(audio) We are in dire need of infrastructure investment.”
That’s Mike Monroe, Chief of Staff at North America's Building Trades Unions, on the latest edition of the AFL-CIO’s “State of the Unions” podcast. NABTU is a federation of 14 North American unions in the building trades… (audio) Everybody says they agree. There seemed to be a little glimmer of hope. There were some White House meetings with Dem leadership. Those broke down. You could argue whether or not that was sincere or manufactured. There are some people that don't want to pay for infrastructure and I would put at the top of the list acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney and some of those folks, and I think that Democrats were worried about pay-fors? Let's put it this way...I don't think you're going to balance a $22 trillion deficit on the backs of infrastructure bill, so we should look to what ways are going to actually drive growth, and we've always been a believer in that. I think people sitting in traffic would be a believer in that. People that are sending their kids to schools that are falling down, I think would be a believer in that. Clean water, folks that can't get clean water, I think would be a believer in that. Being able to retrofit buildings and put us on a path to a cleaner, greener economy. I think people would believe in that. Resiliency measures with more extreme weather events. These are all things that we can invest in now and move forward on. So, we need it to be a priority. Check out “State of the Unions” wherever you listen to podcasts. On the weekend labor calendar, the Working While Black Expo takes place tomorrow and Sunday at Coppin State University in Baltimore; for details and the latest local labor calendar listings, go to dclabor.org and click on Calendar. In today’s labor history, on this date in 1966, the Farm Workers Organizing Committee – which later became the United Farm Workers of America -- was granted a charter by the AFL-CIO. Today’s labor quote is by legendary farm worker organizer Cesar Chavez, who said: “Fighting for social justice, it seems to me, is one of the profoundest ways in which man can say yes to man’s dignity, and that really means sacrifices. There is no way on this earth in which you can say yes to a man’s dignity and know that you’re going to be spared some sacrifice.” Union City Radio is supported by our friends at Union Plus. Did you know you can help support the labor movement when you choose your wireless plan? AT&T is the only nationwide unionized wireless carrier, and union members can save with special discounts. Visit unionplus.org/att.
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