 Mayor, thank you so much. The chair will now recognize Stuart Applebaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union. He also serves as executive vice president of UFCW, vice president of the AFL-CIO, and president of- Mitch Lander. Introduced chapter two, Rewarding Work, Not Wealth. Thank you for joining us, Mr. Applebaum. You may begin. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Good afternoon and good morning, everybody.