AFL-CIO president Liz Schuler has said that " "I commend and thankrail workers and their unions for tenaciously taking on some of the biggest corporations in America over the last three years to reach a contract." The bill that was passed imposed an agreement that left out sick pay. Los Angeles Roofer's Local 36 Business Manager Cliff Smith discusses why this is a betrayal during this interview. "Smith talks about the role of the Democratic Party, the need for a workers party and also the roleof the leadership California AFL-CIO leadership in the UC UAW strike. They have refused tomake any demands of Democratic governor Gavin Newsom who is on the Board of UC regentsand also the Democratic legislature which controls UC.
