Bernie: The Podcast | Episode 9: Shawn Fain

[@lindablackwell4852]

Thank you Bernie Sanders and Shawn Fain for caring/ fighting for the workers of the USA.; improvement. 🔥💚💙👍👍🏻👍🏽👍🏿

[@richardsheehan6983]

Workers and and especially need some important education about more understanding of participation in organization for their own benefit. They could as for much more help form union leaders..

[@richardsheehan6983]

We need to learn to participate for our on benefit. Union leaders are not hired to do a job,.

[@YouTubdotCub]

The more and more radical and more and more militant unions in America are a glimmer of hope for a fight for a better world in the USA.

[@websitemartian]

UAW is wrecking all the big automakers

[@richardsheehan6983]

The potential is there. The doig is much up to you and other union members. Many Union people have much to learn about democratic participation. Most of them knew only that it seems good to vote.

[@witta505]

Bernie and Shawn...two level-headed heroes KEEPING IT REAL! No society lasts for long without a strong working middle class. Thanks to you both for all your efforts!

[@seledoniomedinavazquez8345]

Great men Bernie 👏👍👍👍

[@elizabeththelen7955]

Shawn Fain is the finest UAW President in my lifetime.

[@richardsheehan6983]

And your leaders are up to you

[@Cheryl-b3j]

Love Bernie Sanders ❤️❤️❤️ Two great Men

[@richardmcdonald7565]

I'll tell you what.... Back in 2016, Bernie made 3 stops in our very large state (New Mexico). He had a big rally / meeting in Santa Fe, and again the next day, in Albuquerque... and then we got this emergency notice from the campaign, that he would be having one more big rally, in a little town, South of Los Cruces, and West of Hell Paso. 🙂... called Vado. It was a poor, unincorporated "Colonia" small town... with a GREAT BIG high school, and excellently large athletic field... 🙂 Overnight, over 6,000 people showed up, and Bernie spoke SO Magnificently... about the America... I THOUGHT I was protecting, when I went into the Navy, during Vietnam. 8 years later, I still find it VERY difficult to stomach the DNC, as a corporation, themselves. I believe they have a TOTALLY NASTY Habit, of subtly " or openly, interfering, with the variety of candidates who were "allowed" to participate, in the so-called "open debates". Every candidate who managed to get onto several state ballots, (but didn't meet certain OTHER requisites), were not allowed. Mostly, the publicly-funded candidates, who refused to take any corporate money.... , were the ones who were singled-out. It was disgraceful. For once, and For ALL, we must create a new bureau, called the ELECTIONS BUREAU (staffed by civilians, who have been thoroughly-vetted, to be free from all corporate AND party influence (all parties)... This group of people, would administrate helping ALL candidates, who were running for Federal offices. What they would be administrating, is nothing less than the FIRST, Publicly-Funded System of Elections,, (with NO outside money allowed... (under penalty of disqualification from the race. REAL TEETH !)

[@ladanbehbahani4213]

I love Shawn Fain so much! He is such a wonderful human being.

[@dalilaj3558]

Thank you for fighting with and for us, you give me courage to do the same for myself Love you Bernie and Shawn

[@richardsheehan6983]

Good for you! You are good for all ofus.

[@hybridvigor2007]

Collab of the Century

[@barbarar283]

Great show. We should have Bernie Sanders and Shawn Fain running our country.🔥💚✊

[@richardsheehan6983]

Hope itis not just show..

[@mmp-k6u]

Shawn is great! I like his optimism and the way he reads the old magazines; sometimes you can find good ideas from back then. Thank you both very much 💙💙👍👍💙💙 Solidarity with the workers 💙

[@TheGodsMustBeCrazy]

Guaranteed Shawn would have been Labor secretary if Bernie had won

[@moranmike36]

Power in numbers! Solidarity! Thank you, both!

[@katschaaf9007]

Love these two intelligent excellent people ! Peace in this world ! In our Lifetime ! 🤙🏾

[@user-oz6qe4sx1s]

Great man Bernie

[@nejuw]

To think this man could have been President and they worried about Bernie being too old!!! Lol! Love from Ireland x

[@slynskey333]

Two decent men.

[@AH-pk2bk]

Love Shawn and of course Bernie the living legend!

[@001sander2]

Fain for President 💯🍻

[@TheeDavidDee]

AOC/Fain 2028

[@tracyleighbasham]

@TheeDavidDee why aoc?

[@TheeDavidDee]

@@tracyleighbasham We need young progressives leading the way and AOC is one of the best we have in Congress.

[@vidyanandbapat8032]

Shawn isn't active in electoral politics as like Comrade Bernie. If you are thinking of someone other than Bernie Sanders, then Elizabeth Warren care about the working class like how Bernie does.

[@raymondbarkoski300]

As a former UAW member of closed local 26 in CT. It's about time leadership showed some balls. First time since the 80s

[@HasnaaAlaa]

Two great men ❤

[@donnieraby5322]

Shawn is doing a great representing us UAW members.

[@hughquigley5337]

People like Shawn Fain, Chris Smalls, Senator Bernie Sanders, the progressives in the House (Raskin, Omar, Bowman, Bush, AOC, Delia Ramirez, and Rashida Tlaib to name a few), and activists and protestors for justice worldwide give me hope in the future. I try to stay optimistic because it helps me fight developing cynicism (and my depression), but these guys really give me reasons to justify this optimism. I am so glad you decided to make these podcasts Senator Sanders :D

[@MrMarinus18]

I also think we should talk about the bigger result of higher wages. GDP measures economic output under ideal conditions and is also very theoretical, it is what an economy could make rather than what it does make. I think median wage is a better economic indicator, it dictates what people can buy and it also indicates economic resilience. In WW2 median wage was used to determine how much pressure an economy could take and from the disaster of Covid it's clear just how fragile the US economy is. A higher median wage not only gives a higher living standard but also is a buffer to economic shock.

[@noboy345]

Never give up no matter how dark it looks outside or in the future

[@hughquigley5337]

@@MrMarinus18 I wasn't expecting this technical, economics-oriented response to my comment but I totally agree with you. Raising the median wage helps regular people *and* the country as a whole

[@hughquigley5337]

@@noboy345 I do my best! :)

[@MrMarinus18]

@@hughquigley5337 It also makes sense if you give it some thought. If people have more money saved up they can afford to lose some of it. Also if they have a high living standard they can and usually are also willing to temporarily lower it. In the late 1930's Germany had the highest median wage in the world with the US close behind and overtaking it during the war. This high median wage showed during the war as German industry kept functioning despite the bombing. It might be hard to believe but Germany actually exited the war with more industrial capacity than it started with. Though the industries of the US, UK and USSR had expanded far more so they were much further behind than at the start of the war.

[@rickpearson7943]

SHAWN FAIN SHOULD ABSOLUTELY RUN FOR POLITICAL OFFICE!!!!!

[@noahsabin7386]

In a way, union leadership is a political office.

[@mngbennett]

Organized labour is our best defense against rising fascism.

[@noboy345]

Yes sir!!! 🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@vivalaleta]

Unions are a great step on the path of employee ownership.

[@clockwork914]

Left is Best 🎯

[@TheeDavidDee]

Fain needs to run for president in 2028. I say AOC/Fain 2028

[@skellener]

Absolutely!

[@navybluechacha]

2024! Biden needs to go lay down and rest.

[@ciello___8307]

I think Fain should stay in the grassroots organization and running of the union. The union needs to continue to be strong if workers want to keep their benefits.

[@jonm-pe2mb]

Really? After what he negotiated with GM that put my wife out of work on August 1st of 2024. With. A half year to go before her 30 years? She was not leaving. Until 2027. When promised 2 percent of GM could retire with a 50,000.00 bonus? And then RENEGOTIATED AFTER THEY SIGNED. NOW SHE IS DONE!!!! She was told to sign by her union and it would not get to her because of the 2 percent and seniority WELL GUESS WHAT???? THEY LET THEM ALL GO.

[@tracyleighbasham]

No for AOC. Why put her name first? 🙄

[@patdaley-h7c]

workers should consider a strike to force executive pay to be lowered and capped.

[@CreativeFishDesignsCharlotte]

i can Honestly say i love u sir , Be blessed always the birth of you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paulkesler1744]

With all the misery in the world today, these two give me hope.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Love you both

[@noboy345]

UAW STAND UP 💪💪 THANK YOU SHAWN 💕❤️

[@julieennis7993]

Love both of you and everything you're doing!

[@hellapr1me]

I listened to the audio only first, and I’m embarrassed to say I impulsively imagined Mr. Fain to have the physical stature and presence of someone like John Fetterman (rip pre-stoke fetterman). I like the reality of Mr. Fain even more lol

[@navybluechacha]

Greed kills. Unions build communities and let's people live. Dismantle corporate dominance in usa

[@samtgodfrey]

Yes! Bernie!! Shawn!! EAT THE RICH!! Now you've got the idea! I've been hollering that since, since Bernie had more hair! Centuries ago, it was...

[@ciello___8307]

great discussion. thank you Bernie

[@trashlee5128]

Bernie please keep making these podcasts. This information is gold and gives me hope. I’ve been so depressed about the state of the country for too long. You were an inspiration years ago with your campaign for president and you continue to inspire today. Can’t thank you enough for the work you do sir. You’re a force for good in the world and a hero of mine.

[@genevra3754]

Bernie is good with his words. That's all.

[@infinitedonuts]

I really wish the rest of Democrats would get on board to be the party of the working class again.

[@DarlingtonFarm]

Love them both ❤

[@SpartanFox01]

Hearing bearnie sanders say "eat the rich" made my year

[@SuperGenericguy]

Ya know Bernie, i love what you’ve done with the podcast. I wish other senators were trying to have conversations with their constituents present. I only wish you’d stream it live and maybe have a live q&a section.

[@kevinandrewrea123]

Solidarity forever ✊.

[@bigcrazewolf]

Shawn Fain for POTUS!!

[@dagotom6588]

I hope more get the word out that Biden is the one to vote for in November !!

[@farginargle]

Thank you! Again and again. I feel hope again today, while yesterday was bad for me hearing Robert Reich of all people agreeing with the msnbc host that the complaints and struggles people have are merely VIBES! A perception! I felt so bewildered and betrayed.

[@iago2000ms]

Please Sanders, save the United States from Trumpenians!

[@marlenesoifer7219]

Alot of sensible thinking ALL THE WAY AROUND

[@kimojolly5101]

Mr. Biden, PLEASE get people like this guest to support YOU as an INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. And if you lose, get him to COMMIT to supporting an INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE from his State during the Midterms. And worse case scenario we construct a strong, functional, opposition party that fights Trump tooth and nail.... which the Democrats will NEVER do. But asking me to vote for Biden, with his genocide and possible senility, is a non starter. We need YOU.

[@gijskramer1702]

What the usa needs is to spilt up the 2 biggest parties. Like pro trump republicans leave the party and start a new one. Anti biden democrats leaving the party and starting a new party. It sounds scary to not have a majority but its better for the country to have more than 2 parties. Or just cut the crap and become an oligargy already (like the usa is already).

[@shellb1633]

Amazing ! Love you guys 💙

[@MrMarinus18]

During WW2 they actually saw median wage as an important economic indicator of resilience. The higher the median wage was the more resilient an economy was. Germany had among the highest median wages anywhere in the world and so despite massive bombings it continued to function for a long time.

[@skellener]

Yes! ✊

[@CinemaMack]

Fain for president

[@thowl7065]

When people have to work long hours their kids suffer the loss of their parents. Society then suffers. It has come to a point where we have a lot of people who are easily manipulated into voting against themselves, meanness and trump supporters.

[@karlosandreas9771]

The country would be much better if the people had gotten their way, and the USA had a real Democracy and Bernie Sanders had won the election in 2016 and finishing his second term right now!!!

[@RobertMarkowicz-f9l]

Tax the shit out of stock buybacks. Robots dont pay into the tax base neither do corporations like gm.

[@Jackuri501]

Shawn Fain thank you for helping my family in the UAW and thank you for standing with the freepalestine movement which is our modern day civil rights movement. I won't vote Biden or Trump tho because they both support this genocide. I hope jill Stein wins the election who is also in support of our unions. Please consider endorsing her or someone else that will stop funding israel using billions of dollars of American tax dollars.

[@travishunter8573]

Fain for president!

[@MrMarinus18]

Higher wages also create a more resiliant economy. A low wage economy is very fragile as people can't afford a single disturbance or day without pay which is a big part of why the US was hit so hard by Covid.

[@KPABULL]

Shawn Fain for president!

[@bobdaugherty8786]

From the party who says they're protecting your job while letting millions of cheap labor workers into the USA!!!! Pull your head out people!!!

[@tracyleighbasham]

#solidarity

[@Jackuri501]

Biden walked the picket line for 15 minutes. I watched the whole thing. Cmon . Im voting jill stein

[@lauriecraw5033]

Why do we not see Shawn Fain on the mainstream cable talk shows?

[@lorelyslopez5371]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@patrickoriley1411]

Twenty two years in the carpenters union, And i'm flabbergasted when a brother says he's voting for trump...

[@marktenzer2253]

Bernie needs to get on the Green Party ticket with Jill Stein. If you remember she offered him the head of the ticket in 2016. I hope she does it again. Jill needs Bernie's vote getting ability and Bernie needs Jill's ballot access. Bernie / Jill 2024. The USA needs Bernie and Jill now more than ever!!!

[@joeheuft]

King crossover episode

[@DowntownsUptown]

Fingers crossed. Let’s hope the idiots who can’t see through to these goals wake up. You know, the ones who voted for the $hill in 2016?

[@Dave_Gek]

It is not just blue collar hourly workers. Salaried employees are experiencing the same thing. We cannot unionize to gain some of the same rights. Front line/ middle managers have no protections and no abilility to bargain. That needs to change

[@ajones3569]

Here's Another Thank YOU 2 Coworkers :)

[@Inpreesme]

❤

[@2Luke100]

The GOATs 🔥🔥🔥

[@Gregory47342]

💪Union 129 Carpenters

[@tanyawilliams8254]

Bernie and Shawn 2028 ❤

[@donnieraby5322]

I know many people working 7 days 12 hrs. a day in our UAW facility for years/decades.

[@efowlermail]

Im in Kentucky I will let ahyine I know that 30+ needs to be the standard. Battery plants carrymany health hazards.

[@threeofeight197]

Every time I hear Dolly Parton sing “9 to 5” I get mad because office work now is 8 to 5 because lunch no longer counts as part of the work day. It’s so annoying. They track your every bodily function by the minute. God forbid you take 20 minutes to eat a sandwich at your desk and go to the bathroom a couple times. Gotta add another hour for these pesky human needs. 🤬🤬🤬

[@zacharythomas8617]

Good interview.

[@TheVafa95]

The problem is moral in nature. You fix that amd you will solve many problems.

[@MatthewSapa]

you are saving the people arguing with me cause you wont put them under, your blood

[@MatthewSapa]

polio has always been your best connections

[@brettcollins7041]

FAIN 2028

[@MaryFerris-o6l]

Please eliminate Medicare Tax from Social Security checks, it brings down monthly Social Security income by $200.00 a month. Thanks Much!!!!!!!!!!😂.

[@MatthewSapa]

you have to have people who can cope to connect. you dont use people who cant cope

[@richardsheehan6983]

In the '50s and 60s the young not taught the benefits of participation in organization and the responsivity for the good of themselves and their families..

[@monicaabreu8854]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@BoulevardClues]

HERE IS NO WAY TO HAVE COME THIS DISTANCE UNPREPARED

[@MatthewSapa]

courts, get corrected, we're living life

[@HarryKersey]

We should dissolve corporate status all together and adjust the tax laws . Limit the size of companies to make it more competitive for the smaller businesses. Capitalism only works when it is regulated . We live in a finite world resources are limited and will only get more scarce as time goes on. We must learn to live with less . Fact of life.

[@alvaroramos9069]

What happened? The United States took a right wing political turn in the 1970s that moved the nation away from social democracy and progress. In that time, automation was one tool used by employers against workers to deal with economic issues. The consequence is that we are living through another gilded age period of history that has delivered Post-Fordist capitalism.

[@ralphny]

Hey Berney, people vote Republican or Democrat. You know better.

[@itstaylor2137]

you should invite dr Jill Stein on to talk more about the enviornment and she has some good ideas on labor that you would agree with

[@MatthewSapa]

fights the cold

[@TheSjohnson84]

Run for office

[@BoulevardClues]

#Deeping #Haas #Avocado

[@kapilchhabria1727]

President Fain or President O’Brien (yes that SOB from the Teamsters) has a good ring to it.

[@icesphere1205]

... imagen, A work force=> With the (most) desperate needs for mental-health (Creating the most powerful mental-health) & addicted to (A work force called Prison Reform) + A.I.

[@icesphere1205]

(Extra) Human-Rights for a work force called (Slaves) & Slaves (outside a border of a few states of the America*s) prosper (instead of die) You could spin it as Liberty & Justice for All

[@icesphere1205]

The Prophet of Human Traffic Money is to do good with... (full stop) The over-abundance of bad is a self fulfilling prophesy