during college, ms. schuler worked summers at the electric company. i would say her life since then is testament that there can be a future for people who earn journalism degrees. after graduation, she returned to portland general electric to organize workers who were in nonunionized, clerical roles, like her mother. she then went on to lead other organizing efforts for the international brotherhood of electrical workers in both oregon and california. in 2000 nine she became the first woman to serve as afl-cio secretary-treasurer. the federation's number two official. and now she stands as the first woman to be elected president of the afl-cio in the organization's roughly 6060 year history. again, welcome. now, just some brief ground rules. we are on the record here. please, no live blogging or treating -- treating. no filing of any kind until the breakfast is over. once the session and set about 10:00, there is no embargo. we will email a rough transcript from this breakfast all reporters shortly after we conclude. as many of you know, if you would