Kamala Harris Pays Tribute To Unions During Labor Day Campaigning | Kamala Harris Live | N18G

thank you to all of the union members who are here this afternoon so on Labor Day and every day we celebrate the Dignity of work the Dignity of work we celebrate unions because unions helped build America and unions helped build America's middle class it is true across our nation and it is true here in Detroit nearly 140 years ago in this very City 10,000 people marched in one of our nation's first Labor Day [Music] parades many Health signs that read divided we can beg united we can demand for Generations in Detroit and across our nation the brothers and sisters of Labor have stood together to righteously demand Fair pay better benefits and safe working conditions and let me say every person in our nation has benefited from that [Applause] work everywhere I go I tell people look you may not be a union member you better thank a union member for the 5 day work week you better thank a union member for sick leave you better thank a union member for paid leave you better thank a union member for vacation time because what we know is when union wages go up everybody's wages go up when Union workplaces are safer every workplace is safer when unions are strong America is strong we know what we're talking about the labor movement has always understood the power of the collective and the power of unity the power of unity and while we are fighting so much nonsense that is about trying to divide our country trying to pull us apart yes look to what the history and the present of Labor tells us about the power of the collective and unity the spirit of that work as much as the product of that at work is very telling and gives us really good lessons about what creates strength and you know many of you know my parents met while they were active in the Civil Rights Movement so when I was young my parents I see some young leaders here today when I was young my parents would take me to the meetings I see our young leaders and and and take me to the marches I was in a stroller and from a very young age I learned that when people stand together when we join voices knowing that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us when we join those voices we can drive extraordinary change which is why I believe in my heart and soul no one should ever be made to fight alone we are all in this together we are all in this [Applause] together but I'll tell you I think that there has been a certain backward thinking approach over the last several years which is to suggest some folks them folks to suggest that the measure of the strength of a leader is based on on who you beat down instead of what we know the true measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up who you lift up that's the measure of the strength of a leader let's stop with the nonsense and in this election we all here know there are two very different Visions for our nation ours focused on the future the other focused let's just get through the next 64 days h [Applause] on and ours yes my dear brother is focused on the future and theirs is focused on the past and we fight for the future we fight for a future where all people receive dignity and respect and opportunity for not just for some but for all that's what we are fighting for and so we are 64 days out from the election day and in Michigan mail and absentee voting starts in 24 days 24 [Applause] days so this election this election and our fight is a fight for the promise of America a promise I love you that and ours is a fight for the promise the promise of America a promise of freedom of opportunity and Justice not just for some but for all but what we know is as we fight to move our nation forward Donald Trump intends to pull us back to the past but we're not going back we are not going back we're not going back so andless and and and we know we know what that would look like right so intends to pull us back including back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize as President we will always remember Donald Trump blocked overtime benefits from millions of workers Tyrese talked a bit about this and opposed efforts to raise the minimum wage he appointed Union Busters to the National Labor Relations Board and he supported so-called right to work laws and if well here's the thing here's the thing we have a choice here right and and we're not going back because we also know that if Donald Trump were reelected he intends to give tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations he intends to cut Social Security and Medicare he wants to impose what in effect is a national sales tax on everyday products and basic necessities that will cost an economist have said this that will cost a typical American Family almost $4,000 a year he wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take us back to a time in our country which most of us remember when insurance companies you remember had the power to deny people coverage based on a pre-existing condition remember that deny people children who had asthma a survivor of breast cancer a grandparent with diabetes look America has tried those failed policies before and they are failed policies and we are not going back we are not going back we are not going back and instead and instead we fight for a future a future where no person has to go broke just because they got sick and so when I am President we will continue to strengthen the Affordable Care Act we will bring down the cost of prescription drugs not only for some but for all Americans we we fight for a future where every worker has the freedom to [Applause] organize and so when I am President we will pass the proa and end union busting once and for all and I'll find everybody on all these bills we got to elect the Congress who supports that to be able to actually get that work done we fight for a future where every person has the opportunity not just to get by but to get ahead and so when I am President we will continue to build what I call an opportunity economy so that every American has has an opportunity to own a home to start a business to build intergenerational wealth for their family we fight for a future where every senior can retire with dignity and so when I am President we will continue to defend Social Security Medicare and pensions just like we have done [Applause] [Applause] 64 days 64 days the most important election of our lives and probably one of the most important in the life of our nation and here's what I'd say to all the brothers and sisters assembled we know this is going to be a very tight race to the very end we know we know and I got your back but I'm telling you we know how they play we know what they do so let's not pay too much attention to the polls let's know like labor always does we are out here running like we are the underdog in this race because we know what we are fighting for we we know what we stand for and that's why we know what we fight for and we got some hard work ahead of us but again we all like hard work cuz hard work is good [Applause] work and to do that hard work I'm going to count on everyone here all the leaders here for your work for your organizing knocking on doors and getting folks to the polls cuz put bluntly Michigan y'all know how to win you know how to win you know how to win so today I ask Detroit Michigan are you ready to have your voices heard do we believe in Freedom do we believe in opportunity do we believe in the promise of America and are we ready to fight for it and when we fight we win God bless you good afternoon Detroit oh it's good to be in the house of Labor can we hear for Tyrese [Applause] tyes I want to thank you for your extraordinary leadership and all of your words and the heart and soul that you put into your work like I know all the members of Luna and everyone here does every day because we love our country and we know it is at stake thank you tyr thank you so it is so good to be with so many incredible leaders and elected officials who are here Governor Whitmer was here earlier senator staban now your next United States Senator representative Elisa [Applause] sloin and I always want to thank representatives dingles there where is she there she there she is stepen stinar all of you for the work that you do every day and to all the labor leaders who are here here I thank you all for your extraordinary work don't we love Labor Day we love Labor Day it's always been that way right the way we celebrate Labor Day is we know that hard work is good work we know that when we organize when we bring everyone together it's a joyful moment where we are committed to doing the hard work of lifting up America's families and I want to thank everyone here for that work and the way you do it every day including General president Booker of the [Applause] labors president Fain of UAW president Pringle of Nea president seven of the utility workers and president Wine Garden of the aft and thank you to all of the union members who are here this afternoon so on Labor Day and every day we celebrate the Dignity of work the Dignity of work we celebrate unions because unions helped build America and unions helped build America's middle class it is true across our nation and it is true here in Detroit nearly 140 years ago in this very City 10,000 people marched in one of our nation's first Labor Day [Music] parades many Health signs that read divided we can beg united we can demand for Generations in Detroit and across our nation the brothers and sisters of Labor have stood together to righteously demand Fair pay better benefits and safe working conditions and let me say every person in our nation has benefited from that [Applause] work everywhere I go I tell people look you may not be a union member you better thank a union member for the 5 day work week you better thank a union member for sick leave you better thank a union member for paid leave you better thank a union member for vacation time because what we know is when union wages go up everybody's wages go up when Union workplaces are safer every workplace is safer when unions are strong America is strong we know what we're talking about the labor movement has always understood the power of the collective and the power of unity the power of unity and while we are fighting so much nonsense that is about trying to divide our country trying to pull us apart look to what the history and the present of Labor tells us about the power of the collective and unity the spirit of that work as much as the product of that work is very telling and gives us really good lessons about what creates strength and you know many of you know my parents met while they were active in the Civil Rights Movement so when I was young my parents I see some young leaders here today when I was young my parents would take me to the meetings I see our young leaders and and and take me to the March as I was in a stroller and from a very young age I learned that when people stand together when we join voices knowing that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us when we join those voices we can drive extraordinary change which is why I believe in my heart and soul no one should ever be made to fight alone we are all in this together we are all in this [Applause] together but I'll tell you I think that there has been a certain backward thinking approach over the last several years which is to suggest some folks them folks to suggest that the measure of the strength of leader is based on who you beat down instead of what we know the true measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up who you lift up that's the measure of the strength of a leader let's stop with the nonsense and in this election we all here know there are two very different Visions for our nation ours focused on the future the other focused let's just get through the next 64 days H [Applause] about and ours yes my dear brother is focused on the future and theirs is focused on the past and we fight for the future we fight for future where all people receive dignity and respect and opportunity for not just for some but for all that's what we are fighting for and so we are 64 days out from the election day and in Michigan mail and absentee voting starts in 24 days 24 days [Applause] so this election this election and our fight is a fight for the promise of America a promise I love you that and ours is a fight for the promise the promise of America a promise of freedom of opportunity and Justice not just for some but for all [Applause] but what we know is as we fight to move our nation forward Donald Trump intends to pull us back to the past but we're not going back we are not going back not going so and let's and and and we know we know what that would look like right so intends to pull us back including back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize as President we will always remember Donald Trump blocked overtime benefits from millions of workers Tyrese talked a bit about this and opposed efforts to raise the minimum wage he appointed Union Busters to the National Labor Relations Board and he supported so-called right to work laws and if well here's the thing here's the thing we have a choice here right and and we're not going back because we also know that if Donald Trump were reelected he intends to give tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations he intends to cut Social Security and Medicare he wants to impose what in effect is a national sales tax on everyday products and basic necessities that will cost an economist have said this that will cost a typical American Family almost $44,000 a year he wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take us back to a time in our country which most of us remember when insurance ins companies you remember had the power to deny people coverage based on a pre-existing condition remember that deny people children who had asthma a survivor of breast cancer a grandparent with diabetes look America has tried those failed policies before and they are failed policies and we are not going back we are not going back we are not going back and instead and instead we fight for a future a future where no person has to go broke just CU they got sick and so when I am President we will continue to strengthen the Affordable Care Act we will bring down the cost of prescription drugs not only for some but for all Americans [Applause] we we fight for a future where every worker has the freedom to [Applause] organize and so when I am President we will pass the proa and end union busting once and for all and I'll remind everybody on all these bills we got to elect a congress who supports that to be able to actually get that work done we fight for a future where every person has the opportunity not just to get by but to get ahead and so when I am President we will continue to build what I call an opportunity economy so that every American has an opportunity to own a home to start a business to build intergenerational wealth for their family we fight for a future where every senior can retire with dignity and so when I am President we will continue to defend Social Security Medicare and pensions just like we have done [Applause] [Applause] 64 days 64 days the most important election of our lives and probably one of the most important in the life of our nation and here's what I'd say to all the brothers and sisters assembled we know this is going to be a very tight race to the very end we know we know and I got your back but I'm telling you we know how they play we know what they do so let's not pay too much attention to the polls let's know like labor always does we are out here running like we are the underdog in this race because we know what we are fighting for we know what we stand for and that's why we know what we fight for and we got some hard work ahead of us but again we all like hard work cuz hard work is good [Applause] work and to do that hard work I'm going to count on everyone here all the leaders here for your work for your work izing knocking on doors and getting folks to the polls cuz put bluntly Michigan y'all know how to win you know how to win you know how to win so today I ask Detroit Michigan are you ready to have your voices heard do we believe in Freedom do we believe an opportunity do we believe in the promise of America and are we ready to fight for it and when we fight we win God bless you good afternoon Detroit oh it's good to be in the house of Labor can we hear from Tyrese [Applause] Ty I want to thank you for your extraordinary leadership in all of your words and the heart and soul that you put into your work like I know all the members of Luna and everyone here does every day because we love our country and we know what is at stake thank you tyres thank you so it is so good to be with so many incredible leaders and elected officials who are here Governor Whitmer was here earlier senator staban now your next United States Senator representative Elisa [Applause] slin and I always want to thank representatives dingles there is she there she there she is Steven stinar all of you for the work that you do every day and to all the labor leaders who are here I thank you all for your extraordinary work don't we love Labor Day we love Labor Day it's always been that way right the way we celebrate Labor Day is we know that hard work is good work we know that when we organize when we bring everyone together it's a joyful moment where we are committed to doing the hard work of lifting up America's families I want to thank everyone here for that work and the way you do it every day including General president Booker of the [Applause] labors president Fain of UAW president Pringle of Nea president seven of the utility workers and president Wine Garden of the aft and thank you to all of the union members who are here this afternoon so on Labor Day and every day we celebrate the Dignity of work the Dignity of work we celebrate unions because unions helped build America and unions help build America's middle class it is true across our nation and it is true here in Detroit nearly 140 years ago in this very City 10,000 people marched in one of our nation's first Labor Day [Music] parades many held signs that read divided we can beg united we can demand for Generations in Detroit and across our nation the brothers and sisters of Labor have stood together to righteously demand Fair pay better benefits and safe working conditions and let me say every person in our nation has benefited from that work everywhere I go I tell people look you may not be a union member you better thank a union member for the 5 day work week you better thank a union member for sick leave you better thank a union member for paid leave you better thank a union member for vacation time because what we know is when union wages go up everybody's wages go up when Union workplaces are safer every workplace is safer when unions are strong America is strong we know what we're talking about the labor movement has always understood the power of the collective and the power of unity the power of unity and while we are fighting so much nonsense that is about trying to divide our country trying to pull us apart look to what the history and the present of Labor tells us about the power of the collective and unity the Spirit of that work as much as the product of that work is very telling and gives us really good lessons about what creates strength and you know many of you know my parents met while they were active in the Civil Rights Movement so when I was young my parents I see some young leaders here today when I was young my parents would take me to the meetings I see our young leaders and and and take me to the marches I was in a stroller and from a very young age I learned that when people stand together when we join voices knowing that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us when we join those voices we can drive extraordinary change which is why I believe in my heart and soul no one should ever be made to fight alone we are all in this together we are all in this [Applause] together but I'll tell you I think that there has been a certain backward thinking approach over the last several years which is to suggest some folks them folks to suggest that the measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you beat down instead of what we know the true measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up who you lift up that's the measure of the strength of a leader let's stop with the nonsense and in this election we all here know there are two very different Visions for our nation ours focused on the future the other focused let's just get through the next 64 days [Applause] H and ours yes my dear brother is focused on the future and theirs is focused on the past and we fight for the future we fight for a future where all people receive dignity and respect an opportunity for not just for some but for all that's what we are fighting for and so we are 64 days out from the election day and in Michigan mail and absentee voting starts in 24 days 24 days [Applause] so this election this election and our fight is a fight for the promise of America a promise I love you and ours is a fight for the promise the promise of America a promise of freedom of opportunity and Justice not just for some but for all [Applause] but what we know is as we fight to move our nation forward Donald Trump intends to pull us back to the past but we're not going back we are not going back we're not going back we're not going back we not going back andless and and and we know we know what that would look like right so intends to pull us back including back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize as President we will always remember Donald Trump blocked overtime benefits from millions of workers Tyrese talked a bit about this and opposed efforts to raise the minimum wage he appointed Union Busters to the National Labor Relations Board and he supported so-called right to work laws well here's the thing here's the thing we have a choice here right and and we're not going back because we also know that if Donald Trump were reelected he intends to give tax cuts to billionaires and and big corporations he intends to cut Social Security and Medicare he wants to impose what in effect is a national sales tax on everyday products and basic necessities that will cost an economist have said this that will cost a typical American Family almost $4,000 a year he wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take us back to a time in our country which most of us remember when insurance companies you remember had the power to deny people coverage based on a pre-existing condition remember that deny people children who had asthma a survivor of breast cancer a grandparent with diabetes look America has tried those failed policies before and they are failed policies and we are not going back we are not going back we are not going back and instead and instead we fight for a future a future where no person has to go broke just CU they got sick and so when I am President we will continue to strengthen the Affordable Care Act we will bring down the cost of prescription drugs not only only for some but for all [Applause] Americans we we fight for a future where every worker has the freedom to [Applause] organize and so when I am President we will pass the proa and end union busting once and for all and I'll remind everybody on all these bills we got to elect the Congress who supports that to be able to actually get that work done we fight for a future where every person has the opportunity not just to get by but to get ahead and so when I am President we will continue to build what I call an opportunity economy so that every American has an opportunity to own a home to start a business to build intergenerational wealth for their family we fight for our future where every senior can retire with dignity and so when I am President we will continue to defend Social Security Medicare and pensions just like we have done [Applause] [Applause] 64 days 64 days the most important election of our lives and probably one of the most important in the life of our nation and here's what I'd say to all the brothers and sisters assemble we know this is going to be a very tight race to the very end we know we know and I got your back but I'm telling you we know how they play we know what they do so let's not pay too much attention to the polls let's know like labor always does we are out here running like we are the underdog in this race because we know what we are fighting for we know what we stand for and that's why we know what we fight for and we got some hard work ahead of us but again we all like hard work cuz hard work is good [Applause] work and to do that hard work I'm going to count on everyone here all the leaders here for your work you're organizing knocking on doors and getting folks to the polls cuz put bluntly Michigan y'all know how to win you know how to win you know how to win so today I ask Detroit Michigan are you ready to have your voes heard do we believe in Freedom do we believe in Opportunity do we believe in the promise of America and are we ready to fight for it and when we fight we win God bless you good afternoon Detroit oh it's good to be in the house of Labor can we hear for [Applause] Tyrese Tyrese I want to thank you for your extraordinary leadership and all of your words and the heart and soul that you put into your work like I know all the members of Luna and everyone here does every day because we love our country and we know it is at stake thank you tyr thank you so it is so good to be with so many incredible leaders and elected officials who are here Governor Whitmer was here earlier Senator stabenau your next United States Senator representative Elisa [Applause] sloin and I always want to thank representatives dingles there is she there she there she is Steven stinar all of you for the work that you do every day and to all the labor leaders who are here I thank you all for your extraordinary work don't we love Labor Day we love Labor Day it's always been that way right the way we celebrate Labor Day is we know that hard work is good work we know that when we organize when we bring everyone together it's a joyful moment where we are committed to doing the hard work of lifting up America's families and I want to thank everyone here for that work and the way you do it every day including General president Booker of the [Applause] labors president Fain of UAW president Pringle of Nea president seven of the utility workers and president Wine Garden of the a F and thank you to all of the union members who are here this afternoon so on Labor Day and every day we celebrate the Dignity of work the Dignity of work we celebrate unions because unions helped build America and unions help build America's middle class it is true across our nation and it is true here in Detroit nearly 140 years ago in this very City 10,000 people marched in one of our nation's first Labor Day [Music] parades many held signs that read divided we can beg United can demand for Generations in Detroit and across our nation the brothers and sisters of Labor have stood together to righteously demand Fair pay better benefits and safe working conditions and let me say every person in our nation has benefited from that work everywhere I go I tell people look you may not be a union member you better thank a union member for the 5 day work week you better thank a union member for sick leave you better thank a union member for paid leave you better thank a union member for vacation time because what we know is when union wages go up everybody's wages go up when Union workplaces are safer every workplace is safer when unions are strong America is strong we know what we're talking about the labor movement has always understood the power of the collective and the power of unity the power of unity and while we are fighting so much nonsense that is about trying to divide our country trying to pull us apart look to what the history and the present of Labor tells us about the power of the collective and unity the spirit of that work as much as the product of that work is very telling and gives us really good lessons about what creates strength and you know many of you know my parents met while they were active in the Civil Rights Movement so when I was young my parents I see some young leaders here today when I was young my parents would take me to the meetings I see our young leaders and and and take me to the March as I was in a stroller and from a very young age I learned that when people stand together when we join voices knowing that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us when we join those voices we can drive extraordinary change which is why I believe in my heart and soul no one should ever be made to fight alone we are all in this together we are all in this [Applause] together but I'll tell you I think that there has been a certain backward thinking approach over the last several years which is to suggest some folks them folks folks to suggest that the measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you beat down instead of what we know the true measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up who you lift up that's the measure of the strength of a leader let's stop with the nonsense [Applause] and in this election we all here know there are two very different Visions for our nation ours focused on the future the other focused let's just get through the next 64 days h [Applause] on and ours yes my dear brother is focused on the future and theirs is focus focused on the past and we fight for the future we fight for a future where all people receive dignity and respect and opportunity for not just for some but for all that's what we are fighting for and so we are 64 days out from the election day and in Michigan mail in absentee voting starts in 24 days 24 days [Applause] so this election this election and our fight is a fight for the promise of America a promise I love you and ours is a fight for the promise the promise of America a promise of freedom of opportunity and Justice not just for some but for all [Applause] but what we know is as we fight to move our nation forward Donald Trump intends to pull us back to the past but we're not going back we are not going back we're not going back we're not going back so and let's and and and we know we know what that would look like right so intends to pull us back including back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize as President we will always remember Donald Trump blocked overtime benefits from millions of workers Tyrese talked a bit about this and opposed efforts to raise the minimum wage he appointed Union Busters to the National Labor Relations Board and he supported so-called right to work laws and well here's the thing here's the thing we have a choice here right and and we're not going back because we also know that if Donald Trump were reelected he intends to give give tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations he intends to cut Social Security and Medicare he wants to impose what in effect is a national sales tax on everyday products and basic necessities that will cost an economist have said this that will cost a typical American Family almost $4,000 a year he wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take us back to a time in our country which most of us remember when insurance companies you remember had the power to deny people coverage based on a pre-existing condition remember that deny people the children who had asthma a survivor of breast cancer a grandparent with diabetes look America has tried those failed policies before and they are failed policies and we are not going back we are not going back we are not going back and instead and instead we fight for a future a future where no person has to go broke just cuz they got sick and so when I am President we will continue to strengthen the Affordable Care Act we will bring down the cost of prescription drugs not only for some but for all [Applause] Americans we we fight for a future where every worker has the freedom to [Applause] organize and so when I am President we will pass the proa and end union busting once and for all and I'll remind everybody on all these bills we got to elect the Congress who supports that to be able to actually get that work done we fight for a future where every person has the opportunity not just to get by but to get ahead and so when I am President we will continue to build what what I call an opportunity economy so that every American has an opportunity to own a home to start a business to build intergenerational wealth for their family we fight for a future where every senior can retire with dignity and so when I am President we will continue to defend Social Security Medicare and pensions just like we have [Applause] done 64 days 64 days the most important election of our lives and probably one of the most important in the life of our nation and here's what I'd say to all the brothers and sisters assembled we know this is going to be a very tight race to the very end we know we know and I got your back but I'm telling you we know how they play we know what they do so let's not pay too much attention to the polls let's know like labor always does we are out here running like we are the underdog in this this race because we know what we are fighting for we know what we stand for and that's why we know what we fight for and we got some hard work ahead of us but again we all like hard work cuz hard work is good [Applause] work and to do that hard work I'm going to count on everyone here all the leaders here for your work for your organizing knocking on doors and getting folks to the polls cuz put bluntly Michigan y'all know how to win you know how to win you know how to win so today I ask Detroit Michigan are you ready to have your voices heard do we believe in Freedom do we believe in Opportunity do we believe in the promise of America and are we ready to fight for it and when we fight we win God bless you good afternoon Detroit oh it's good to be in the house of Labor can we hear for [Applause] tyres tyres I want to thank you for your extraordinary leadership and all of your words and the heart and soul that you put into your work like I know all the members of Luna and everyone here does every day because we love our country and we know it is at stake thank you tyr thank you so it is so good to be with so many incredible leaders and elected officials who are here Governor Whitmer was here earlier senator staban now your next United States Senator representative Elisa slen and I always want to thank representatives dingles there is she there she there she is St stinar all of you for the work that you do every day and to all the labor leaders who are here I thank you all for your extraordinary work don't we love Labor Day we love Labor Day it's always been that way right the way we celebrate Labor Day is we know that hard work is good work we know that when we organize when we bring everyone together it's a joyful moment where we are committ commed to doing the hard work of lifting up America's families and I want to thank everyone here for that work and the way you do it every day including General president Booker of the [Applause] labors president Fain of UW president pringo of Nea president seven of the utility workers and president Wine Garden of the AFT and thank you to all of the union members who are here this afternoon so on Labor Day and every day we celebrate the Dignity of work the Dignity of work we celebrate unions because unions helped build America and unions helped build America's middle class it is true across our nation and it is true here in Detroit nearly 140 years ago in this very City 10,000 people marched in one of our nation's first Labor Day [Music] parades many Health signs that read divided we can bet united we can demand for Generations in Detroit and across our nation the brothers and sisters of Labor have stood together to righteously demand Fair pay better benefits and safe working conditions and let me say every person in our nation has benefited from that work everywhere I go I tell people look you may not be a union member you better thank a union member for the 5 day work week you better thank a union member for sick leave you better thank a union member for paid leave you better thank a union member for vacation time because what we know is when union wages go up everybody's wages go up when Union workplaces are safer every workplace is safer when unions are strong America is strong we know what we're talking about the labor movement has always understood the power of the collective and the power of unity the power of unity and while we are fighting so much nonsense that is about trying to divide our country trying to pull us apart yes look to what the history and the present of Labor tells us about the power of the collective and unity the spirit of that work as much as the product of that work is very telling and gives us really good lessons about what creates strength and you know many of you know my parents met while they were active in the Civil Rights Movement so when I was young my parents I see some young leaders here today when I was young my parents would take me to the meetings I see our young leaders and and and take me to the marches I was in a stroller and from a very young age I learned that when people stand together when we join voices knowing that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us when we join those voices we can drive extraordinary change change which is why I believe in my heart and soul no one should ever be made to fight alone we are all in this together we are all in this [Applause] together but I'll tell you I think that there has been a certain backward thinking approach over the last several years which is to suggest some folks them folks to suggest that the measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you beat down instead of what we know the true measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up who you lift up that's the measure of the strength of a leader let's stop with the nonsense and in this election we all here know there are two very different Visions for our nation ours focused on the future the other focused let's just get through the next 64 days how [Applause] on and ours yes my dear brother is focused on the future and theirs is focused on the past and we fight for the future we fight for a future where all people receive dignity and respect and opportunity for not just for some but for all that's what we are fighting for and so we are 64 days out from the election day and in Michigan mail and absentee voting starts in 24 days 24 [Applause] days so this election this election and our fight is a fight for the promise of America a promise I love you man and ours is a fight for the promise the promise of America a promise of freedom of opportunity and Justice not just for some but for all but what we know is as we fight to move our nation forward Donald Trump intends to pull us back to the past but we're not going back we are not going back we're not going back we're not we're not we're not going back so and let's and and and we know we know what that would look like right so intends to pull us back including back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize as President we will always remember Donald Trump blocked overtime benefits from millions of workers Tyrese talked a bit about this and opposed efforts to raise the minimum wage he appointed Union Busters to the National Labor Relations Board and he supported so-called right to work laws and if well here's the thing here's the thing we have a choice here right and and we're not going back because we also know that if Donald Trump were reelected he intends to give tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations he intends to cut Social Security and Medicare he wants to impose what in effect is a national sales tax on everyday products and basic necessities that will cost an economist have said this that will cost a typical American Family almost $4,000 a year he wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take us back to a time in our country which most of us remember when insurance companies you remember had the power to deny people coverage based on a pre-existing condition remember that deny people children who had asthma a survivor of breast cancer a grandparent with diabetes look America has tried those failed policies before and they are failed policies and we are not going back we are not going back we are not going back and instead and instead we fight for a future a future where no person has to go broke just cuz they got sick and so when I am President we will continue to strengthen the Affordable Care Act we will bring down the cost of prescription drugs not only for some but for all [Applause] Americans we we fight for a future where every worker has the freedom to [Applause] organize and so when I am President we will pass the pro act and end union busting once and for all and I'll remind everybody on all these bills we got to elect the Congress who supports that to be able to actually get that work done we fight for a future where every person has the opportunity not just to get by but to get ahead and so when I am President we will continue to build what I call an opportunity economy so that every American has an opportunity to own a home to start a business to build intergenerational wealth for their family we fight for a future where every senior can retire with dignity and so when I am President we will continue to defend Social Security Medicare and pensions just like we have [Applause] done 64 days 64 days the most important election of our lives and probably one of the most important in the life of our nation yeah and here's what I'd say to all the brothers and sisters assemble we know this is going to be a very tight race to the very end we know we know and I got your back but I'm telling you we know how they play we know what they do so let's not pay too much attention to the polls let's know like labor always does we are out here running like we are the underdog in this race because we know what we are fighting for we know what we stand for and that's why we know what we fight [Applause] for and we got some hard work ahead of us but again we all like hard work cuz hard work is good [Applause] work and to do that hard work I'm going to count on every everyone here all the leaders here for your work for your organizing knocking on doors and getting folks to the polls cuz put bluntly Michigan y'all know how to win you know how to win you know how to win so today I ask Detroit Michigan are you ready to have your voices heard do we believe in Freedom do we believe in Opportunity do we believe in the promise of America and are we ready to fight for it and when we fight we win God bless you good afternoon Detroit oh it's good to be in the house of Labor can we hear for [Applause] Tyrese tyres I want to thank you for your extraordinary leadership and all of your words and the heart and soul that you put into your work like I know all the members of Luna and everyone here does every day because we love our country and we know it is at stake thank you tyr thank you so it is so good to be with so many incredible leaders and elected officials who are here Governor Whitmer was here earlier senator staban now your next United States Senator representative Elisa [Applause] slin and I always want to thank representatives dingles there is she there she there she is Steven stinar all of you for the work that you do every day and to all the labor leaders who are here I thank you all for your extraordinary work don't we love Labor Day we love Labor Day it's always been that way right the way we celebrate Labor Day is we know that hard work is good work we know that when we organize when we bring everyone together it's a joyful moment where we are committed to doing the hard work of lifting up America's families and I want to thank everyone here for that work and the way you do it every day including General president Booker of the [Applause] laborers president Fain of UAW president Pringle of Nea president seven of the utility workers and president Wine Garden of the AFT and thank you to all of the union members who are here this afternoon so on Labor Day and every day we celebrate the Dignity of work yes the Dignity of work we celebrate unions because unions helped build America and and unions help build America's middle class it is true across our nation and it is true here in Detroit nearly 140 years ago in this very City 10,000 people marched in one of our nation's first Labor Day [Music] parades many held signs that read divided we can beg united we can demand for Generations in Detroit and across our nation the brothers and sisters of Labor have stood together to righteously demand Fair pay better benefits and safe working conditions and let me say every person in our nation has benefited from that [Applause] work everywhere I go I tell people look you may not be a union member you better thank a union member for the 5 day work week you better thank a union member for sick leave you better thank a union member for paid leave you better thank a union member for vacation time because what we know is when union wages go up everybody's wages go up when Union workplaces are safer every workplace is safer when unions are strong America is strong we know what we're talking about the labor movement has always understood the power of the collective and the power of unity the power of unity and while we are fighting so much nonsense that is about trying to divide our country trying to pull us apart look to what the history and the present of Labor tells us about the power of the collective and unity the spirit of that work as much as the product of that work is very telling and gives us really good lessons about what creates strength and you know many of you know my parents met while they were active in the Civil Rights Movement so when I was young my parents I see some young leaders here today when I was young my parents would take me to the the meetings I see our young leaders and and and take me to the marches I was in a stroller and from a very young age I learned that when people stand together when we join voices knowing that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us when we join those voices we can draw dve extraordinary change which is why I believe in my heart and soul no one should ever be made to fight alone we are all in this together we are all in this [Applause] together but I'll tell you I think that there has been a certain backward thinking approach over the last several years which is to suggest some folks them folks to suggest that the measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you beat down instead of what we know the true measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up who you lift up that's the measure of the strength of a leader let's stop with the nonsense and in this election we all here know there are two very different Visions for our nation ours focused on the future the other focused let's just get through the next 64 days [Applause] H and yes my dear brother is focused on the future and theirs is focused on the past and we fight for the future we fight for a future where all people receive dignity and respect and opportunity for not just for some but for all that's what we are fighting for and so we are 64 days out from the election day and in Michigan mail and absentee voting starts in 24 days days 24 [Applause] days so this election this election and our fight is a fight for the promise of America a promise I love you that and ours is a fight for the promise the promise of America a promise of freedom of opport opportunity and Justice not just for some but for all but what we know is as we fight to move our nation forward Donald Trump intends to pull us back to the past but we're not going back we are not going back we're not going we're not going back we're not going back so and let and and and we know we know what that would look like right so intends to pull us back including back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize as President we will always remember Donald Trump blocked overtime benefits from millions of workers Tyrese talked a bit about this and osed efforts to raise the minimum wage he appointed Union Busters to the National Labor Relations Board and he supported so-called right to work laws and well here's the thing here's the thing we have a choice here right and and we're not not going back because we also know that if Donald Trump were reelected he intends to give tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations he intends to cut Social Security and Medicare he wants to impose what in effect is a national sales tax on everyday products and basic necessities that will cost an economist have said this that will cost a typical American Family almost $4,000 a year he wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take us back to a time in our country which most of us remember when insurance companies you remember had the power to deny people coverage based on a pre-existing condition remember that deny people children who had asthma a survivor of breast cancer a grandparent with diabetes look America has tried those failed policies before and they are failed policies and we are not going back we are not going back we are not going back and instead and instead we fight for a future a future where no person has to go broke just cuz they got sick and so when I am President we will continue to strengthen the Affordable Care Act we will bring down the cost of prescription drugs not only for some but for all [Applause] Americans we we fight for our future where every worker has the freedom to [Applause] organize and so when I am President we will pass the pro act and end union busting once and for all and I'll remind everybody on all these bills we got to elect the Congress who supports that to be able to actually get that work done we fight for a future where every person has the opportunity not just to get by but to get ahead [Applause] and so when I am President we will continue to build what I call an opportunity economy so that every American has an opportunity to own a home to start a business to build intergenerational wealth for their family we fight for a future where every senior can retire with dignity and so when I am President we will continue to defend Social Security Medicare and pensions just like we have [Applause] done 64 days 64 days the most important election of our lives and probably one of the most important the life of our nation and here's what i' say to all the brothers and sisters assembled we know this is going to be a very tight race to the very end we know we know and I got your back but I'm telling you we know how they play we know what they do so let's not pay too much attention to the polls let's know like labor always does we are out here running like we are the underdog in this race because we know what we are fighting for we know what we stand for and that's why we know what we fight for and we got some hard work ahead of us but again we all like hard work cuz hard work is good [Applause] work and to do that that hard work I'm going to count on everyone here all the leaders here for your work for your organizing knocking on doors and getting folks to the polls cuz put bluntly Michin y'all know how to win you know how to win you know how to win so today I ask Detroit Michigan are you ready to have your voice is heard do we believe in Freedom do we believe in Opportunity do we believe in the promise of America and are we ready to fight for it and when we fight we win God bless you good afternoon Detroit [Applause] oh it's good to be in the house of Labor can we hear from [Applause] Tyrese tyres I want to thank you for your extraordinary leadership and all of your words and the heart and soul that you put into your work like I know all the members of Luna and everyone here does every day because we love our country and we know it is at stake thank you Tyres [Applause] thank you so it is so good to be with so many incredible leaders and elected officials who are here Governor Whitmer was here earlier senator staban now your next United States Senator representative Elisa sloin and I always want to thank Representatives dingles where is she there she there she is Steven stinar all of you for the work that you do every day and to all the labor leaders who are here I thank you all for your extraordinary work don't we love Labor Day we love Labor Day it's always been that way right the way we celebrate Labor Day is we know that hard work is good work we know that when we organize when we bring everyone together it's a joyful moment where we are committed to doing the hard work of lifting up America's families and I want to thank everyone here for that work and the way you do it every day including General president Booker of the [Applause] laborers president Fain of UAW president Pringle of Nea president s of the utility workers and president weine Garden of the AFT and thank you to all of the union members who are here this afternoon so on Labor Day and every day we celebrate the Dignity of work the Dignity of work we celebrate unions because unions help build America and unions helped build America's middle class it is true across our nation and it is true here in Detroit nearly 140 years ago in this very City 10,000 people marched in one of our nation's first Labor Day [Music] parades many health signs that read divided we can beg united we can demand for Generations in Detroit and across our nation the brothers and sisters of Labor have stood together to righteously demand Fair pay better benefits and safe working conditions and let me say every every person in our nation has benefited from that [Applause] work everywhere I go I tell people look you may not be a union member you better thank a union member for the 5 day work week you better thank a union member for sick leave you better thank a union member for paid leave you better thank a union member for vacation time because what we know is when union wages go up everybody's wages go up when Union workplaces are safer every workplace is safer when unions are strong America is strong we know what we're talking about the labor movement has always understood the power of the collective and the power of unity the power of unity and while we are fighting so much nonsense that is about trying to divide our country trying to pull us apart look is what the history and the present of Labor tells us about the power of the collective and unity the spirit of that work as much as the product of that work is very telling and gives us really good lessons about what creates strength and you know many of you know my parents met while they were active in the Civil Rights Movement so when I was young my parents I see some young leaders here today when I was young my parents would take me to the meetings I see our young leaders and and and take me to the marches I was in a stroller and from a very young age I learned that when people stand together when we join voices knowing that the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us when we join those voice we can drive extraordinary change which is why I believe in my heart and soul no one should ever be made to fight alone we are all in this together we are all in this [Applause] together but I'll tell you I think that there has been a certain backward thinking approach over the last several years which is to suggest some folks them folks to suggest that the measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you beat down instead of what we know the true measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up who you lift up that's the measure of the strength of a leader let's stop with the nonsense and in this election we all here know there are two very different Visions for our nation ours focused on the future the other focused let's just get through the next 64 days h [Applause] and ours yes my dear brother is focused on the future and theirs is focused on the past and we fight for the future we fight for a future where all people receive dignity and respect an opportunity for not just for some but for all that's what we are fighting for and so we are 64 days out from the election day and in Michigan mailing absente voting starts in 24 days 24 [Applause] days so this election this election and our fight is a fight for the promise of America a promise I love you and our is a fight for the promise the promise of America a promise promise of freedom of opportunity and Justice not just for some but for all but what we know is as we fight to move our nation forward Donald Trump intends to pull us back to the past but we're not going back we are not going back we're not going back we're not going back so andless and and and we know we know what that would look like right so intends to pull us back including back to a time before workers had the freedom to organize as President we will always remember Donald Trump blocked overtime benefits from millions of workers Tyrese talked a bit about this and opposed efforts to raise the minimum wage he appointed Union Busters to the National Labor Relations Board and he supported so-called right to work laws well here's the thing here's the thing we have a choice here right and and we're not going back because we also know that if Donald Trump were reelected he intends to give tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations he intends to cut Social Security and Medicare he wants to impose what in effect is a national sales tax on everyday products and basic necessities that will cost an economists have said this that will cost a typical American Family almost $4,000 a year he wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act and take us back to a time in our country which most of us remember when insurance companies you remember had the power to deny people coverage based on a pre-existing condition remember that deny people children who had asthma a survivor of breast cancer a grandparent with diabetes look America has tried those fail failed policies before and they are failed policies and we are not going back we are not going back we are not going back and instead and instead we fight for a future a future where no person has to go broke just cuz they got sick and so when I am President we will continue to strengthen the Affordable Care Act we will bring down the cost of prescription drugs not only for some but for all [Applause] Americans we we fight for a future where every worker has the freedom to [Applause] organize and so when I am President we will pass the pro act and end Union and busting once and for all and I'll remind everybody on all these bills we got to elect a congress who supports that to be able to actually get that work done we fight for a future where every person has the opportunity not just to get by but to get ahead [Applause] and so when I am President we will continue to build what I call an opportunity economy so that every American has an opportunity to own a home to start a business to build intergenerational wealth for their family we fight for a future where every senior can retire with dignity and so when I am President we will continue to defend Social Security Medicare and pensions just like we have [Applause] done 64 days 64 days the most important election of our lives and probably one of the most important in the life of our nation and here's what I'd say to all the brothers and sisters assemble we know this is going to be a very tight race to the very end we know we know and I got your back but I'm telling you we know how they play we know what they do so let's not pay too much attention to the polls let's know like labor always does we are out here running like we are the underdog in this race because we know what we are fighting for we know what we stand for and that's why we know what we fight for and we got some hard work ahead of us but again we all like hard work cuz hard work is good work and to do that hard work I'm going to count on everyone here all the leaders here for your work you're organizing knocking on doors and getting folks to the polls cuz put bluntly Michigan y'all know how to win you know how to win you know how to win so today I ask Detroit Michigan are you ready to have your voices heard do we believe in Freedom do we believe in Opportunity do we believe in the promise of America and are we ready to fight for it and when we fight we win God bless you good afternoon Detroit [Applause] oh it's good to be in the house of Labor can we hear for [Applause] Tyrese Tyrese I want to thank you for your extraordinary leadership and all of your words and the heart and soul that you put into your work like I know all the members of Luna and everyone here does every day because we love our country and we know what is at stake thank you tyr thank you so it is so good to be with so many incredible leaders and elected officials who are here Governor Whitmore was here earlier Senator stabenau your next United States Senator representative Elisa sloin and I always want to thank representatives dingles there where is she there she there she is Steven stinar all of you for the work that you do every day and to all the labor leaders who are here I thank you all for your extraordinary work don't we love Labor Day we love Labor Day it's always been that way right the way we celebrate Labor Day is we know that hard work is good work we know that when we organize when we bring everyone together it's a joyful moment where we are committed to doing the hard work of lifting up America's families and I want to thank everyone here for that work and the way you do it every day including General president Booker of the [Applause] labors president Fain of UAW president Pringle of Nea president seven of the utility workers and president Wine Garden of the AF and thank you to all of the union members who are here this afternoon so on Labor Day and every day we celebrate the Dignity of work the Dignity of work we celebrate Union because unions helped build America and unions helped build America's middle class it is true across our nation and it is true here in Detroit nearly 140 years ago in this very City 10,000 people marched in one of our nation's first