metzler with teamsters local 665, and we represent workers affected by this legislation as well. the work in the city garages in san francisco. in february, 14 of those garages will be awarded to new operators, and the lack of acrimony and lack of displacement and other disruptions to both the public and to members and our families will be evident by the current legislation and hopefully by the improvements that are going to be brought about when this is moved to the full board. we really appreciate everyone who is supporting this legislation. i also want to echo what was said as far as in the and the contractors, a little bit of history. at one garage some years ago, unbeknownst to us, management had brought in people to do our work. as we were uncovering it, we found out that they actually inc. workers as a business individually amongst themselves in the city garage. there were in there for a few months. fortunately, we were able to do something. but it gives you an example of what the problem is with these and the contractors. it is an opportunity for people to be exploited in

some of those truck drivers are teamsters members in i am told those truck drivers do not cross the line. some trucks get through, some do not. >>george: on 101 northbound, the chp has cleared the crash from the traffic lanes, they have actually cleared it entirely from the freeway. it is off the road we completely, however it had already managed to back up the ride on 101 northbound, it is now backed up to 92 and just beyond. honda is even a little slowing in foster city westbound 92. with the roadway clear, we will see some of this start to pick up. remember, this is in an area where we generally see slow traffic. this could be the beginning of what will be a slower rise through san mateo. that has been our only hot spot. here is a quick look at the bridges. the bay bridge is incident free and virtually delay free westbound. the senate say a bridge ride is also incident free. here is a quick look at the golden gate bridge right. the volume continues to build. >>george: let's get an update on the weather. >>erica: if we are anticipating dry and mild conditions into the weekend. on tap f

people who never worked for hostess for any company that hostess bought and that's because of the teamstersving across the manufacturing economy and you'll see it more and more and people never worked for them. >> let me ask you this, is that in 2009 when it emerged from bankruptcy the first time, it was, the control was seized by a private equity fund. and holdings, so was all the talk about the venture capitalists, and the equity, equity funds, and coming out of bankruptcy in 2009, the question is, why couldn't they renegotiate the contracts with the unions? why couldn't they fix it so now we're back to another, another bankruptcy? >> here is what happened. they came in, they wanted a cut and decided we're going to leave the pensions and medical benefits alone, by golly that's say credits, but you unions, you're going to help us cut work expenses, rules, et cetera. the problem, the unions ended up saying no and turning it down after coming out of chapter 11. drivers can't load their trucks a separate person does it and things are delivered to stores in separate trucks. >> greta: why wasn'

. >> look, i think the bottom line is no one wants telemarketer teamsters calling them at home and trying to drag me in the unions what the majority of people realize unions have cost a lot of money. we don't need worker protection anymore. we get that. we are in a different world and so the cost of companies to protect themselves is unfortunately taking away from hiring other people. >> john, do you agree with that? what about the energy industry and drill coal mines. >> look at car makers and airlines and baseball. they were sunk by unions and those legacy calls - costs that they built up. you can choose both sides. if you want to see where tracey. new car manufacturers are going in the south where they don't have to deal with union states. they cannot simply afford the union costs that build up over decades. money goes where it is reward. >> you had me until you used baseball. >> they almost killed baseball. >> thank goodness for mark mcguyer and steroids. >> coming up. how would you like to get paid with the e-mails and phone calls that you answer. new law in south america could have

the michigan regional council of carpenters and millwrights, the operating engineers union and the teamsters. i appreciate all of their support and hope others will join us in this effort. in addition to the special messages, we took a number of other very important actions. first we began a dialogue on reducing taxes on industrial equipment, which needs to continue. michigan's been a world leader in manufacturing, and we want good job growth to happen in this important economic sector. now this conversation needs to be done in partnership with our local jurisdictions, since it's a critical part of the revenue. let's look for a long-term solution that generates more and better jobs while properly supporting our communities. we accomplished major reforms of our state pension and retiree medical system. these reforms moved our benefits structure to bet ear line with the private sector, so that we'll remain a good place to work while at the same time reducing our long-term liabilities by more than $5 billion. while we focused on more and better jobs and financially sound government, we've also

does not change the john o'connell honorific to the name in order to give respect to the 1930's teamster member for grew the school was named. the o'connor family believes that as we continue to make our quest to be the place it needs to be, which will continue to work with the superintendent to officially designate the name to be john o'connell high school. >> be it resolved that the sfusd approves the modification of the school to john o'connell high school. i know that the school community was prepared to turn out this evening. they have elected a representative body of an apparent leaders to speak. you can learn what is happening tomorrow on the morning radio show. president mendoza: i do have some speakers. aaron yam, roberto bob, gamino, joann and steven bonnacorso. you each have two minutes to speak. >> hello. i am day 4.0 junior at john o'connell. when i first got the acceptance to the high school, i was a little turned away from the alternative. as i give it a chance, it is a great high school. though some of my friends did not give it a chance and tried to go somewhere like was

you can come along as teamsters as well as the men who would manage the carts or drive them, and you will get good pay, but if you do not cooperate, then the king's business must be done and you will lose your wagons and horses and get nothing. so, of course, the farmers did cooperate. and the king paid in good hard money. well, here we see roughly the path of braddock from virginia and then maryland along north of the potomac and then long journey through the heavily wooded terrain finally approaching ft. duquesne in july 1754. there he encounters a force of roughly a thousand in the enemy camp. they are -- have come out of the ft. duquesne. they didn't necessarily expect to meet braddock and his men, but they did. and the fierce fight ensued. opposing braddock were several hundred french soldiers and perhaps 600 natives of the potawatomies, miamis, some shawnees and delawares, peoples who lived in the ohio country in the vicinity and who believed that france was now strong in the region and their best bet lay in allying with france and strengthening their ties to the french. also s

license that they need if they want to work for transportation company where there are jobs, so the teamstersr example, stepping in, trying to help young vets get that certification, get that licensing. >> excellent. barbara starr, thanks for your report. if you are a company actively looking right now to try to hire vets, please let us know. you can send us twitter, go on facebook, find us, let us know because we want to talk about you and what you're trying to do. >>> hate your job, want to try to find a new one? this is your year to do it. we're going to show you how, next. [oinking] [hissing] [ding] announcer: cook foods to the right temperature using a food thermometer. 3,000 americans will die from food poisoning this year. check your steps at foodsafety.gov. >>> all right. this is finally the year to upgrade your job. recruiters, hr managers, career coaches are telling us 2012 is the year to make the move. 79% of workers plan to look for new opportunity as the economy impro improves. this is according to a survey by fpc, a national executive search firm. if you want to move on, up, bec

one teamster who spoke to the crowd said many truck drivers doing business in the port of oakland face struggled. >> they take these jobs, sometimes after they learn how much they will get paid for them. >>> turning now to election 2012 and the field of gop candidates will narrow by at least one tomorrow. a senior campaign official for john huntsman said today that the former utah governor informed him and other campaign advisors that he is dropping out of the race. this is despite a very important endorsement today from south carolina's biggest newspaper. huntsman is now expected to endorse mitt romney. he had been campaigning without any signs of dropping out. >>> meantime, newt gingrich says he is the only viable alternative to the former massachusetts governor. and that voters need to rally around him. >> and i'm the one person who has a realistic chance of defeating him here. i hope people realize that voting for anyone other than gingrich -- >>> candidate rick santorum doesn't believe the race ends with south carolina. he's vowing to continue beyond that race and try to convince

when i spoke to a member of the teamsters she told me it was very important for other workers out here because next time it could be their benefit package. >> people are thinking why do i have to pay, they understand it is an ail lent idea and we have to support every worker to have good benefits. >>> this is the 6th week and they voted to go on strike over proposed changes to their healthcare benefits packages. the company wants workers who are here to pay $1,500 a year now and they are paying $3,000 a year for their benefit package. we are told a federal mediator and i told you it already happened and i checked with a member where a federal mediation is to take place. initially they did not want to submit to federal mediation and they are still trying to get ahold of american licorice for more. >>> seven african-american police officer accused the police department and the chief of telling racest jokes and barred them from getting promotions. the city has spent millions of dollars on this five-year-old case. >>> new tomorrow, presidential cap candidates are making -- presidential can

the powerful union, of course, is the teamsters. this all happened in illinois.hat happened was the local fox affiliate in chicago started asking questions about this guy being on the state payroll. he was fired in 2010 and then with the help of the teamsters, his job was restored. who knows what was in that collective bargaining agreement? but i think it underscores just how ridiculous these civil service protections are and how they work to the detriment of taxpayers in chicago or illinois or any state for that matter. >> gretchen: because the taxpayer high school to foot the back pay, over $100,000 that went to him. here is the illinois department of transportation statement on it. despite our best attempts to remove an employee hired by the previous administration, an arbitrator ruled in the employee's favor. the department aggressively defended its position and strongly disagrees with the arbitrator's decision. so it looks like even the governmental agency didn't want this to happen. >> yeah. that's right. and of course, what happened in the final determinat

a teamster says many truck drivers doing business at the port of oakland struggle every day.y have partnered with several labor groups in many months showing their support for workers at picket lines and or disputes. >>> this is the season for outdoor skating. the ice rink at union square will be shutting down until next season. tens of thousands of skaters have taken a turn around the ice and that lees just one outdoor rink still open. that is the rink in downtown san jose which will have skating for two more weeks. >>> hey sal holiday commute does that look nice? >> it does. as a matter of fact i think you will like it for your drive if you have to go to work. you remember some people do have martin luther king junior holiday off. that means the mornings commute will be lighter. as we take a look at some of these things. northbound 280 traffic looks good getting up to highway 17. getting into the south bay very, very busy. heading south on 680 it looks very nice. let's go back to the desk. >>> thank you very much. details just coming in about an early morning shooting in ri

members of teamsters and some community leaders will also be there. protest is set to begin at 67:30 this evening in san leandro. >>> the parents of a toddler killed in a rohnert park crosswalk have dropped their lawsuit. a student was driving the car that ran over and killed two- year-old callie murray while the today her was crossing the street with her mother. the child's parents say it's time to move on. they have dropped their lawsuit against the city that claimed the crosswalk was unsafe. they also decided not to file a civil lawsuit against the driver, 19-year-old caitlin dunaway. the student was texting a friend at the time of the accident. >>> state regulators due to improve new rules aimed at revving up the manufacturer every zero emission cars. the board is expected to require that 15% of new cars sold in california by 2025 run on electricity, hydrogen or other systems that produce little or no smog. the goal is to have 1.4 million zaire emission cars on california roads by 2025. right now there are about 10,000. >>> california voters may g

the teamsters so far have not commented on this at all.for the time being, he maintains his job work on the illinois department of transportation. megyn: when he was candidate obama he blasted president obama over raising america's debt limit. but as president he can't say no. the debt limit rises to $16 trillion tomorrow. consequences this will have on america's economy and our future coming up. how would you like to be this guy. when you google the name of this successful attorney, the first thing that comes up are here is, cheaters are us.com. now he's suing his ex-over it. how this case could impact what you post on the internet. hockey players and kids have seconds to escape as a roof comes crashing down in an ice rink. ome weight. thanks. you noticed. these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right -- whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multi-grain cheerios -- 5 whole grains, 110 calories. creamy, dreamy peanut butter taste in a t

one of the truckers said he's a teamsters organizer.them to take the super bowl and shove it. he said the truckers will be willing to risk arrests by causing traffic jams. this all according to the associated press. traffic jams in the street. i don't know. is there anything more aggravating than that? >> this is an extension of the occupy movement. this is the new left in america. and the unions are just another tool of the broader obama orchestrated to some degree or another occupy movement which is dying out thankfully across america. but this is the new left and what they do to disrupt travel. they are adopting the tactics of the europeans and they will just infuriate people. americans do like right to work. there are 22 right to work states in the united states. this would be the 23rd. trust me, it will bring jobs to indiana and bring prosperity to indiana. i'm not even anti-union but this is crazy. >> here is the thing about right to work, it doesn't bring work anywhere it has been enacted and it lowers standards. i'm all for the

here come the teamster. the artist. musicians. where are the writers? waiting and waiting. i thought, you know, someone has a letter of support. i'm going to find that. no letter emerged. and so on going to try to experiment here. i don't normally read from my iphone, but i think it is appropriate for one of want to do here. we have all heard that to rear square in egypt was one of the great aspirations, partially tweet powered, twitter powered. that can be exaggerated, but what i discovered and tried to cover this as a journalist, this occupy wall street, it did have a lot to do with twitter, partly because of the crack downs that were not just one night, but a month and a half, every night, over 2,000 occupations. if you look at twitter around midnight you will see them, and not in the big cities like tucson. every night somebody gets beat up. every night the cops come after the 11:00 news and the paper goes to bed with bulldozers, horses and riverboats. every night this happens. this, i think, is something that is important regardless of what your politics are, regardles

year, the teamsters. the artists, musicians. where are the writers? i'm waiting and waiting. and i thought someone has a letter, letter of support, i'm going to sign that letter and i waited. and no better emerged. in some going to try an experiment here, and i will normally read from iphone but i think it is appropriate for what i want to do here. so, we've all heard tahrir square in egypt, with great inspirations, small movement, was partially tweet powered. twitter powered. that can be exaggerated. but what i discovered in trying to cover this as a journalist this occupy wall street movement, it did have a lot to do with twitter. partly because the crackdowns, not just last night but for a month and half, over every nitpickers over 200,000 occupations that. if you look at twitter and admit that, you will see that and not in the big cities in tucson and peoria. every night somebody gets beat up. every night the cops come after the 11:00 news, after the paper goes dead, and they come with bulldozers or horses, rubber bullets, every night this happened. this i think if someth

support for michigan university and michigan reseller council is trying to engineers union and the teamsters. i appreciate all of their support and hope others will join us in this effort. [applause] in addition to the special messages to attack other important actions. first they begin a dialogue on reducing taxes on industrial equipment which needs to continue. michigan has been a world leader in manufacturing and we want good job growth to happen in this important economic there. now this conversation needs to be done in partnership with our local jurisdictions. since it's a critical part of the revenue. let's look for a long-term solution that generates more and better jobs while properly supporting our communities. [applause] we accomplish major reforms of our state pension and retiree medical system. these reforms moved or benefit structure to better align with the yours so we weren't many good place to work but the same time reducing our long-term liabilities by more than $5 billion. client we have also committed to help them the most inane. government always needs to consider human s

the teachers marching and lots of librarians, chefs leadoff -- laid off cooks come here come the teamsters, artists, musicians. where are the writers? i'm waiting and waiting and thought someone has a letter of support i'm going to find that letter and i waited and no cluttered emerged. so i'm going to try an experiment here i don't normally read from my phone but i think it is appropriate for what i want to do here. so, you know, we've all heard that the square in egypt which was one of the great inspiration's for the smaller movement was partially powered, twitter-howard and that can be exaggerated but what i discovered in trying to cover this as a journalist, this occupy will street movement did have a lot to do with twitter partly because the crackdown not just last night but for a month and a half there's over 200,000 occupations now and if you look at twitter around midnight you'll see them and not in the big cities in tucson and peoria, every night somebody gets beat up. every night the cops come down after the even o'clock news after the paper goes to bed and they come with bulldoz

from michigan universities, michigan council of carpenters, the operating engineers union and the teamstersthis effort. [applause] [applause] in addition to the special messages we took a number of other important actions. first we begin a dialogue on reducing taxes on industrial equipment which needs to continue. michigan spent -- has been a world leader in manufacturing and we want job growth to happen in this important economic sector. now this conversation needs to be done in partnership with their local jurisdiction such as the critical part of the revenue. let's look for a long-term solution that generates more and better jobs while properly supporting our communities. [applause] [applause] we accomplish major reforms of our state pension and retiree medical system. these reforms better align with the private sector so we will remain at good place to work while at the same time reducing our long-term liabilities by more than $5 billion. [applause] while they focused on more and better jobs and financially sound government, we have also committed to helping the most in need. government

support for michigan university and michigan reseller council is trying to engineers union and the teamsters. i appreciate all of their support and hope others will join us in this effort. [applause] in addition to the special messages to attack other important actions. first they begin a dialogue on reducing taxes on industrial equipment which needs to continue. michigan has been a world leader in manufacturing and we want good job growth to happen in this important economic there. now this conversation needs to be done in partnership with our local jurisdictions. since it's a critical part of the revenue. let's look for a long-term solution that generates more and better jobs while properly supporting our communities. [applause] we accomplish major reforms of our state pension and retiree medical system. these reforms moved or benefit structure to better align with the yours so we weren't many good place to work but the same time reducing our long-term liabilities by more than $5 billion. client we have also committed to help them the most inane. government always needs to consider human s

even the teamsters want this thing built. so you got a president who is all about politics.s concerned. he just wants to win the next election. >> alisyn: it sounds like what the president is saying is that ever since the payroll tax holiday was actually passed, that he no longer -- >> steve: for two months. >> alisyn: for two months, that that was his last sort of legislative hurdle that he needed congress for. and frankly, there are new polls out this week that show congress' approval rating is at 5%. so on some level, is it strategic if the president is saying, i'm going to do more things unilaterally and not try to deal with the gridlock that is congress? >> well, one of the reasons i called for a part-time congress and a balanced budget amendment is make washington less consequential in people's lives. but until that happens, the president has to realize that this country is on the precipice of a huge economic crisis. and for him number one, to take a 19-day vacation to hawaii when he needs to have congress in town, working with him, cutting spending, we mow what the pr

if they can't get huge givebacks from the teamsters and other unions they're gone!ou know, for hostess lovers out there, they would probably be able to sell the rights to the ho-ho and the hostess snowball and everything else. >> is it going to be in bankruptcy again? may not come out. this is old line contracts that are the problem. no, i'm not going to eat it. >> this could be the last one in the world. are you sure? >> no, i'm very sure. thank you very much. >> we'll watch you at 9:20 on the fox business network. thanks, stu. have a good rest of the week. >> meanwhile, if you go-go for gadgets, you'll love where clayton morris is this morning at the consumer electronics show in las vegas where they never sleep. he's not sleeping. >> you don't sleep when you're out here. the hall here, 30 football fields filled with gadgets, guys at the consumer electronics show in 2012. and a lot of great stuff i would love to show you this morning and stuff to improve your life. in fact, the folks from cobra electronics have made something awesome. you know when you get in your

united states chamber of commerce and the afl-cio, the national association of manufacturers and the teamstersl groups that are usually taking different positions on different things. they're united on this. by targeting the worst of the worst and protecting the integrity of the internet, we get a broad coalition of support for the protect i.p. act. but law enforcement groups, of course, more than 400 companies and associations, unions have come together to support it. last year, forming similar coalitions, we were able to reform our patent laws to unleash american innovation and also to boost our economy. we have to look for the same thread here because there's a serious threat to our economic recovery posed by internet piracy. now, i have remained flexible on this. i've listened to people both for and against the legislation, made changes in it along the lines suggested by others, such as senator wyden. i took seriously the concerns about the domain name system provisions. we fix that in the managers' amendment. so i -- i regret that we're not going to go forward with it this week. i regret

i was a teamster. i am part of the michigan free to work coalition. we are expecting legislation to be introduced in the michigan house and senate to pass freedom to work legislation, which is very similar to a right to work legislation. michigan, our state, has been devastated, and a big part of the work force unionization in the state. we of lost -- we have lost 10,000 jobs in the last 10 years. if you look at the same 10-year. the states that lost jobs were all right to work stays. they were all forced unionization stays. you cannot have freedom for right to work in the pro-union. i pray to god we can best freedom to work legislation in michigan. caller: i want to respond to both scholars because i think the first caller -- to both callers, because i think the first caller had a right. study after study shows workers get dramatically lower wages and benefits -- $1,500 on average -- that is a big, big difference. and the strategy for rights to work is our race to the bottom, as the caller explained. the problem is not only is it bad for individual w