bob bruno, an employment labor relations professor at the university of illinois, says the numbers are likely to continue to be disappointing. "no, this isn't a blip, this looks like more of a really entrenched situation. we havent seen wages move much at all, they haven't moved for a number of years. in fact, if you go back to the early 70's, you'll see that there's actually been a loss of actual earning power." bloomberg news reports the average ceo salary is 204 times higher than the average employee - a 20% jump since 2009. in the 250 companies it looked at, there were 8 cases of ceos making 1000 times more than an average employee. blackstone group is pledging to hire 50,000 military veterans. the firm's ceo, steve schwartzman, said this week that hiring will span across its portfolio companies over the next five years. schwartzman noted that veterans are "reliable, motivated and trustworthy employees." it's part of the 'joining forces' initiative by the white house, led by michelle obama and jill biden. blackstone is the latest company committed to helping veterans. target, wal-m

but the two-tier pay scale - less for new hires - caught labor professor bob bruno's attention. "the very fact that cat wants a two-tier pay scale means it expects more work to be done there and that there will be hiring there." whatever hiring may come in the future, caterpillar warned before the vote that it will temporarily lay off up to 40% of its workforce in south milwaukee this summer. workers there make beween 18 and 34 dollars an hour. workers around the globe are rallying against low wages. yesterday in may day protests, americans pushed for immigration reform and people in turkey, spain, greece, italy, and france took to the streets trying to persuade governments to ease austerity measures and instead boost growth. even today, some trains, ferries and banks are closed in greece as marches continue. may day marchers in bangladesh focused on the tragedy that killed 386 people in the garment industry. the new york times reports american and european retailers are creating distancing from the disaster or pledging to help victims. cato corporation and children's place clai

bob. >> the great bruno mars will be performing at the posse foundation gala on may 22nd.fe's organization. >> and now that song will be in my head over and over. >> the cover of "time" this week, millennials. they're lazy, narcicisstic, but they will save us all. >> as long as we're blaming the baby boomers. >> we can shoulder it. >> that's it for the daily rundown. have a great weekend. coming up next, chris jansing. >>> a couple areas of severe weather we'll keep an eye on can today especially great lakes moving in to ohio and pennsylvania this afternoon. and also earlier today, down through louisiana, moving in to mississippi, we could see large hail and gusty winds out of both of those rounds of storms. boston today, 76. new york city should hit 80 with thunderstorms. and do you know your... blood type? a or b positive?? have you eaten today? i had some lebanese food for lunch. i love the lebanese. i... i'm not sure. enough of the formalities... lets get started shall we? jimmy how happy are folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico? happier than dracula v

bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> san bruno pipeline explosion, attorneys could soon take on chevron for the august fire. the fire injured several refinery workers and sent more than 15,000 to area hospitals suffering with respiratory probl problems. the cause was traced to a leaking pipe inside one of the refineries crude units. >>> holding a meeting to review its spending for the year, focusing on funds for measure a, tax initiative adopted in 2000 to provide money for transit improvements. tonight's meeting will allow the public to comment on the funding and whether it is being spent appropriately. the meeting starts at 6:00 pm on north first street. >>> it is 5:05 right now. christina loren very busy. check back in to get that wednesday forecast. good morning. >> good morning to you. we still have that unstable pattern going, jon and laura. you don't need that heavy coat. you might want to carry that umbrella with you, especially if you're picking up in the east bay, north bay. fair game for showers today. light, pesky shower. you might be using your windshield wipers from time t