Matter with their refusal to even consider a short term funding bill known as a continuing resolution. Its a measure which could realistically be brought to the floor of congress over the past few days before funding runs out next saturday at midnight. Instead, republican holdouts want to consider each appropriations bill separately which is a time consuming and extensive process that would take more than a week. Ahead of the call with republicans yesterday afternoon, speaker Kevin Mccarthy expressed a bit of hope, telling reporters he things when it gets down to crunch time the holdouts will, quote, hopefully move off. A few hours later, however, this meant, delusion a congressman garrett grace, a mccarthy ally, you will remember him, he was instrumental in the Debt Ceiling Negotiations of few months back. He had tougher words. He compared the holdouts to arsonists who burned their own houses down than want credit for putting the fire out, he added, quote, anyone who says we are going to finish all 12 Appropriations Bills between now and next saturdays absolutely hallucinating, and quote. In short, not much progress has been made since Speaker Mccarthy sent people home after it became apparent that his congress had reached an impasse. This is just the latest instance of discontent among republican ranks in what is turning out to be a turbulent session of congress. Speaker mccarthy and the vast majority of House Republicans have failed to pacify a very small but very loud group of hardheaded farright republicans although it is doubtful anything could actually pacify them since their only discernible strategy is to cause chaos. In fact, the speaker has already caved into a number of their demands, including opening an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, an effort rooted in the politics of grievance of former president donald trump. The twice impeached multi indicted former president remains the front runner for the republican president ial nomination despite the multitude of legal problems that he faces, including the 91 criminal counts for which he has been charged. Trump is said to be the defendant in multiple trials over the coming year, including a civil trial against him and his Company Brought by the new York State Attorney general Letitia James which has been scheduled to start onoctober 2nd but may get delayed. Trumps campaign for the presidency this time around is alsotriggering a constitutional crisis of sorts as various election officials, scholars, and illegal entities try to determine if he is even constitutionally eligible to run for president. To emphasize he is confident in securing the republican nomination, trump and his campaign have already begun to pivot to the general election. He is skipping next weeks republican crime area debate which will be held at the Ronald Reagan library in california this coming wednesday. Trump will instead hold a rally in detroit, a calculated move as he tries to calculate some of whom have been on strike for the last couple of weeks. This weekend, the United Auto Workers expanded in their strike from through plans to 38 warehouses across 28 states as the summer strikes officially extend into the fall season. The Writers Guild of america is now on day 146 of its strike and despite some news of progress in the last couple of days no deal has he had been reach. The Screen Actors Guild has also been on strike for months now which has all but put a stop to most film and Television Production in america. The United Auto Workers strike has the potential to cause the most widespread disruption to american lives and to the entire Auto Industry in north america if it is not resolved quickly. The uaw has already earned the support of President Biden who will travel to michigan this weekend says he will, quote, join the picket line and stand in solidarity with the men and women of the uaw as they fight for air fair share of the value they helped create. Joining me now is bob king, the former president of the United Auto Workers union. Hes a lecturer at the University Of Michigan Ellis A residential college. Good to see you. Thank you for being with us this morning. The uaw extended its strike this weekend from three plants to 38 additional warehouses in 20 states. According to the associated press, thats 12 of the membership of the union which means there is a lot more headway to expand these strikes to a larger scale. Its very effective. Its a different type of strike than there used to be. You dont even have to have everyone on strike to entirely shutter the Auto Industry in the United States. It certainly has an impact on the company. I think its a brilliant strategy. They are implementing it extremely well. Lets talk about what has to happen here. The Auto Companies are losing money as this happens. There are effects which is why the president is getting involved in this thing. The president is doing Something Different here. Hes going to be with the strikers. Hes chosen a side on this. Hes putting his thumb on the scale. Tell me what that means to you. For everybody in the Labor Movement, it means a lot. Its historic, as you know. No president has ever been on a picket line while serving a term of office. Its a very exciting. It needs to be followed up by policy initiatives. If we want competitive manufacturing, we need a legislation. We need medicare for all. We are really happy that the whole Labor Movement is excited about the president coming to the picket line. One of the things we saw in the teamsters proposed strike against uaw which ended up with them getting many of the concessions that they actually wanted was these larger than expected requests for wage increases. When confronted with that, the teamsters said, thats what the bosses and ceos get. Take a look at what the executiveshave received over a series of years. Those executives are coming back and saying, we, thats not really all my salary. My Salary Isonly part of that. Its only a couple million dollars. The 27 million extras performance bonuses. I dont know how that goes over with the average union worker. That is not how it works for people who build cars. You are absolutely right. People either laugh at it or get really angry about it. They are trying to recoup what they gave in sacrifices to save these companies. These would not have these astronomical profit abilities if it was not for the sacrifice of the workers. I dont think these are huge demands. They are just about recouping whats workers have lost. The Manufacturing Cost of the vehicle, only 5 of that, 7 of that was labor costs. These companies can more than afford to do what the why was the president a good president , a great president . Why is he doing such a great job . He is saying what the membership is saying. Its not the reverse. He is echoing their anger, their frustration, their demand for decent standards of living. I its an extremely profitable industry. Sean said something interesting. I dont know where the conversation was. If someone tells me one more time, i want to live to fight another day, lets let this go, take the deal you can get, and the strike so you dont have layoffs and live to fight another day, he said that this is today. I talked to a union leader yesterday, lindsey dougherty, who said you fight another day so you take one on the chin and they beat you again on the chin the next time and then they beat you again on the chin. At some, point we have to say this is the time. This is the time for us to share in the spoils that you have all enjoyed for these last several years. Thats absolutely right. I have spent five or six hours on the picket line. I have talked to hundreds and hundreds of workers. They are all saying that. This is our time. We have suffered with low wages. Ive talked to temporary people, a member who was on temporary for six years with these extremely profitable cooperations. Thats just criminal to me. You cant be more immoral than to treat workers like that. Workers are definitely saying this is our time. What hopefully comes together quickly, whether it comes together quickly or not, i am so proud of these workers. They are going to be there for the fight for however long it takes to get the contract they deserve. However, right now, an interesting thing has happened since the 80s. We saw that in 1981 on labor unions, starting with the firing of the air traffic controllers. We are seeing increasing numbers, not just for labor unions but for the specific Work Stoppage is underway. There was support for the u. P. S. Strike which did not happen. Their support for the American Airlines strike which has not happened. Their support for wga. As a former union leader, as a leader yourself, do you worry about extended strikes and her they have an impact . The auto strike affects fferently. My view, i think this is the American Public. We are sick and tired of these corporations being so wealthy. The top ceos get these astronomical bonuses and pay. People are sick and tired of it. That is 75 i think the uaw Communications Team has done a fantastic job of doing the public understand why this is a fight for them. Every single facebook live, ive seen the president talking about not just a fight for uaw members but a fight for all workers in america. I think that is why there is such broad public support. The American Public understands that this is a fight to raise all workers. Bob, you are a university lecturer. There is a reason why companies dont want to listen to the rationale. If they would give a little, and u. P. S. Did, by the way, the seal was broken in that u. P. S. Agreed that teamsters deserve what would look like a disproportionate hike. We have that kind of money. We do give it to our senior executives. There is a real reason why Corporate America does not want this to be the reality. The idea is that we depend on paying workers as absolutely little as we can to cause them to not leave their jobs. That is the way america has operated. It operated that way right after slavery ended. We pay as little as we can to keep people in their jobs. We outsource them if we can. This is a sea change. If the uaw gets the 30 plus points its looking for, it changes the game before every worker in america. Absolutely right. Absolutely right. They dont its about, are we going to have a better balance of wealth . Are they going to have a better balance of country . How are we going to have a democracy . All of that is on the line here. If workers are in poverty, abject poverty, if workers are being exploited, you dont really have a democracy in my view. They are active in the political system. Workers are in poverty who have to work two or three or four jobs, its hard for them to vote, to participate in democracy. There is a lot on the line with these fights both with the teamsters are taking on, what uaw is taking, on the rioters, people across america are fed up. They want a fairer country in a fairer society. You were talking about the president coming in, the sitting president. You also had donald trump on wednesday dodging his own debate. Hes here for the workers of america and the uaw. Hes giving a speech to that. Your thoughts . We have seen this before. In the last election, he went down. Im still angry about this. He told those workers, dont sell your homes. Dont move. Im going to save this. He didnt lift a baby finger. Hes done nothing to help workers. He hasnt been there for us. Even when workers try to organize at his own casino, he fought them. He exploited workers to the greatest tent. Hes not a friend of workers. Thank you for taking time to join us. We will continue to follow this strike very closely. Coming up, the resurgent Labor Movement is about the workers, the American Workers who are fighting for their fair share. Youre going to hear my conversation with jim rohan, ember of the United Auto Workers union for four decades. 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Now back to two things at once. Two things at once. Thats not two things at once. Moooom travis . Ask about getting this seasons covid19 shot when getting your flu shot. Contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers, the big three u. S. Auto companies are in flux. While most of the striking United Auto Workers are proud to be on the picket lines fighting for their fair share, it does not mean that is easy. Whether you are on the picket lines are working on a contract, these workers face uncertainty and financial hardship. Some of the companies have threatened, or started laying off people. Last, night i spoke to jim roe, he has been in the Auto Business for nearly 40 years, who are Southeast Alanis Plant in toledo ohio, hes currently on strike. This is the day. We are in the fight. We are not quitting we are going to fight till the end. We are going to have a lot of solidarity and Community Leaders, and you have just seen the throughout the United States, the republicans with. Us people across the United States are realizing that there is a middle class and we have to support the middle class to keep it that way. There is no Billionaire Class and no class. The middle class is the United States away. And, that is what the uaw and the unions are all about. Supporting middle class, and family, and keeping wages to where we can support each other. Jim, what is it you do by the way as an auto worker . I was a union rep for 16 years back in the plant. I am actually audited wrangler jeep, ive been there for and it has been good to me. We have given up a lot in the 39 years. This is our day. How do you feel being out on the line right now . It has to be scary right . Your income is on the line, we know layoffs of begun, employers who strikes as a reason to lay people off because of production stops. How do you feel about all of this . It is scary. It is, you know, i have a daughter that works, there and she is a single female. And, it is scary. 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