Leslie is first joined by the Chairman of Sonecon, and former U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, Dr. Rob Shapiro.
The two delve into his latest piece for Washington Monthly, titled, "Data Don’t Lie: Biden’s Economic Record is Much Better than Trump’s."
(Link here: https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/01/26/data-dont-lie-bidens-economic-record-is-much-better-than-trumps/)
Then, Leslie interviews Deputy Director of the Teamsters' Airline Division, Bob Fisher.
They discuss why and how workers at FedEx Express and Delta are organizing in an effort to unionize, and why that's so significant nationally.
The website for Sonecon is www.Sonecon.com and Dr. Shapiro's handle on X is @RobShapiro.
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.3 million hardworking people in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico. Visit Teamster.org for more information. Follow them on X and Instagram, where their handle is @Teamsters, and “like” them on Facebook at Facebook.com/Teamsters.
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