from bolting and going to somewhere where they could be in the uaw. and the public reaction to this was interesting.bl the public was overwhelmingly in support of the autoworkers while they were on this strike. polls showed like 75% of the public supported the autoworkers in this strike.rt so this is a historic thing, a a big deal. but if you think back to september, right when we were at the start of it, before we knew it would work, before we knew it would be successful, before we knew how it would turn out, how much public opinion would be in support of these guys, when we were less than two weeks into that strike, do you remember what president biden did? you might remember. president biden went to michigan and joined the autoworkers. from the white house, he had been supporting them vocally. he had been trying to help facilitate negotiations but once they indeed went on strike, he physically went to michigan to w one of the plants that was being picketed and he stood wit
good to see you. and thanks to you at home for joining us. really happy to have you here. happy monday. so in september, you might remember there was a big strike. united autoworkers went on strike. they called it a stand-up strike, which means they didn t strike every single factory, every single facility all at once. they strategically picked individual plants to strike and picket. and it was so they could basically keep up the pressure on the companies but also be nimble about it while the negotiations were going on. a strike is about what leverage you can use against the companies. this was a strategy that was about fine tuning their leverage. so they did a stand-up strike. that said, it was not a small thing. it was a huge strike. it was the first time ever that the uaw went on strike against all three major u.s. car companies all at once. but they did it. and in the end, it paid off hugely. the strike ultimately lasted about a month and a half. it lasts 46 days. and i
let s be honest. this is a good economy. the surest sign yet the economy is rolling, donald trump wants credit. i stand for everything that the stock market should be standing for and it s very important. tonight, changing vibes and changing attacks from republicans who can t run against the economy. he said that the reason the stock market was good was because of him. americans aren t stupid. the case that an ineligible insurrectionist can t appear on a presidential ballot goes to the supreme court. plus, what we are learning about who attacked an american base in jordan, and the substance and the sideshow. have you ever been a member of the chinese communist party? no. senator amy klobuchar on today s hearing on internet safety for children. i just want to get this stuff done. i am so tired of this. when all in starts right now. the good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. it is 2024 and the american economy is back, baby. you don t have to take my w
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he was born in 1827, he was a minister in the church, he served as a chaplain for the union army during the american civil war. then in 1870, he was elected by the mississippi legislature to the united states senate believe it or not. the first ever black man stand to either body of congress in our country s history, was him. it is sort of hard to imagine that today, mississippi was the first day to actually send a black man to the, congress but they did. and they did it all the way back in 1870. and then believe it or not, an 1875, they did it again. the mississippi legislator said blanche k bruise to the united states senate. that s the second time ever a black man was elected to that chamber. and you re probably wondering why or how that happened. the reason mississippi was actually able to make history like that all the way back in the 1870s was because of reconstruction. after the civil war, mississippi was forced to adopt a bunch of new laws and franchising the states n