is for all the union's efforts, the company has been able to find replacement workers for a very simple reason. >> the unemployment rate is approximately 9.8% in the area. >> reporter: locale xerox and kodak have been shedding jobs for years, leaving a reserve work force that makes the mott strike seem quick. >> workers in the united states represented by unions have been engaged in a lowered number of strikes today than at any time since we've seen in the last 40 years. >> reporter: economist andrew sum, a former union steelworker himself, runs a labor center at northeastern university. >> there's no need to pay workers more. workers do not have the collective bargaining power to demand that they get paid more. so as a result, the upper hand at the current time is held by corporations. >> i've been hearing it for two years now from the h.r.- manager in here, don't your people realize that we're in a recession. >> reporter: michael is president of the union local. bruce is the recording secretary. >> they are trying to capitalize off the economy and the rate of unemployment in this area to oppress their employees. >> reporter: so is labor cowed into accepting low wages by

i'm tony gazetta from the plumber's union local 38 in san francisco. i'm a city resident, work down on market street. we've heard the concerns of a lot of the residents, being impacted by the cathedral hill and all of what cpmc is going to do. the residents near cathedral hill want more services of st. luke's. residents of st. luke's want nothing to do with the new hospital. they want the one they have. residents of the tenderloin have worries of increased traffic. i represent members of local 38, the plumbers and pipe fitter's union. we understand some of these concerns. mine as well as that of many of my brothers and sisters from the building trades is jobs. construction jobs which pay a wage which allow the workers to support their families. 40% of the membership of the building and construction trades in san francisco, many of whom are city residents, are unemployed or underemployed. employed workers spend money and fuel the local economy. the unemployment workers cannot afford more delays. i urge you to approve this e.i.r. and get san francisco wo

union local has asked for an junction from the state agency that handles the matters. >> city leaders port officials are finalizing a proposal to host the next america's cup two years from now. it could bring in an estimated $1.4 billion at to the local economy. oracle racing team is khas go the next venue and estimated costs of $150 million. the plan uses no taxpayer money and calls important race organizers to pay for improvements in exchange for future development rights on the city's bay front near at&t park. >> people in tahoe are getting aggressive in dealing with aggressive bears. in the latest case there was dna testing to track down the offender. how the problem is being handled. >> there is lots of home video on youtube of bears coming to neighborhoods and campsites in the tahoe basin and helping themselves to people food. normally they get several reports of bears becoming aggressive but this year the number of incidents has jumped. >> we have had nine or ten of the same calls where bear has made harmful contact with a person. once they get food they don't want to go anywhe

these houses are being built by the local union. it is not too bad or steal, but to work. they have sent their children to school. the house is basic, but they are far from the squalor. this woman says that everyone thinks that roma people are thieves, but everyone that lives here works. her son is a student, but even he works part time. even the most ardent defenders of the roma people admit there is an element of truth that wherever the rome ago, crime follows. the purpose of this social experiment is to give them a chance to prove they can do better. the idea is that people stay here for awhile, get jobs, including anne of money to move out and rent their own homes. -- including an enough money to move out and rent their own homes. no one knows whether this can be more than a small scale solution, but it is an opportunity to get it right in the future. bbc news, paris. >> the latest headlines. hello. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, barack obama contends comments by the iranian president as "hateful." japan releases of fishing boat captain. his arrest led to a ma

we have heard from local union 40 that they support this issue. because reputable movers do not use a torch-apply roofing on combustible moves. there are other alternatives. it is really sort of fly by night roofers undercutting the more responsible roofers. when you get one of these ro by nightofers -- fly by night roofers. so we feel that maybe this will eliminate this unfair competitive advantage that can be had by using this unsafe practice cheery lastly, i will bring up the point of the enforcement issue this. we have regulations that are applicable where you need a one hour fire watch after the fire is completed, which is hard to enforce at the end of the day. one person is supposed to stayed behind to watch, but it is hard to enforce. you do not know if they had a permit or it was hard to get a permit. the letter that you have from the associated contractor, looking for clarification about the definition of noncombustible roofs to specify the details, putting a non proprietary customizable coating, drafting legislation to amend it and addre

a statement he will do even better at othracle >>> about 38 marijuana workers teamed up with a local union 70. there are some real ramifications for the workers and the marijuana industry junior joel suffers from chronic back pain. he said he uses medical marijuana occasionally and believes unionizing marijuana workers who manufacturer the pot he needs for pain is a way to protect workers. >> i'm surprised that we have had to fight this long when we have industries like the tobacco industry really taking advantage of people, the economy. >> reporter: an economy that is looking for something to pull it out of the recession. margin investments, located in oakland, provides medical marijuana used by patients suffering from cancer, hiv, and other life-threatening illnesses. the move to unionize 38 of its workers is the way to grow the industry according to the union. >> about ten years ago the medical marijuana proposition passed this is just an extension. people are getting used to it and it seems like a natural progression. >> reporter: under the union contract, margin will pay for the worke

funding from two local agencies makes that possible. despite objections from the unione transport local has asked a state agency that handles public employee union bargaining for an injunction. san francisco city leaders and port officials are finalizing a proposal due next month to host the next america's cup two or three years from now. sailing's most prestigious event could bring an estimated $1.4 billion to the bay area. mary ellison's oracle racing team sponsored by san francisco's golden gate yacht club gets to choose the next venue. piers 30 through 32 and 50 at an estimated cost of $150 million. none of that's going to be taxpayer money. it calls for race organizers to pay for improvement in exchange for future development rights on the city's southern bay front near at&t park. got a friend in san diego and she says when it was down there you wouldn't believe the excitement and all the stuff going on. just hearing from someone who knows what it's like to host it. >> i know about that. look at that fog out there, it's pretty dense. >> can't see the bridge. >> bec

i am a 41-year member of local carpenters union. i want to speak in favor of this project. many of the dangerous conditions that exist there, the developer did not create and is not responsible for. they are doing their

i am a 41-year member of local carpenters union. i want to speak in favor of this project. many of the dangerous conditions that exist there, the developer did not create and is not responsible for. they are doing their best to mitigate them. i believe they are moving seven and a thousand people a day and this is at capacity for people who are disabled. they would need to drive to stores and would like to be shopping on market. history is important but we also need to keep making it. we cannot get stuck in the past. last but not least, our unions lost a lot of members. we need the union's desperately. the city needs a tax revenue desperately. certainly the other building, they need the work desperately as well. please move this project forward. thank you. >> i was an urban design planner. this is the best chance to revitalize and improve the street. we are fortunate the architects designed this handsome building. this means all of the design guidelines and i urge you to reject the appeal and support the adequacy. thank you. >> good evening, supervisors. thank you for your t

most of whom are union members and most belong to transit local union 100 run by john samuels. >> we000 subway and bus workers. >> and their contract much too rich says the mta. >> the mta says we are $800 million in the hole. cut us some slack. >> there is nothing funny about it says james mcdougal. public sector unions are parasites that will bankrupt america. >> it is literally the parasite devouring the host. >> the host he says is private enterprise and the parasite is unions and government. >> it is crazy that the private sector is literally dying and the federal government is providing more and more and more pay and benefits to its own ememployees at the same time. >> mcdougal built this payroll service company from scratch. his business was all about employee pay and so over the years he has been dismayed to watch government award their workers raises and special benefits like retirement at age 55. >> used to be the deal you could work for the government because it is safe, you can't be fired but you make less. now, they make if you include the pension, double. >> more than d

. >> a local credit union teaches union teaches life's most valuable lessons. >> a family moved to oakland to have a transplant but that was shattered when their young daughter was murdered. >> the grandfather was a fay moist bebop trumper, they could not escape it. >> and she says, all the time. >> shend her family did imagine to escape hurricane katrina. barely. her mother's businessnd the family's dreams washeaway in the flood. >> oakland was a place to start over, or so they thought. it was labor day, neighbors were outside barbecuing and this quiet neighborhood was rocked by gunshots. >> i don't even remember what happened after that. >> just stood straig up. you don't even know what you are doing. i stood straight up and i went to straht to hell with that phone call. >> a hell from which this mother has yet to emerge and a murder which police have yet to solve. desiree was walking with a friend when a red car pulled up. three men were inside. at least 20 shots were fired. she was hit twice. inveigators say this oakland senior with dreams of becoming a veterinarian was not the intende

most of whom are union members and most belong to transit local union 100 run by john samuels. >> weorkers. >> and their contract much too rich says the mta. >> the mta says we are $800 million in the hole. cut us some slack. >> there is nothing funny about it says james mcdougal. public sector unions are parasites that will bankrupt america. >> it is literally the parasite devouring the host. >> the host he says is private enterprise and the parasite is unions and government. >> it is crazy that the private sector is literally dying and the federal government is providing more and more and more pay and benefits to its own ememployees at the same time. >> mcdougal built this payroll service company from scratch. his business was all about employee pay and so over the years he has been dismayed to watch government award their workers raises and special benefits like retirement at age 55. >> used to be the deal you could work for the government because it is safe, you can't be fired but you make less. now, they make if you include the pension, double. >> more than double because they h

one of the members of the local union captured his image on her cell phone and public defender jeff pushing the city pension program. he declined to talk with us at the fundraising luncheon but head of san francisco police officer yawn was more than happy to criticize the proposal. >> this is about health care. much more than pension reform. >>reporter: gaev gary says proposal would cut into health care benefits and requiring work investigators contribute 9 to continue percent of the salary towards their pension rather than the current 7 and half percent. >> the reason why i am doing this is because i don't want to see basic services like the public defenders office obliterated. >>reporter: last april he told them that the system is bankrupting the city. police union boss calls that pension tsunami a myth. >> that is projection of earnings that never happened in the history of the country expect in the past 2 years. >>reporter: brown says the city is hayed for trouble open a system that he help put in place. >> if we don't begin to address the issue intelligentl intelligently, there will no

we've seen hundreds and hundreds of local unions partner with management to put in place bold reforms to take public education to a new level. all of us have to change. unions have to move. superintendents need to move. all of us have to be part of the solution. let's stop pointing, blaming, pointing fingers. how do we get to where we're leading the world in college graduates? >> a couple numbers before we take a break and then we'll come back and hear from the audience and college campuses around the country. there are about 17% of the student population made up of african-americans, but only 7% of the teachers are african-americans. latino students, 21%. teachers, 7%, and washington, d.c. with michelle reid, she went out and actively recruited african-american males because there are not enough role models in the classroom. >> we talk about a million new teachers, that ha to be a diverse workforce. i'll give you tougher numbers. less than 1 in 50, less than 2% of the teachers are african-american males. if you put african-american males and hispanics together it's 3 pntd 5% of the t

reporter: still ramirez was one of more than 500 people who cheered on larry brown hosted by the local teamsters union. brown is the democratic candidate for governor. >> we start our battle tomorrow. you will see my ads. you will see me up and down the state. >> reporter: brown's opponent republican meg whitman did not have anything planned for today. but many voters have already seen her on the airwaves. whitman has spent more than $140 million for political ads. brown is kicking his campaign into high gear tomorrow. >> i will goup and down and tell people my message which is no taxes without a vote of the people. bring the government closer to the local level and learn to live within our means. >> reporter: barbara ramirez lost her job a few months ago. she says she will still vote for mostly democrats this election, but with less enthusiasm than she did 2 years ago. >> so i will still vote probably the same. i am not that far from it but i wish certain things would change. >> reporter: polls show other voters may not be as forgiving. in a usa gal up poll released this week. but today brown showed

so the local operators union is trying to put the brakes on the plan with an injunction.f that doesn't work the chronicle reports that a sick-out could be in the works. the paper says that the flyer is allegedly circulating along among muni operators encouraging them to call in sick between september 14 and september 17. the union says it doesn't have anything to do with it. >>> this weekend big changes are in store for a bay area thoroughfare. take a look at the sunol grade. crews will restripe 680 southbound carpool lanes and one or two lanes could be closed both nights this weekend and into next week in preparation for the opening of the bay area's first freeway express lane. starting september 20, solo drivers will be able to drive in the diamond lane as long as they pay a fee. still ahead on the bay area saturday -- the pat tillman story is billed as the story that the military doesn't want you to hear. and now you can be the judge. an explosive documentary that tackles the events leading up to pat tillman's death opens in his hometown of san jose. hmm, do i wear hat

the lctf, a local nonprofit and union affiliated organization founded last year and our mission is to empower low income and underserved residents of san francisco through job training and placement. and this gift is the first class project for the nonprofit. i have a short power point that i'm going to go through that's on the second page. stewart, can you help me with this? who's been working on this? the local 261 community service and training foundation has not been alone. and although the gift is flowing through them it's been a whole bunch of folks who put this together. and i know the actual gift amount, we've listed is $61,000 which is for the hard costs. that's the materials, and the labor costs for the trainees. they do get paid for working on this project. everything else has been done pro bono. and if we had gone out and solicited bids to do this job, it would have been somewhere in the range of $200,000. so a lot of folks have put a lot of time and have been very generous. one of the great builders in town will oversee the project and provide all the equipment, and the t

a lot of banks are offering -- promotional rights so you have to shop around a local credit union in 3% ira that anybody can get. there's a bank in the northwest that can offer a 3% checking account. there are some criteria that you have to adhere to. 3% -- i found one in the midwest that is offering a 4% checking account. you have to pay attention to what the rules are. for instance, that 3% checking in the northwest, they want you to have at lost 12 debits a year -- i'm sorry, 12 deb pet about its a month, excuse me. a direct deposit going into the account. you have to neat criteria or you are not going to get the rate or there could be penalties if you shop around there are some good deals out there. >> amazing cd's are 1 or 2%? >> according to the bank rate monitor you have to go out five years and not breaching 2 1/2%. that's a really good point about cd's. a lot of people don't know regardless of what the rate is in your bank, you can ask for more. your bank doesn't have to give it to you, but they might. it does help the larger amount often a six figure account will do better

in the area of state and local government and the public sector generally, it has been steadily rising. this year we saw half of the union membership in this country works for the public sector, federal, state, or local governments. why do we care at the chamber? that's sort of brings to the floor the fact that the union movement will have a hard time ever moving away from bigger government and bigger programs and more spending, because that is where the base of the union membership is. how is that spending going to be paid for? higher taxes on the private sector workers and private sector companies. putting the federal government aside, at the tambor we had a conference recently on underfunded state and local pensions and health care funding. we are familiar with california. and studies have shown a $1 trillion gap in funding for state and local governments, and pension funds. promises made in which they cannot meet. other studies showed $3 trillion for that same data. there has been some attention to this. when people see the clothes allegiance between the unions and government, what we see in this alarming trend in th

. >> reporter: michelle reid lauded by some for her innovative ideas and criticized by the local teacher's union features in the documentary and says it is time the country got a good look at what is really happening. >> if you looked at what has happened in american public education over the last 20 years we have gone from number one in a lot of different respects, to absolutely at the bottom amongst developed nations. >> reporter: while charter schools are portrayed positively in the new film, teachers unions are not. but this is no attack from the right. gugenhiem is the documentary behind al gore's an inconvenient truth. they are praying his attempt to get the country talking about education but not happy about what she calls an inaccurate portrayal of sub-par teachers and villain outside unions. >> there are three million teachers in this country most who do heroic work every single day. so we need to give the good teachers we have the tools and the conditions to support them. we need to support them rather than scapegoat them. >> reporter: he says he never expected any film making experien

the service employees international union with more than 700,000 members statewide is getting behind prop 19 because of its potential to generate tax revenue for localnments. the union says that could help avoid cuts to healthcare, home care and other services. while prop 19 provides no direct tax dollars, it does allow cities and counties to approve the sale of marijuana and put their own taxes on it. >> tomorrow a. c. transit officials are expected to approve more service cuts, this time affecting night and weekend service. the cost-cutting proposal will cut weekend bus service in half and eliminate all but two of the agency's overnight lines. the agency says making those cuts would save more than $13 million. the district faces a projected $56 million budget deficit in a fiscal year that starts next june. >> 6:36 now. time for a check on the forecast. you'll see some sun today. >> that's right. a little cooler, mike? >> i don't think so. i think that is our top weather headline. on this tuesday temperatures will drop compared to yesterday afternoon. even with total sunshine. 4 degrees cooler in san francisco, redwood city, san jose and santa rosa

vincent gray walked out in front of his supporters at a local hotel at union station with 90% of the precincts reporting. gray told the crowd of supporters that it is now time for all district residents to put aside their differences and move forward as one city. >> my commitment to you is that we'll work hard to make sure we don't disappoint you. all i ask in return is this. don't sit on the sidelines, be involved. because only if we all work together can we move this city forward. >> reporter: the associated press is reporting this morning that it spoke to a spokesperson with adrian fenty's campaign and the mayor has conceded this primary. we are told that probably the mayor will call the chairman sometime this morning. we'll keep you updated. back to you guys in the studio. >>> some tense moments at fenty's headquarters just before midnight and we are not just talking about the election results. a volunteer accidentally crashed through a plate glass window as fox 5's karen gray houston was on the air live. >> those are the people worm targeted by the get out to vote effort of the

union son. very beautiful sculpture. the artist is a local artist. we asked him to do something to make the west face of the building into a much more inviting context for people coming to the museum because the way the building was origin ally anticipated people would drive around the building to enter, but that origin plan was changed about 10 years ago. now all you see is the west facade. there are windows i think you can see in the illustration. and at the bottom right-hand corner you can see what the auditorium looks like right now. it is not a very inviting wall. so i think when the artwork will actually add tremendous amount of visual interest to the museum when you arrive. our request is that you approve this proposal. >> is there any public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> moved and seconded. all those in favor. >> aye. >> any opposed? hearing none it is unanimous. >> item 10. >> good afternoon commissioners, i am bringing you another movie night which has become more popular in our neighborhood parks. this is

the 175 members include the maritime industry, local government, residential and commercial builders, labor unions, recreational users, and professional firms. we request that you approve the study and support the planning commission vision. thank you for your time. president fong: kevin loskatoff? >> good evening, commissioners. i am here in support of the planning commission recommendations. i want to think staff for their work in creating a document that looks at the city and waterfront as a whole. i am a member of the tennis and swim club and enjoy the disabilities. however, this will bring about much-needed renovations while also surprising -- while also providing land for the greater community outside of as private members. currently, the only citywide contribution of the club is the unfortunate wall that overshadows a large section of the embarcadero. is that a wall, a fence, or a combination? it is important to remember the civic responsibility our city has to the waterfront. the importance of this area and the need to replace certain parking lots with developments that benefit the port an

voters in antioch, concord, el cerrito, san leandro and union city are all considering local tax measuresmber that would push sales tax rates near or above 10%. sherry hu is in el cerrito, which is one of two bay area cities where the sales tax would climb to 10.25%. >> reporter: dana, ready to shop? this is one of the things el cerrito is known for, san pablo avenue. it's a commercial corridor and it's lined with stores, restaurants, mom and pop businesses. now, this city is small with only 24,000 people. and it relies heavily on property and sales taxes. shoppers are spending, but still looking for sales. >> pennies do add up. they certainly do. and they are important. >> reporter: el cerrito voters will decide how important, being asked for a half cent hike in the sales tax and if approved, shoppers will pay one of the highest in the bay area, at 10.25%. >> that's a lot. that would make me reconsider i guess coming here. >> reporter: coming to el cerrito? >> yeah, possibly. >> it might. it just would depend on what it is and what the bottom line would be on the price. >> reporter: like

money goes to pay bus drivers, mechanics, subway drivers, and so forth and most are union members and belong to localesent 34,000 subway and bus workers. >> and their contract much too rich says the mta. >> the mta says we're 800 million dollars in the hole. cut us some slack. >> there's nothing funny about it, says james mcdougle. >> public sector unions are parasites that will bankrupt america. >> it's literally the parasite devouring the host. >> the host is business. the parasite unions. >> the private sector a literally dying and the federal government is providing more and more benefits. >> mcdougle is a businessman who built the service company from scratch and his business was all about employee pay so over the years he's been dismayed to watch government award their workers raises an and special benefits like retirement at age 55. >> it used to be the deal, you go work for the government because it's safe, you can't be fired. but you make less. now, they make, if you include the pension, double. >> more than double, because they have fantastic benefits. >> people say you union thugs are suck

also a new york-based union dropped a couple hundred thousand dollars in mailers into some local races. those mailers were very negative against some campaigns, including the jackson campaign here at the county executive race. now, we are here at the baker victory party here at six flags america in largo. you can see people are very happy. there is avery festive atmosphere he. they're certainly hoping for a victory tonight, and right now their numbers are looking very good. i'm dcy spencer reporting live from largo. we'll send it back to you. >> thanks, darcy. >>> we return now to the republican candidate for county executive. douglas rosenfeld appears to have a substantial lead over his opponent, vovak. >> there is a lot more still ahead tonight on news4 at 11:00. a heavyweight set in maryland. >>> a woman died after being hit by a car in one of the busiest maryland areas. >>> he also worked as an fbi informant. >>> great day today, but will it stay that way through the rest of the work week and what about the weekend? the forecast, i'll have it for you. >>> he's no stranger to contro

where sarah palin endorsed the woman candidate, kelly iat, but the manchester union leader and jim demint went with the local. i'm going to have to read his name. ovid la montagne. the union leader has tremendous clout in new hampshire. and they went with la montagne. and they backed him all the way. and they and demint are probably going to take her down

michelle rhee criticized by the local teacher's union, features prominently in the movie and said it's time the country got a good look at what is happening. >> if you look at what has happened in american public education over the last 20 years, we have gone from number one in a lot of different respects to absolutely at the bottom amongst developed nations. >> reporter: while charter schools are portrayed positively, teacher's unions are not. but this is not attack from the right. gwen heim is the director and producer behind the al gore warming document an inconvenient truth. the american federation of teachers praised gwen heim to get the country talking about the problem but is not happy with the portrayal of teachers. >> there are 3 million teachers in this country and those who do heroic things every day. and we need to give the teachers the tools and conditions to support them rather than scapegoat them. >> reporter: gwen heim said he didn't expect any support, but the ground swell around this project has been greating and confesses although he's a huge supporter of public scho

reporter: the chancellor, michelle reid, lauded for her innovative ideas and criticized by the local teacher's unionsinently in the documentary and says it is time to get a good look at what happened. >> if you look at what happened in american public education over the last 20 years we have gone from number one, in a lot of different respects, to absolute at the bottom, amongst developed nations. >> reporter: while charter schools are portrayed positively in the new film, teachers unions are not. but, this is no attack from the right. guggenheim is the academy award-winning director and producer behind al gore's global warming documentary, "an inconvenient truth" and randy weingarten, president of the american federation of teachers, praises his attempt to get the country talking about education but is not happy about what she calls an accurate portrayal of teachers and unions. >> teachers, most of them do heroic work every day and we need to give the good teachers we have the tools and this conditions to support them, we need to support them, rather than scapegoat them. martha: boy, this is a huge

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 director of the officer's union did not respond for a statement >>> health concerns at a local yeurvetsz university after a student gets a contagious and deadly infection >>> tense moments today for students and teachers at as a howard county high school. joggers found a body outside of columbia's high school around 7:00 this morning. students were kept inside until the body was removed. detectives say it appears to be a suicide not foul play. they don't believe the person was a student. >>> a perfect september day. how long will the beautiful conditions last? let's hope it's a long time. bob has the forecast. >>> a lot of people asking when will we get some rain around here? we need some rain, it's been dry for the last two or three weeks. some activity around st. louis and around lake michigan they combine into a front that could bring us showers by tomorrow. tomorrow that low pressure, the bulk of the activity will pass to the north will be on the southern edge. some spots may pick up a quarter to an inch or so with thunderstorms possible. we'll have a great weekend >>> stil

he was at a local hotel near union station where he thanked his supporters. he basically said, let's all come together. it's been a long campaign and it's been hard-fought but it's time as district residents to come together as one city. >> we were outraces, were outfit. we were outnumbered, but we were not outworked. >> reporter: we have been trying to get ahold of the gray and fenty campaign. we're trying to figure out we were told or read in the associated press that mayor fenty conceded the primary election to gray. but we are told that some kind of call was expected to be made this morning. we're not sure at this point if the mayor has called vincent gray yet or not. we're still trying to ascertain that. and we plan to get an interview with the board of elections within the next hour and ask them what happened last night and then see if everything went as planned or if they could have done things a little more quickly. we should have that interview for you, allison and steve, coming up at 9:00. back to you guys. >> matt, thank you very much. >>> we have

from you and that's the big battle is going to be in the state and local governments, is figuring out-- if you've made a promise, the unions are absolutely right to sue to, to litigate the complaint, whatever they can to see that that money is paid. i would say it's a legit battle, neil. and i believe that the legit battle is going forward. >> neil: promises made and promises broken in the private world though, too, and adam was speaking about companies that focus on the pensions and pensions out of the guaranteed corporations, and itself in massive debt. so, this is a national problem, isn't it? >> it's definitely a national problem and the reality is that you can't solve is by just taking money away from future pensioners. you're actually going to have to start messing with people now who are retirees now. i've been speaking to experts on the topic all over the country and they say the money is just not there. you're going to have to make some tough, tough choices here, and you're going to have to fight it out in the courts. that's exactly what's going on in minnesota right now. there's a lawsuit right now, the state is

. >> this is the district and success story in many other localities and in san francisco it's been slow getting off the ground and unionquare is able to hire folks in order to provide uniformed guides that make the shopping insuranc expe much better and you have able t accept plement the services for keeping the streets clean and respond to graffiti quicker and marketing. >> and we are sitting in it as we speak and it's one of the only ones in the business district of san francisco and the other is union square and fisherman's wharf is one and mission is only one block and trying to improve things on our own but we could use the city resources to get things done. >> i hope that city hall begins to see what they need to do to help us, and be a bit more -- not just approachable, but responsible for the entire city. >> i think we are making great advances with the parks that have been neglected over many years and still we have a way t go obviously and the other is the planning process and we are on the verge of permanent controls for the mission district and the dot com boom and whatever form it takes in the future and w

unions in california. >> the president of the los angeles local was recently kicked out of his post after it turned out he sending hundreds of thousands of dollars in union dues to companies owned and operated by family members. when it turned out they weren't doing all the labor work they were supposed to be doing. a lot of it was kickbacks to his family members. the reason this came to light was because of the union financial transparency reforms that president bush put into effect that forced the unions to disclose how they are spending the dues money. >> reporter: the key is this former seiu president andy stern signed a 3-year consulting contract wore stevens after his union was merged with other unions and he lost his job. he got the job officials say because of ongoing projects that needed to be finished. the contract was to pay him $75,000 a year for three years. here is the concern about that. >> federal laugh prohibits unions from creating no-show jobs where you get paid for not doing any work. the problem is stevens lost his job and as part of the conditions of losing his job he was going to ge

is that my union, the american federation of teachers, and our locals throughout the country are doingded problem-solving contracts to try and help ensure that we have a path to great teaching. but we can't do it alone. we need to have robust curriculum that is connected with these new higher standards. we need to have conditions, learning conditions and teaching conditions so we can differentiate instruction amongst kids. if you have 50 kids in your class, you're going to have a much harder time than with 20 kids. >> i want to say, jonathan all thor, an msnbc analyst with whom i spoke a short while ago, he was echoing that exact same lesson. he said you've got to have everybody on the same playing field, we have to rise up to the level and set that standard. who's responsible for that? >> so we are. you know, and this is probably my biggest disappointment in terms of guggenheim's film. because it's outdated. if you look at what's happened in the united states in the last two years -- and nbc is part of it by doing this education nation program -- we have been in district after distric