The Leslie Marshall Show

Young People and Labor Unions

Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock and Emily Leach, Communications Director and Communications Manager for Generation Progress.

 

At Generation Progress, they’ve talked before about some of the unique problems that Millennials and Generation Z have faced as they’ve entered the workforce.  These include multiple recessions that have hit their generations especially hard, to threats of discrimination that disproportionately impact their generations (which are the most diverse generations in American history), to financial insecurity that results from a dramatically insufficient minimum wage and a lack of workplace protections.

During today's episode, Charlotte and Emily dive a little deeper into the role that labor unions can and do play in all of this, and why young people in particular are demonstrating an interest in organizing and joining unions.

To talk more with them about labor unions, organizing, and young people, they are joined by two expert guests.
They are David Madland, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and the strategic director at the American Worker Project, as well as Jeff Uehlinger, an organizer with SEIU Local 509.

 

Generation Progress' website is GenProgress.org and their Twitter handle is @GenProgress. Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Emily Leach's handle is @emilyfleach. David's Twitter handle is @DavidMadland, the handle for American Progress is @amprog, and the handle for the American Worker Project is @AmerWorker.  The Twitter handle for SEIU Local 509 is @SEIU509.

 

COP26, the Infrastructure Bill, and What Comes Next for Climate

Today's guest hosts are Edwith Theogene and Charlotte Hancock, Organizing Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress.

They discuss the recent COP26 climate conference that just occurred.  From October 31st to November 16th, world leaders, climate policy experts, and advocates gathered in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference to confront the global threat that the climate crisis presents and continue to work to chart a path forward. With so many priorities and perspectives represented at one event, there were a lot of differing thoughts presented on the best way to confront this problem, and some activists—particularly young activists—were vocal in their belief that the conference’s approach to addressing the climate crisis is insufficient and does not match the scope and urgency of the issue.

Meanwhile, in the U.S., progress has been made on both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the 'Build Back Better Act', which each contain provisions to combat the climate crisis. The infrastructure bill was signed into law by President Biden on Monday, and Congress is slated to pass the 'Build Back Better Act' in the coming weeks.

To talk more with Edwith and Charlotte about COP26, and what comes next in the movement to end the climate crisis, they’re joined by two of their colleagues who spent the past few weeks in Scotland attending COP26.
They are Hannah Malus, the deputy director of energy and environment advocacy at the Center for American Progress, and Chris Chyung, the campaign manager of 'the State House to the White House' initiative at the Center for American Progress.

Generation Progress' website is GenProgress.org and their Twitter handle is @GenProgress. Edwith Theogene's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne. The Twitter handle for energy and environment advocacy at the Center for American Progress is @CAPenergypolicy.  Hannah Malus's Twitter handle is @hannahmalus and Chris Chyung's handle is @chrischyung.

Expert Info. on COVID Vaccine for 5-11 Year Olds; COP26 Climate Summit

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Dr. Bob Bollinger, the Raj and Kamla Gupta Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

The two discuss Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine now being available for 5-11 year old children in the United States, why Dr. Bollinger recommends that parents vaccinate their children, booster shots, vaccine mandates, and more.

Dr. Bollinger is Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE).  Their website is main.ccghe.net and their Facebook page is Facebook.com/CCGHE.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Kim Scott and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable discusses the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland that Kim attended last week.  This includes which countries have pledged what as far as reducing emissions, switching to clean energy sources, stopping deforestation, and more.

Kim Scott is the Founder and Publisher of DemList, LLC.  Demlist is a free national daily political column, calendar and resource site for Democrats and allies - a unique, central source that connects people to the who, what and where of Democratic events, issues and activism. You can find out more about them at DemList.com and follow them on Twitter @TheDemList.

Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

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The Solution to Supply Chain Woes: Domestic Manufacturing

Leslie is joined by Tom Conway, President of the United Steelworkers (USW), North America’s largest industrial union. 
They’re 1.2 million members and retirees strong in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. They proudly represent men and women who work in nearly every industry there is. 

The pandemic shined a light on our long-neglected supply chains, failure of our industrial policy, and the dangerous vulnerability that we created when we ceded much of our manufacturing to other nations.

There’s been a lot of hand wringing lately about the semi-conductor shortage and the ships off the coast of California and how to get them unloaded.

While these are real concerns, addressing them is just fixing the short-term problem.  
What we really need is a solution that addresses the underlying issue: growth in domestic manufacturing.

The website for the USW is www.USW.org and their handle on both Twitter and Instagram is @steelworkers.

Virginia Governor‘s Race, SCOTUS Hears Texas Abortion Case, Democrats‘ Reconciliation Bill

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Sarah Jones, Editor-in-Chief of PoliticusUSA. The pair previews tomorrow's gubernatorial election in Virginia, and discuss today's Supreme Court hearing on the legality of Texas' SB8, the most restrictive abortion law in the country.

Sarah is a 2 time Telly Award winner, and now hosts Politicus News and co-hosts Politicus Radio. The website for PoliticusUSA is www.PoliticusUSA.com and their Twitter handle is @PoliticusUSA. Sarah's handle is @PoliticusSarah.

Brad is then joined by Shawn Zeller, Editor of CQ Roll Call.  The two analyze negotiations surrounding the framework of the Democrats' 'human infrastructure' bill that was released last week by President Biden, as well as what could end up being included in a final bill.  Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

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Or here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadlineDCWithBradBannon/videos/4770378009680169

Analyzing New ‘Build Back Better‘ Framework with AAM‘s Scott Paul

Leslie is joined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union.

The two of them analyze the newly released framework of President Biden's 'Build Back Better' reconciliation bill. (https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/10/28/president-biden-announces-the-build-back-better-framework/)
Also, Scott explains what is causing supply chain woes in the United States, and what can be done about it now.

The website for AAM is AmericanManufacturing.org and their Twitter handle is @KeepItMadeInUSA.  Scott's handle is @ScottPaulAAM.

Congressman Ro Khanna On ‘Build Back Better‘; Why USPS Mail Is Late; New Powerful Jan. 6th Revelations

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Dr. Robert Shapiro, the Chairman of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm and a Senior Fellow of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
The two discuss Dr. Shapiro's latest blog, titled, "Why Your Mail Now Comes So Late."

Dr. Shapiro is an internationally-known economist who has advised, among others, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Jr., British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and then U.S. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. He was Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs in the Clinton Administration.
His website is Sonecon.com and his Twitter handle is @RobShapiro.

Second, Congressman Ro Khanna talks with Brad about the progressive push for President Biden's 'Build Back Better' plan.

Representative Khanna sits on the House Budget, Armed Services, and Oversight and Reform committees and is first vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. He also serves as an Assistant Whip in the Democratic Caucus. His Twitter handle is @RepRoKhanna.

Finally, Brad is joined by Mark Grimaldi to discuss the earth-shattering new report from Rolling Stone, titled, "Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff."

Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 13 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

You can also watch this episode here on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1kvKpANEXoPGE

Or here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadlineDCWithBradBannon/videos/565774191242951

‘Factory Towns‘ and Their Political Importance

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Democratic Strategist Mike Lux to break down a report that Mike co-authored, called "Factory Towns."

As Demlist's Kimberly Scott puts it, the report "reveals how the political parties, and most particularly Democrats, have missed "the biggest electoral earthquake of the last decade" in discounting the significance of a key demographic -- manufacturing-heavy, working-class towns.

The study, produced by American Family Voices and 21st Century Democrats, debunks, in-depth, the conventional premise that there are only three kinds of political turf that matter: the big cities, which are Democratic; rural America, which is Republican; and the suburbs, which is where most of the swing voters are, and therefore where the parties should spend most of their time.

That approach neglects a newly defined, yet long overlooked subset of the American electorate: the Factory Towns. They are the manufacturing-heavy, working-class towns that are not part of huge urban areas, but are not farming-dominated rural counties either.

The Factory Towns Report looks at 853 counties in 10 different Midwest and Great Lakes states, which have lost 1.3 million manufacturing jobs since the beginning of this century -- a decline that has been most damaging to Democrats."

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political roundtable with Edwith Theogene and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable discusses Senator Joe Manchin's demands that a key climate provision be dropped from the Senate Democrats infrastructure reconciliation package in order to gain his support for the bill.  They also analyze new Gallup polling that shows how involved Americans want the government to be in solving the nation's problems.

Edwith Theogene is the director of advocacy for Generation Progress, the youth engagement arm of American Progress. In this role, Theogene works to develop and lead efforts that translate the experiences of young adults into concrete actions that advance progressive policies and increase voter turnout. Edwith's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith.

Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 13 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

You can also watch this episode here on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1mrGmaqMAAwGy

Or here on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DeadlineDCWithBradBannon/videos/688790425858712

What’s Next In The Fight To Protect Undocumented People in the U.S.

Today's guest hosts are Brent J. Cohen and Edwith Theogene, Executive Director and Organizing Director for Generation Progress.

They discuss how Congress has had an extremely busy past few weeks, with Democrats in the House and Senate working to pass a few bills of great importance to the country and President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. The budget reconciliation bill—which contains many programs and policy solutions from that agenda—is also something that many in the immigration policy and advocacy spaces have been working on in the hope of securing protections for undocumented people living and working in the U.S. While these efforts have encountered some roadblocks thus far, there is still hope of progress being made on that front—both as part of that bill and beyond.

To talk more with Brent and Edwith about efforts to protect undocumented people in the U.S. in recent and coming months, and how people can get involved, they’re joined by two expert guests.  They are Nicole Svajlenka, the associate director for research on the Immigration Policy team at the Center for American Progress, and Juliana Macedo do Nascimento, the senior advocacy manager at United We Dream.

Generation Progress' website is GenProgress.org and their Twitter handle is @GenProgress. Brent Cohen's Twitter handle is @BrentJCohen and Edwith Theogene's handle is @WhoIsEdwith. The Twitter handle for the Center for American Progress Immigration Policy Team is @CAPimmigration and Nicole Svajlenka's handle is @NSvajlenka.
The Twitter handle for United We Dream is @UNITEDWEDREAM and Juliana Macedo do Nascimento's handle is @Juli_Nasciment0.

American Political Climate; Infrastructure Bill Negotiations

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Charlie Cook, Editor and Publisher of the 'Cook Political Report.' His Twitter handle is @CharlieCookDC.

The two discuss how divisive the political climate in the United States has become, President Biden's approval rating, the upcoming Virginia gubernatorial election, and the 2022 congressional midterm elections.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tara Devlin and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable discusses the pair of infrastructure packages being proposed in the U.S. Senate. This includes the $1 trillion bipartisan package and the $3.5 trillion 'human infrastructure' package that would need to pass the Senate with 50 Democratic votes via reconciliation.  They also analyze why Democratic Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema might be standing in the way of the reconciliation bill passing in the Senate.
Finally, they preview the upcoming Supreme Court term about to begin, along with the crucial issues that the court will be hearing cases on including reproductive rights, gun regulations, and religious issues.

Tara Devlin is a New York City based comedian, writer, and host of the unapologetically-liberal podcast "TARABUSTER.”
Tarabuster is 5-star viewer-reviewed and 100% viewer-supported.
Help keep the REAL liberal media going – and growing – by becoming a Patron of Tarabuster at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin.
You can follow Tara on Twitter at @REALTaraDevlin and on Instagram at @Taradackty.

Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Watch a video broadcast of this episode here on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1LyxBoMnYYYKN

Or here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MklNu9DQQYE