why in 1979 would fraser agree to take less?loyers and labor unions, like buyers and sellers, try to make the best deal for themselves. labor and management: how do they come to terms? with economic analyst richard gill, we'll examine that question on this edition of economics usa. i'm david schoumacher. fewer than 1/3 of american workers are covered by union contract. but organized labor's strength at the economy's pressure points-- the big smokestack industries, the arteries of transportation and communication-- make them a force to be reckoned with. for more than 75 years, labor unions have been a fact of american economic l how did they get power? we are childn of immignts. the largest number came here around the turn of the century. millions, most of them jewish or italian, unskilled and uneducated, settled in new york city's crowded tenements. what kind of work did america offer? fannie susskind remembers. we came with the needle in our hand. i've worked since age 12, when i arrived. union newspaper editor leon stein. the

city clerk: president breslin, lim, farrell, scott, fraser, shlain. item no. 1. regular meeting of march 13, 2014, approving of minutes. >> are there any corrections to the minutes? motion to approve? >> i move the minutes be adopted. >> second. >> any public comment on this item? all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> opposed say no. it's unanimous. now we'll go into our rates and benefits committee section. commissioner scott you want to take that over. >> we are now in a regular session of the rates and benefits committee and i will call for action item 2. city clerk: item 2, action item review and approval of kaiser renewal option for actives and early retirees for the 2015 premium contributions, fully insured, flex funded or self funded renewal. >> your contract. good afternoon, everyone. it's a pleasure to be here. i'm going to review with you the proposed rate action for 2015 for the kaiser permanente plan members. you have in front of you your packet under 2, >> rate -- restate your name for the record. >> hewitt. turn to executive summary on page 26789 on j

>> commissioner fraser? >> this is the lawyer in me. is this the rate of single employees. we have a multitude of rates. so what is the explicit understanding that yours remain lower even if it's by one penny? is that okay? >> if our rate is lower by a penny and blue shield came in and united came in equal, that's not something we are going to come to the board and argue about. if our rate is $25 lower and there is no differential between the two categories and there should be normally. you pay 100 percent of the employee rate, for example, if that was an option, that's your contribution strategy even though our rate is lower, we've accepted that and we acknowledge it. it's where your normal process to develop the contribution generates a difference. and you may choose to eliminate that entirely. that goes against what you normally done or you made it lower. so you are choosing to disadvantage us rather than it being part of your contribution strategy. >> good luck writing that one down. >> sounds like a question of intent. the intent behind the decision making, not just th

i want to answer commissioner fraser about other customers. we have other customers that do risk adjust. it's increasingly more common to recognize the risk that richard fish talked about. in particular those that have a self funded plan that they feel like is being selected. that is their risk. they will set that contribution on their level. i would be happy to identify them. >> okay. thank you. and you, doctor? >> terry hill, once again and commissioner fraser we do not contract with employers as richard said. we don't have actuaries. but i do want to make the point that we like brown and toll an use pretty sophisticated risk tools to help us target interventions and some of the outreach that we do. let me just say one thing about the limitations of those risk. they are worth using and we are committed to them in this industry standard. we had our epidemiologist to look at the utilization of health care services in city and county. it turned out the two populations on the risk tool looked similar actually quite identical. what was unique abo

fraser glen cross is an expected white supremacist. authorities say he opened fire at a jewish community center and shot and killed another woman at a jewish retirement facility nearby. >> in the last 24 hours we have learned that the acts this person committed were the result of beliefs that he had, and that he was trying to hurt somebody based on their ethnicity, race, a whole lot of categories under hate crime. the fbi investigates hate crime and our number 1 priority under our civil rights program. >> he's expected to appear before a judge on these charges. >> no one should have to fear for their safety when they go to pray. and as a government, we're going to provide whatever assistance is needed to support the investigation. as americans, we not only need to open our hearts to the families of the victims, we've got to stand united against this kind of violence that has no place in our society. >> in ukraine, another deadline has come and gone and protesters have not budged. despite the threat of force to have them moved. now the

fraser john cross has a long history crf abuse. opening fire at two places within 20 minutes. on this holy week and supposed to be of peace, police now say hate motivated a rampage. >> officially we believe this to be a hate crime. >> reporter: officers say 73-year-old fraser glen cross opened fire outside jewish centers on kansas city on the eve passover killing three. as hundreds mourn last night, an unexpected visit. >> i'm the daughter of this person who was killed and the mother of the son who was killed. >> her father, william corporan was killed along with his grandson. arriving for an audition at the jewish community officer center. >> he was going to sing, "he will miss me when i'm gone." >> and terriy muller, who was visiting her mother at a jewish rsh home. >> plotting to kill an kate pf pf -- an activist. >> why are people third class citizens now? >> burning anger police say now causing deep pain. >> that idiot absolutely knocked a family to its knees for no reason. >> he carried such hate for jews but in the end none of his victims were actually jewish. that will

and then how to meet the meets the of the board in terms of, commissioner fraser, your objections. do you have a recommendation for us. >> i guess i have to acknowledge that it's not clear to me that you have to initiate a blackout period. >> i can take a look at that and maybe i will work with you to try to come back at our report. either way, as i understand the main concern of this board, the first sentence would be okay. sounds like the board is on board with agreeing to limit not having communications with potential vendors as directly related to hhs. this firm can now modify it's own policy that is commendable with commissioner fraser and i'm look at the rfq as well. >> okay. very good. did i have public comment on this item? i did. item no. 14. city clerk: item 14. discussion item report on network health plan issues if any? >> any network people out there? seeing none, no. okay. any public comment on this item? item no. 15. >> city clerk: item 15. discussion item, opportunity to place items or future agendas. >> there slaen might have some when he comes back. i noticed that

and then he and carlos gonzalez, down goes fraser, of course. we certainly hope that gonzalez is okay this morning. because he looked seriously injured. okay. the shark, i'm wearing my sale because sharks dropped the puck with the kings on thursday and it's time to grow the playoff beard. frank, i expect to see yours. michelle, we're going to let you slide on this one. >> i'll see you tonight. >> i could change. >> we'll talk about it. back to augusta for the play of the day. out of the bunker and this might go in the cup. >> just winning the green jacket. by golly, took second and goes home with our play of the day. mighty impressive birdie bunk nine at the master's. >> aldon smith of the 49ers arrested again. the bizarre claim that landed him in handcuffs at lax. >> there could be changes to bus safety rules after last week's tragic crash in the sacramento valley. what we learned about what happened before the crash and the next steps in the investigation. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, next. panic on board a plane bounr >>> firefighters spend the

fraser glen miller.n the eve of passover. >>> it's been four weeks since the malaysia flight 370 disappeared. headlines, i'm richelle carey, "america tonight" is up next. >> on "america tonight." reigniting citation is in ukraine. -- reigniting crises in ukraine. ratcheting up tensions and nato stakes. also tonight. the most corrupt town in america. cash that disappeared. records lost in a swamp, along with a city car? >> you believe that, i got some warm land in florida for you. >> and the town manager, in jail. >> if you believe them doesn't mean they'

down goes fraser, of course.we certainly hope that gonzalez is okay this morning because he looked seriously injured. okay. the shark, i'm wearing because the sharks dropped the puck with the kings on thursday and it's time to grow the playoff beard. i expect to see yours, frank, mental anguish, we'll let you slide on this one. >> that is big of you. thank you. >>> the play of the day. jordan chipping out of the bunker. this will roll right into the cup. beautiful. just short of winning his first green jacket but does take home the play of the day and won over 7,000 bucks. not bad. you have to see what people threw under the ice in bakersfield. >> you might think somebody scored a hat trick but those are not hats flying out of the stands. nope, it's underwear. the condors asked to bring undes to yesterday's game and throw them on the ice after their first goal. the new items are donated to the needy. new items. >>> it's 5:25. panic on board a plane for northern california. what happened when a passenger tried to

fraser glen cross has not ben formally charged just yet. three people were killed at shootings at two jewish centers. jeghjobtson-the-jojonathan betz. >> on this holy week and supposed to be of peace. police now say hate motivated a rampage. >> officially we believe this to be a hate crime. >> reporter: officers say 73-year-old fraser glen cross opened fire on the eve of passover, killing three. an unexpected visit at a vigil. >> i'm the daughter of this gentleman who was killed and the mother of the son who was killed. >> her father, william corporan, a well-known doctor was killed, along with his grandson. reed underwood who loved to sing was arriving at the jewish community center. >> he was going osing, "you will miss me when i'm gone." >> also killed, terry lomano, visiting her mother at a nearby jewish nursing home. left the green be beret, he had been an active leader with the ku klux klan and for years openly shared his racism. >> we're fed up white people, believe me. white are third class citizens now. >> a burning anger police sa

we really wrangled with what used to be known as fraser glen miller before he changed his name back in the '80s. he was head of a few groups, carolina knights ratify ku klux klan. operating in a paramilitary fashion illegally. we sued the groups. we had a long back and forthwith glen miller, essentially he agreed to stop those activities then broke that agreement. ultimately was found in criminal contempt of court. became a fugitive at that point and was finally discovered in 1987 in a trailer, in missouri, filled with plastic explosives, grenades and other weapons as well as a plan to assassinate the founder of the southern poverty law center morist des. dedees. >> he did two tours in vietnam and so was a man very well trained in weapons. violence. >> with respect to his relationship to the jewish community in particular, you said that he had been threatening to african americans in the south earlier but when did he shift to jews? is there something specific, is mind? >> i don't think there really was much of a shift. i think for most of his life he has seen jews as the primary enemy.

. >> vice-president, supervisor ferrel, commissioner expected, commissioner fraser, commissioner scott, excused. commissioner swain, expected. we have a quorum. >> all right. item no. 1. action item. approval of the meeting set forth below regular meeting of february 13, 2014. >> all right. are there any corrections to the minutes? no corrections. >> move. >> second. >> it's been moved and seconded. any public comment on this item? all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> opposed? it's unanimous. >> now we'll go into the section. commissioner scott is not here today today. our first item is action no. 2. city clerk: item 2. action item. preservation amount. >> good afternoon, my name is gabriel brigs and as you are all aware every year the survey is done where -- we survey the 10 most populus counties in california other than the city and county of san francisco and what the union and employees contributions are and take the average for each county and period of time charter, the city contributes that dollar amount of health care to the city employees. information gathered from the survey,

we knew that fraser was a white supremacist and if we had been following his rhetoric we may have been able to stop a very tragic incident from happening. i'm saying following the leads when you suspect criminal activity like the mafia, you already know that criminal activity is there. but innocent peep worshiping at a mosque or young children at an islamic school or people like me providing human services, we are not the target. we are the partners in insuring that our city is safe. if the new york police department is going to operate under the assumption that we will not provide information, that we will not keep our community safe, then that should be something that should be outrageous to all people. we need to see our communities as partners just like every other community. we are partner in the fight of terror. we're not culprits in the matter which is how a nypd ray kelly treated our community. >> there is the letter of law, and then there is policy that, things that you're allowed to do, but you may not want to do it in every case because they may do as much harm as good. it's

the suspect this 73-year-old fraser lincroft of missouri. he is been identified as a white supremacist and former ku klux klan leader. when he was taken into custody he shouted a nazi salute. police say he killed three people. one was a 53-year-old woman. the other two were grandfather and grandson. today the daughter and mother of the two talked about their death. >> i prayed and prayed and prayed that he would survive. but i later found out why he didn't, and i know they both died from head trauma. i feel confident from what i heard they did not feel anything. >> he may have been targeting jewish people. but his three victims were not jewish stomach charges have not been filed in the arrest this we can of san francisco 49ers star aldon smith. police arrested him after he became agitated at lax. >> there are many people who get frustrated at airport security checks. most aren't led away by officers. >> they said you told the tsa you had a bomb. >> that san francisco 49ers aldon smith at lax over the weekend after allegedly telling security

fraser glen cross is facing two charges of murder. he could be sentenced to death. cross is antisemitic and a high ranking member of the kkk. tell us how the community is coping. >> well, del, it's a very solemn day here at overland park. that vigil is just getting underway as we speak. at the same time, the funeral services for one is taking place. we're trying to keep our voices down here out of respect. it is very quiet. several hundred people have arrived here in overland park to honor the three victims of sunday's shootings, and we do expect the attorney general, eric holder, to be here as well. >> we'll go back to this once the situation has begun. this is in kansas city. and at the white house today, the president is honoring a group of veterans, to honor soldiers brought to the white house. let's listen. >> we're very proud of everything that joe has done. this is the fifth time that i have the honor of welcoming a soldier to the white house, and this is one of my favorite events of the year. first of all, you know it's spring, or it's at least supposed to b

. >> thank you commissioner fraser for calling out the fsa. >> thank you. >> any other comment? any public comment? no public comment. item no. 11? >> city clerk: item 11, action item approval of the hhs branding. rosemary postantino. >> now that we have stephanie from our program, we are here to talk about banding the city wellness program. the purpose of having a communication program around wellness is, we have a slide deck for this. we'll keep going. we need a communication program to build around us. even just talking about some of the attendees of the meeting. some of the members are afraid. they -- there might be punitive effects. companies increasing premium rates for people who don't participate in certain programs. we want to make it clooer that this is a positive program. it's not going to be punitive to anyone. we need to build awareness. we need enlighten and inspire people to encourage participation and get the word of mouth out as we know in this city, the peer to peer communication are a key component in anything moving forward and taking off. having a band also

but this is an action item and that we do need to, probably want to let commissioner fraser, i think that in 2013 they didn't meet their target but in 2014, the experience is already better. in 2013 with the big flu. it was an extensive year all over. hospital use for the first 3 months of 2014 was between 60-70 percent better than it was in 2013. which is positive and we want to incentivize those payments. so the 2 medical groups will tell you what they have done and what they intend to do. they would like to present briefly. but they are in all of those areas where the outpatient population management, inpatient management, emergency department utilization, member engagement and wellness and medication management. and that's the toll an and hill and how you move complex care from the hospital or how you keep them out of the hospital, emergency department use and member engagement wellness. it's slightly different. we will need now that we might generate some surplus if they come in under, we'll need to set aside funds for this. we'll need action by the board to recommend that we de

i do not think they have been huge in fraser's of transparency. are businesshers people who continue to prosecute business at the highest levels. they are funding efforts in. they are not getting up at 6:00 in the morning to go to work. they're getting at 6:00 in the morning to go to work at the refining business. that is different. i quit my job in the private sector, which was by all standards a terrific job, in order to do this full-time because i felt so strongly about it. the fact that we are on opposite sides of the table on a lot of issues, that is true. the way we are approaching them is very different. >> let me ask you questions about your own political futures. would you ever consider running for governor of california? >> there is a gubernatorial race in california in 2014. really thatnything was sensible and legal to push the united states the right way. i would not run for governor california must there was something and meaningful that i thought would happen as a result of that. i would look at myself the same way i would look at th