Hey everybody, this is left right in center. I am David Greene. We appreciate you being

here as always. We are the show that sends a message to everyone that we can celebrate

our political differences, you know, come into a room and try and talk stuff out.

Moe Lathie is here as always. He and I met when Moe, you were advising Hillary Clinton's

presidential campaign. Alice Stewart is here, Infrasera Isger. Alice has advised many Republican

presidential campaigns, including Ted Cruz. How are you both doing? Doing great, David. Thanks

for having us. Happy to be back. I missed you guys last week. Yeah, leaving us like that.

What's good to have you back? I want to start with talking with you about the labor movement,

because we're seeing a bunch of work stoppages in education and nursing and TV and film,

now the auto industry has joined the Frey, the United Auto Workers, initiated this partial strike

last week after the expiration of a four-year contract with the three biggest automakers in the US,

GM Ford and Stellantis. We're talking about 13,000 workers bringing a halt to production across

three plants in the Midwest. In their economy, workers live paycheck to paycheck while the

billionaires buy another yacht. In their economy, we make all the sacrifice and they take all the

profit. In their economy, one of our workers would have to work 400 years to make what the CEO

makes in one year. So we're going to wreck their economy because it only works for the billionaire

class. That was UAW President Sean Fein speaking at Arali in Detroit this week. The union

represents about 150,000 workers in total. And among other things, the UAW is seeking a 40% wage

increase over the next four years. The reinstatement of pensions for all workers and an end to a two-tiered

wage system. So one big question, what do you do about this strike if you are President Biden?

Many of his supporters want him to go walk the picket line. He has always cast himself as

stridently pro-union. So far, though, he's taken what I would describe as a more muted approach.

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