Lee Saunders

Uh, uh, this is, of course, this event is being sponsored along with, uh, Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis, uh, and yours truly.

And so I'll be talking with NABJ President Erin Haynes, uh, about her second year of leading, uh, the na- the world's largest minority journalism organization.

Also, on today's show, we'll talk to Lee Saunders, who is retiring as the president of the American Federation of State County Municipal Employees after 14 years at the helm.

Uh, we'll talk about what's next for labor and also, uh, his perspective on this, uh, election, this midterm election.

Speaking of that, uh, JD Vance, uh, held a rally where he trashed, um, uh, representative, Florida Representative Angie Nixon, telling her to get the hell out of the country.

Then you have Joe Biden who comes in.

He spoke at, at your rece- at your, uh, retirement reception on Monday, uh, and President Joe Biden.

And here you had the most pro-union president in American history, and it was, it was unbelievable to see union folks trashing him, trashing Vice President Kamala Harris when she was running.

No, I'm not, uh, giving a speech.

I am attending an event, uh, on, um, on, um, uh, on Monday and, and that is, uh, it is the retirement party, uh, for Lee Saunders.

Lee Saunders, the president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

Uh, Lee, of course, is one of the top labor leaders, uh, in the country.

Uh, and of course, um, and he, now he's an Alpha brother.

This show, that's our, that's our old studio.

I want y'all to see that's our old studio.

Y'all see that glass tabletop? Um, Lee Saunders, they were the first sponsor of this show They were the first sponsor.