Hillary Clinton and the American Worker

[yallerdawg]

Hillary Clinton Transcript: Building the ‘Growth and Fairness Economy’

Fair pay and fair scheduling, paid family leave and earned sick days, childcare are essential to our competitiveness and our growth. And we can do this in a way that doesn’t impose unfair burdens on businesses, especially small businesses. As president, I’ll fight to put families first, just like I have my entire career.

Now beyond strong growth, we also need fair growth and that will be the second key driver of raising incomes. The evidence is in. Inequality is a drag on our entire economy. So this is the problem we need to tackle. Now, you may have heard Governor Bush say Americans just need to work longer hours. Well, he must not have met very many American workers.

Let him tell that to the nurse who stands on her feet all day, or the teacher who is in that classroom or the trucker who drives all night. Let him tell that to the fast worker marching in the streets for better pay. They do not need a lecture. They need a raise.

CLINTON: Alongside tax reform, it’s time to stand up to efforts across our country to undermine worker bargaining power, which has been proven again and again to drive up wages. Republican governors like Scott Walker have made their names stomping on workers’ rights, and practically all the Republican candidates hope to do the same as president. I will fight back against these mean-spirited, misguided attacks. Evidence – (APPLAUSE) – evidence shows that the decline of unions may be responsible for a third of the increase of inequality among men, so if we want to get serious about raising incomes, we have to get serious about supporting union workers.

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/07/13/hillary-clinton-transcript-building-the-growth-and-fairness-economy/

[ibewlu606]

1. NT

Blah, blah, blah, vote for me. If Sanders weren't in the race, she wouldn't even be talking about income equality or "everyday Americans".

[yallerdawg]

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4. hahahaha...

You forgot this. I'll help you out.
I think it's more wah wah wah than blah blah blah

[HassleCat]

2. Really?

Speaking up for unions and union workers? I didn't expect that, but it's certainly good news. I think that makes all the Democratic candidates pro-union. What a nice surprise.

[SunSeeker]

5. K & R

[cascadiance]

6. Hillary, if they "need a raise", then REVERSE your stances on H1B and ...

... and start talking about taking down these so-called "free trade" messes like NAFTA that your husband helped get pushed through, and the TPA/TPP that you helped Obama push through as his Secretary of State and want to avoid taking ANY kind of presidential leadership on taking a solid stance on it now.

If you want Americans to get raises, you need to put in legislation that ensures Americans get better job opportunities than these programs do, since they look to race to the bottom of the world of salaries elsewhere.

[yallerdawg]

7. On fair trade

You know, advances in technology and expanding global trade have created new areas of commercial activity and opened new markets for our exports. Too often they are polarizing our economy, benefiting high skilled workers, but displacing and downgrading blue-collar jobs and other mid-level jobs that used to provide solid incomes for millions of Americans.

So, all of these trends are real and none, none is going away. But they do not determine our destiny. The choices we make as a nation matter. And the choices we make in the years ahead will set the stage for what American life in the middle class and our economy will be like in this century.

As president, I will work with every possible partner to turn the tide to make these currents of change start working for us more than against us, to strengthen, not hollow out, the American middle class. Because I think at our best, that’s what Americans do. We are problem solvers, not deniers. We don’t hide from change; we harness it.

And let me just say a word here about trade. The Greek crisis as well as the Chinese stock market have reminded us that growth here at home and growth an ocean away are linked in a common global economy. Trade has been a major driver of the economy over recent decades, but it has also contributed to hollowing out our manufacturing base and many hard-working communities.

So we do need to set a high bar for trade agreements. We should support them if they create jobs, raise wages and advance our national security. And we should be prepared to walk away if they don’t. To create fair growth, we need to create opportunity for more Americans.

[mountain grammy]

8. K & R

For any Democratic candidate that speaks out for workers, unions, and a raise in the minimum wage. These are important and must be in our platform. All Democrats should hitting these issues hard and head on.
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