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Tim Drea is president of the Illinois AFL-CIO.
Amanda Vinicky is live in the United Center with Illinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea.
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One on One With Illinois Labor Leader Tim Drea
Clip: 8/20/2024 | 2m 43sVideo has Closed Captions
Amanda Vinicky is live in the United Center with Illinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea.
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WILSON.
NOW WE'RE GOING GO BACK INSIDE THE UNITED CENTER, ARM AND A VICKI WHO IS WITH ONE OF THE STATES, TOP LEADERS, HIM DREA PRESIDENT OF THE ILLINOIS AFL CIO.
YES, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.
TIM TREY, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU FIRST ABOUT JUST THE UNION VOTE.
THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT IT'S UP FOR GRABS THIS ELECTION WE HAD AFTER ALL AT THE REPUBLICANS CONVENTION IN MILWAUKEE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE TEAMSTERS UNION.
HOW UP FOR GRABS IS RANK AND FILE.
YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, VOTERS REALLY ALWAYS UP FOR GRABS IN.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S IT'S OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EDUCATE UNION MEMBERS ABOUT THE ISSUES OF WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE WITH YOU KNOW, JUST LAY THE ISSUES OUT AND LET PEOPLE DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO JUST WE DON'T TELL ANYBODY HOW TO VOTE.
WE GOT SAY HERE ARE THE ISSUES THAT ECONOMIC WHAT DO YOU THINK WHAT MEANS?
KNOW, WHAT IS IT?
IS IT IS IT THE ECONOMY?
WHAT ISN'T PRESIDENT TRUMP AND A MESSAGE THAT HE HAS?
IT'S RESONATING WITH SOME OF YOUR MEMBERS.
I'M YOU KNOW, I THINK A LOT OF TIMES ECONOMY AND SOCIAL ISSUES SINCE, YOU KNOW, GUNS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
SO, YOU KNOW, ILLINOIS WERE 900,000 MEMBERS.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF 900,000 DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
SO WE'RE TRYING YOU KNOW, JUST WE JUST CONCENTRATE ON THE ECONOMIC WAGES, HEALTHCARE, PENSION, SO IS SHARE FOR THOSE YEAR HERE AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.
A LOT OF UNION LEADERS ARE SPONSORS.
I TALKED EARLIER ABOUT GOVERNOR PRITZKER DONATING TO THE DNC AND A LOT OF UNIONS HAVE YET TO GET AS WELL.
WHY WHAT IS IT ABOUT POLICIES?
YEAH, NOW IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WE REALLY CONCENTRATE ON PUTTING PEOPLE TO WORK PREVAILING WAGES, MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE, MAKING SURE THEY HAVE A PENSION AND, YOU KNOW, MOST IMPORTANTLY, WHAT WE DO IS SOMEBODY LEAVES FOR SHIFT IN THE MORNING.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY RETURN HOME AT NIGHT.
WE THINK THAT BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION LAYS OUT THE BEST RECORD FOR THAT.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD BRIEFLY ADDRESS WE HAD THE PRESIDENT OF THE UAW SPEAK THE DNC LAST EVENING.
WERE THIS TRUMP IS A SCAM SHIRT BUT ALSO TALKED ABOUT A PLANT IN ILLINOIS THAT SET TO RECEIVE BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING TALKING ABOUT A POSSIBILITY OF A STRIKE WERE USED ON.
WELL, WE WOULD WANT TO SEE THAT THAT THE PROMISES MADE ARE PROMISES, CAPTAIN, IF THEY AGREED TO IN THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, THEY NEED TO LIVE UP TO TO THEIR PROMISE.
SO THIS IS AGAIN, THE STELLANTIS PLANT IN BELVIDERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
ONCE CAN'T
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