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… Shuler, president of the AFL-CIO, representing 12.5 million working people across the country in 57 unions who are going to help us build the clean energy future. Thank you to the Fight for Our Future coalition for bringing us all together today. … Labor issues and climate issues are two sides of the same coin. And I believe that the solution to the climate crisis runs right through the labor movement. Unions have boots on the ground in every community, in every corner of the country. And we … the next generation of technology good union jobs from day one. Together, our movements can make that happen. And we can work to make those opportunities available to people in every community—especially those most harmed by the climate crisis. …

… Sisters and brothers, good morning! Sean McGarvey, thank you for your leadership. It has been incredible to watch you bring such clear direction and laser focus to the building trades agenda. And, to my fellow Secretary-Treasurer, … that benefit the middle class, fix our roads and bridges, and put the hard-working women and men of the Building Trades to work on job sites in every community across the country! If we keep current pace and sit on our hands, it will take 80 years … in Virginia this week? Well, one of the bridges to cross from Virginia to D.C. is called the Memorial Bridge. It’s the one right behind the Lincoln Memorial. Did you know that bridge has been deemed “structurally deficient”? Just think of the …

… program this cycle. We were focused on having a conversation with our members and ensuring our movement was ready to make our voices heard on Election Day. That’s exactly what happened last night. Union members were a driving force in this … for our proven allies. The result? We’re filling the halls of power with our own. More than 700 union members were elected to office last night...and that number is growing as more results come in. In Nevada, we sent a union member to the United … listen to the whispers of a few CEOs and ignore the voices of working families. We’re done with a broken system where we work harder and longer than ever before...producing more wealth than ever before...but taking home the same or even less. …

… Thank you Rosabeth [Moss Kanter] , it is a pleasure for me to be here today with you, Secretary Foxx and Tom Donohue. I also want to express my appreciation to the Harvard Business … the most productive in the world in substantial part because we made massive, smart investments in public goods at the right times. First in canals and ports, then in railroads, and in universal telephone and telegraph service. Then we built an … system will decay further, construction workers will stay on the bench, supply chain and transit workers will lack steady work and our economic competitiveness will be diminished. Surface transportation legislation is the most important jobs …