. >> estela vÁzquez joins us, 1199tive vice president of seiu, and we will discuss also feel companiesth dr. serene jones, president of the unions deal logical seminary. all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. voters in scotland have opted not to form an independent country. with a record turnout of 84%, about 55% of voters chose to remain in the united kingdom, while 45% chose independence. in the wake of the vote, british prime minister david cameron has vowed to give scotland more independent powers as part of a process known as devolution. >> the people of scotland have spoken, and it is a clear result. they have kept our country of four nations together come and like millions of other people, i am delighted. as i said during the campaign, it would have broken my heart to see our united kingdom come to an end. >> the u.s. senate has voted 78-22 in favor of a plan by the obama administration to train and equip syrian rebels as part of an offensive against militants known as the islamic state. just 10 dem