republican candidate donald trump. A british man was arrested when he tried to grab a metro oafsers gun. Police say Michael Sanford planned to kill trump that day. He had been at target practice hes still locked up in jail here facing federal charges. And many years ago, after he left office, president Ronald Reagan was speaking here and someone
Foreman yesterday and 356 with the full moon responding. Patchy clouds forming but closer to the coast and not the bay, not moving inland, maybe by 7 am. A lot of 50s in here, a few 40s, a couple of isolated 60s, we had south and 48 Boulder Creek in santa cruz at 52 in santa clara is 51. Cool readings and a fight between high in the Desert Southwest and the lowpressure to the north, gradual warming and even though they get the sun later the breeze will pick up. 60s and 70s and that they and then near 90s inland. We are going to start with 580 and tracy but we will talk about the freeway in a moment. Lets start out with 580 westbound, as you drive through we have traffic that will be slow on the tracy commute. Traffic is slowing down onto a five and 580 as you drive to the area, slow traffic to be sure, once you are in the livermore area is much better driving to all the way to the 580 interchange. Steve mentioned 880 and because of the Police Activity there have been no significant del