you will have hardship unless you are in the union leadership. you are a pawn to these people. i get calls on the radio show from the union members who are mad at me. they say stop bashing the union. why are you targeting me or acting like i'm lazy or hurting the economy? i apologize if i come off that way. i tell them every time, this is not about the union members. vast majority of the union members want the best for themselves, fair pay and they want what is best for their family or co-workers or what is right for the country. union leadership is another story. former head of seiu and member of the president national commission on fiscal responsibility and reform. this is a guy who is constantly talking about the global worker. not talking about you the union member. the global worker. workers of the world, as he says. >> workers of the world unite. not just a slogan but the way we have to do our work. >> we took names and we watched how they voted, we know where they live. >> trying to use the power of persuasion. if that doesn't work, we'll

. >> union leadership is another story. less than a quarter of union leaders are women. some hope high-profile leaders like henry, randi weingarten of the american federation of teachers, and former change to win chairwoman anna burger, will encourage more women to take on leadership responsibilities. >> i think as more and more >> if women are the primary people for raising children in their family that's a balance between the work that we do everyday and caring for children is an incredibly stressful balancing act. so i think as we try and shift who is raising the next generation of children, we will have more women assuming the leadership. >> while unions are becoming more diverse, union jobs are declining, just 11% of women and 13% of men belong to unions. but anna burger, who was once called the queen of labor, argues unions are still relevant. she believes they will have a major influence on the economic recovery and, down the line, on immigration reform. >> given that wages are stagnant, middle class is slipping away, more people are living in poverty than ever bef

is back to where we are, and those guys are probably watching, the labor union leadership which loans left. it is not the rank and file people would understand the hard work and saying and freedom produce prosperity but it is the leadership that want benefits for the union and more government regulation of the free marketplace. those are the people that are orchestrating the rally. they can orchestrate all they want. that rally on august 28 will have had ten times the number these folks get on saturday. >>neil: i thought i read there were eight people at the rally? >>guest: yb yb had -- glenn beck has closer to 800,000. >>neil: when in danger, wounded animals strike out and they are getting more in your face. >>guest: the question: which party is more animated to come to the polls this november? the republicans? or the democrats? the tea party folks in the republican party have brought in independents and democrats and union members, have created a passion to go to the polls to stop this government from doing the kind of things you told us it plans to do during the lame duck session e

he has no local police background and is criticized union leadership for resisting changes within the department. earlier today the president of the fraternal order of police mark donahue said this. >> we have been involved with the hierarchy in the police department in a number of issues. many of which seated at the table with them attempting to resolve issues of importance between not only the department in the communes but the department and the union. we have been at the table with them and offered recommendations oftentimes many of his recommendations were simply ignored. we continue to str an open dialogue with the department. times made it difficult to do so. >>> fop members plan to march on police headquarters tomorrow. protesting cut backs in manpower. they say put police officers in danger. >>> the canadian company cleaning up the romeoville spill and one in southern michigan has another problem on its hands. there is another gas spill on the east coast. enbridge energy partners will be in romeoville for another several weeks cleaning up the damage. now there is word of a th

the unions and all its leadership are staying away from this, okay?a very controversial issue right now. but the guys that i have signing up, it's starting to happen trout the nation. throughout the nation. >> reporter: the unions haven't commented on that, the president of the building trade association told us they've taken no formal position on this controversy. as for the project's developer and the supporters, the cordova initiative, they have not responded to a reaction to the plan. and construction workers we talked to were mixed about it. some said they would not help build it, others said they would if their employers had the contract to do that. one hard hat we met was perhaps the most poignant. his name is jim, he told me he was part of the immediate 9/11 cleanup, and as a result he came down with cancer of the vocal cords. >> i have cancer from 9/11. >> reporter: you worked on the world trade center? >> i was there before the sun came up. pulled out bodies, i was there for a while, and now i've got cancer. no, i don't want to work there. >

it has nothing to do with union leadership.'s leadership are staying away from this. this is a very controversial issue right now. the guys that i have signing up, it's starting to happen throughout the nation. >> reporter: we talked to a variety of construction workers down there, most say they would not want to work on the building, some says they would only to keep their jobs. others said they would flatly refuse. megyn: what is the reaction to this group. this is the latest to come out against it in its own way. >> reporter: the corboba initiative has not responded to us. the unions have not taken a position telling us they have not taken a formal position on the issue. there have been a gathering of islamic groups that are now calling for a national week of dialogue next week to promote what they say is religious tolerance and understanding. they held a news conference, you can see in front of the site, they want to have that week next month, because they say every american has the right to put a house of worship where the

courageous moral union leader, head of the delaware student union and they want to race to the top in part because of her phenomenal leadership. new contracts and breakthroughs and management and union working in many, many districts. d.c. being one. philadelphia, new haven, pittsburgh, detroit. you have unions who are leading and some in the middle and some are hesitant. >> some are doing both. tar are at the same time they said the union is still not. >> it can't just be unions. school boards have to be part of the solution. we dummied down standards. that was politicians. dummying down standards so they look good. bad for children and bad for education and the state. all of us have to move outside and do the right thing by the nation's children. we have to do that. >> secretary duncan, with all due respect, you say that chancellors and school superintendents have to show more leadership. you had a situation in washington, d.c. where the union poured a million to defeating the mayor. the mayor had a lot of other political problems and some people say his personality didn't lend itself to being a meet and greet politician. t

in collaboration with our labor unions and with the community and with leadership and guidance of the neighborhood parks council, we conducted more than 50 internal and external meetings, developed a plan that preserves public recreation. it is a move toward best practices that also achieves an important budget objective of save saving over $2 million. we've already started our fall season where we are focusing our program at 45 sites across the city including our rec facilities, nine swimming pools and actually a handful of clubhouses as well. our program something focused on four places, cultural arts and leisure services. in my decade in government, this was both one of the most challenging and also rewarding organizations and restructuring that i've participated in. goal number three, improving our financial capacity. we want to continue to develop and improve our ability to generate revenue and to sustain revenue streams for the long-term. we want to continue to increase our overall grant funding and implement new concession agreements. this year we were faced with a $12.4 millio

. >> geraldo: do you share the governor's feeling it is the leadership of the teachers' union is a primary drag? >> my battles with the teachers' union here is long and storied. probably one of the principal funder of the campaigns. one of the first people we reached out to when we went on the oprah show is randy weed ingarten. right and left, white and black, those are the visions we will not enable everyone to see. we need to find more common ground. there is more common ground. and when we see the common ground we can work on those issues and agree to fight on the 10% of the things we disagree on but let's join hands and work are on the 90% we do disagree on. we are often so busy moving left and right that we can't move forward. the voters have given me three years, nine months left and i want to show dramatic results and i can't do it, it has to be we, it has to be us to get it done. >> geraldo: you know, kimberly, one of the interesting things is that cory booker is one of the state's most popular democrats. chris cristie, if these guys workull it off and work together and use that ex

we had teachers at the table, including leadership of the teacher's union and difficult times ahead andrs in a broad plan. >> corey booker of newark, the reason to receive this $100 million pledge from the founder of facebook, he was looking, he was actually going around the country looking for a wealthy philanthropist to give them money. to give the school system money. is this the road that school systems -- do you see yourself as a former, you're a former mayor, do you feel like that's what you would tell mayors to do, find private money at this point? >> i don't think so. i think that private money can be really important in being able to do some things and to innovate and to try some things that are difficult to do with public money but the school systems, i mean, it is a major public commitment. 5% or 6% of the gdp. we need to figure out how to run the schools with public money and properly. and private money can help and private partnerships can give energy and new ideas into it but this is a public responsibility. we need to keep it that way. >> well, speaking of money, governor

but national teachers' union president randy weingarten warns against following rhee's lead. >> chancellor rhee's leadership style is "my way or the highway." but i've never actually seen a school succeed over the long term where a school system succeed over a long term with that approach. it gets a lot of ink, but the approach that actually succeeds is one where people work together. >> reporter: rhee has made concerted effort to improve her relationship with d.c.'s teachers. but mistrust and fear linger. >> you know, she really gives the perception that she cares. but there's a disconnect between what she's saying to us locally or individually and what she's saying, you know, nationally and then to the media. >> reporter: some say it's not a culture of accouability. it's a culture of fear. >> i think that if there is fear it's amongst the people who are saying, oh, gosh, i've gotten away with not doing such a good job for such a long time. now i can't do that anymore. those people should be feeling that way. >> reporter: ben earned impact's highest rating. >> i'm the kind of person michelle rhee wants wor

but lethe leadership under fuente has been remarkable. >> they say unions have been an obstacle to reform. is this administration really going to take on the unions in a significant way? >> all of vus to move in the right direction. you've seen obama put tremendous political capital and act with absolute courage. the amount of reform we've seen in 18 months is more than you've seen in the past decade. that's due to his leadership from the top. >> arne duncan, secretary of education. i assume you are a bears fan so a big win last night. >> i stayed up and watched it. >> that's why i'm not so happy about it. >>> all right. still ahead, if the early bird gets the worm, what effect is early voting having on the midterm races. >>> and democrats uping the ante in the lone star state. your first look at a new ad that democrats are putting out going after republican governor rick perry. >>> first our washington speak of the day. presidential findings. this is a highly classified presidential order authorizing covert action. >> "the new york times" reports today that the cia has stepped up its bom

> on this day two years ago jacob zimmer won the leadership of the south africa's grass roots, who were fed up with his predecessor. now the trade unions and the left are disillusioned with him as well. there has been a three-week strike, allegations of corruption surrounding the president's family. he appeals for party unity. karen allen reports from durbin. >> strike talk has filled the streets of south africa. the unions holding the county at ransom for pay, so as the a.n.c. embarks on a major policy summit, two sides are squaring off. the unions and big business battling for control. modernists, young entrepreneur making a living for himself, to a teacher like lydia, employed in a state school demanding more pay. life in urban south africa is not cheap. a single mother of two, lydia is frustrated with eight years teaching experience she still struggles to make ends meet and she sees political leaders she feels have forgotten their roots. >> but i know that as an educator i deserve more. i went to school for it and i need to be respected for it and i need to be rewarded for it. >> another side, a new generation of entrepreneur is co

but national teachers' union president randy weingarten warns against following rhee's lead. >> chancellor rhee's leadership style is "my way or the highway." but i've never actually seen a school succeed over the long term where a school system succeed over a long term with that approach. it gets a lot of ink, but the approach that actually succeeds is one where people work together. >> reporter: rhee has made concerted effort to improve her relationship with d.c.'s teachers. but mistrust and fear linger. >> you know, she really gives the perception that she cares. but there's a disconnect between what she's saying to us locally or individually and what she's saying, you know, nationally and then to the media. >> reporter: some say it's not a culture of accountability. it's a culture of fear. >> i think that if there is fear it's amongst the people who are saying, oh, gosh, i've gotten away with not doing such a good job for such a long time. now i can't do that anymore. those people should be feeling that way. >> reporter: ben earned impact's highest rating. >> i'm the kind of person michelle rhee wants w

these people only wanted to get elected, and the leadership of the unions, that is who they chose tout their money behind. they did not put their money behind those politicians who wanted to support the labor truly and stand up to big corporations. instead, they took their money and supported politicians who supported their position and supported the very same corporations that wanted to send our jobs overseas. and that is what they did here in inglewood as well as in other minority communities across the country. and that is why the labor movement is suffering today. bottom line -- they put their money behind the wrong candidates, those candidates who were not sincerely supporting people who are working every day but instead, put their money behind candidates who were playing both sides against the middle, getting money from corporations as well as from their position. in the end, we are where we are today. host: let's go to bridgeport, connecticut. stuart, you are up. caller: good morning. i want to make a comment about your question. well, i want to make a brief background remark.

leadership position we've taken in our efforts to reduce green house gasses. it is my humble opinion that president george w. bush would have never acknowledged climate change in his state of the union speech last week had it not been for california. if we can enlighten the president, surely china and india will listen. in a little over a year, climate change has exploded from an issue most people doubted existed, to an issue everyone wants to do something about. and i think we are now in the phase of trying to figure out what everybody else is doing so we don't trip over each other and can figure out where we fit in solving the puzzle. this summit is a very important step in this process. i thank you for inviting me. we at bcdc look forward to continuing to work with you, both because we should and because we must. al gore got it right. he says dealing with climate change is not so much an environmental, scientific political or economic issue as it is a moral one. at some point, our children or our grandchildren will ask us, how could you have not seen what was happening and why didn't you do more to stop it? we have to be able to look them in the eyes and say truthfully, as soon a

union movement. i agree, secretary duncan agrees, the president has provided great leadership on this issue, but until this isn't going to change. >> mika, one thing about this show that we do that most other shows don't do because we don't have a teleprompter, and i'm actually too stupid to actually keep things to myself, is we tell the truth about what goes on off camera. and i know randi and i like randi. i know she's got a very difficult job right now trying to bridge the gap of what was and what will be, but what the governor just said is what we've heard 100 times since last night. they didn't get any straight answers. >> the disconnect. we were trying to connect the disconnect. question for the mayor. there is a possibility that michelle rhee might be looking for a new job. would you like her to head up your school system? >> first of all, i think she's a warrior woman, wonder woman. every time i go i call her an american hero. i want to conduct a community process in newark. we're a city that, if you allow the people to lead, we're going to make a difference. i'm not going to impose a name now

a year in some cases, creating leadership boyd's in a wide variety of departments and agencies. . . . >> you supported proposition 8. domestic partnerships and civil unions not recognized by the federal government, and the defense of marriage act means that committed gay and lesbian couples are denied more than 1,000 federal rights that heterosexual couples get, like benefits from social security when a spouse dies. so my question is this, should federal law be changed to allow for equal legal status for same-sex couples, and if not, why not? >> i do believe that marriage is between a man and a woman, but i also have been consistent and clear, that i support civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. the defense of marriage act had broad bipartisan support, and actually, the position that i have consistently espoused is consistent with that of our president and the vast majority of senators in the u.s. senate. i think what we now are seeing on proposition 8 is that the voters were quite clear about their views on this. and this is now going through a legal process. whatever your views about gay marriage, i think many of us would conclude that when voters

union leader looks like. [applause] >> our challenge in this leadership campaign is not to the final battles. know what i am against and i know what i am for, a economy with the redistribution of power in britain and a different kind of labour party. that is why i am the unity candid in the selection with support from all across the country. i think i can beat david cameron. with your support. [applause] >> there has been a lot of debate in this election about choosing between these candidates. i had a meeting last week and someone said to me this is all very well, shouldn't we have someone that is a bit more appealing to the media. i will stand up to david cameron. that is what i have done. [applause] >> you have to have the courage to change in the selection and move on from new labor. this is economy that works properly. we need to break down all the barriers to aspiration including some we have put their by tuition fees. i am the candidate who can best turn the page for labor. i'm not the candidate of the new labor. i am the labor can change labor, when black people, and win back our for

leadership is arrayed against conservatives. higher education, lower education, hollywood on the big business, wall street, a nonprofit community, the unions, organized religion. it just goes on and on and on. every major institution in this country opposes their views and their values. so we have an enormous task ahead of us. and he can be done, but we should not be under any delusion that i we've got to do is nominate and elect a conservative president and congress in 2010 and 12 and their work is going to be mostly done. it will just maybe be the end of the beginning. the 2010 election, 2012 election, vitally important. there's no way anybody, any conservative wants to minimize those selections. but in some ways, at's not my number one challenge. our number one challenge is to change the culture in this country. because you cannot win politically. if you lose the culture, you must change the culture. and for the first time in my lifetime, i see a window, an opportunity to change the culture in america. we have this opportunity. it's available to us now and it probably will be here for some another year or two, maybe even longer. but if

and they took a leadership role and laid the groundwork for the program long term. the program's goal is to engage younger union members and attract young workers coming in general, to the labor movement. you will see them mobilize around specific issues in the 2010 the afl-cio political program. we are teaming up with our community affiliate's, everyone is familiar with working america, to organize a postcard campaign with young women. we are asking thousands of activists to write thousands of postcards to women voters in key states where they may not otherwise vote. it is a way to engage their political peers. working america has become the word -- most dynamic development in the labor movement since it was developed seven years ago. it is the best opportunity for people without a union on the job to become a part of the labor movement. canvassers speak to 30,000 people a week. they are going door-to-door in working-class neighborhoods. working america is also in the midst of a massive campaign to mobilize jobless voters. at job fairs, unemployment offices, they are talking to thousands of people about the st

postreferenda sharing can be met if the united states plays a leadership role in gathering the influence and cooperation of the african union and other international players. herculean measures must be undertaken to ensure that the january 9 referenda is conducted in a manner and ensures the credibility of the outcome as well as the peaceful acceptance of that outcome by the parties. with h.res. 1588, i join with my colleagues in passing on the administration to express the urgent need on the sudanese people on their long, sought after quest for peace. the cost of another catastrophic war would be greater. no one, particularly the sudanese people, can afford to pay that place. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from tennessee is recognized. mr. tanner: thank you, madam speaker. i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. capuano. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. capuano:, thank you. madam speaker, i'm here to support this resolution. very clearly, this resolution is simply intended to enc

unions gave us their thoughts and allowed us to create a rule almost by consensus that makes the industry say for. captain john freighter is with us today. thank you. your leadership has helped us bring this rule about. with all of that said as background, what this rule is based on is hard science. that is what has been lacking in the past. this gives us the opportunity to acknowledge what science knows about circadian rhythms. it also says that if you are a pilot and you understand your own body and you say you are too fatigued to fly, then you do not. you can do that without penalty. that is a big step. what we are doing today is not as good a policy. -- not just good policy. it is about duty. it is a big responsibility. it is about safety for everybody involved. it proposes to strengthen the requirements. the pilot has to report that for duty. that means being fully rested. it is the responsibility with equal weight upon the carrier. carriers need to consider the commuting times that are required. they will need to understand when their pilots are commuting. they need to be a sure that they -- be assured that they are given the opportunity when they get to the