the tunisian general labor union, the industry of trade and handicraft, the human rights league and therganization of lawyers. formed in 2014 when the process was in danger of collapsing. this was a period of social unrest and political assassination. the quartet helped pull the country back from the brink of civil war. they went on to pass a new constitution and held successful presidential and parliamentary elections. the nobel jury said they hoped the prize would contribute towards safeguarding democracy in tunisia and be an inspiration to all of those who seek to promote peace and democracy in the rest of the world. inspiration that is still needed in a country that has suffered from major attacks that devastated its tourism industry. this prize may have been unexpected but it has given hope to be tunisians in these difficult times. >>> still ahead . . . >> [ inaudible ]. >> al jazeera obtains exclusive evidence that european governments have been paying ransoms to free hostages abroad. >>> plus tensions between north korea and china ahead of a major military parade. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome

dialog quartet has comprised four key organizations says the tunisia civil society, the tunisia general labor unionthe tunisia consideration of industry, trade and handy crafts, the tunisia human rights league and the tunisia order of lawyers. these organizations represent different sectors and values in the tunisia society, working lives and welfare, principles of rule of law and human rights. on this basis the quartet exercised its role as a mediator and driving force to advance peaceful democratic development in tunisia with great moral authority. the nobel peace prize for 2015 is awarded to this quartet, not to the four organizations as such. the arab spring originated in tunisia in 2010, 2011 but quickly spread to a number of countries in north africa and the middle east. in many of these countries the struggle for democracy and fundamental rights has come to stand still or suffered setbacks, tunisia however has seen a democratic transition based on vibrant, civil society with demands for respect of basic human rights. an essential factor for the combination of the revolution in tee kneesha in

the first one is the general labor union, the tunisian confederation which is the trade union and two other organizations are the tunisian league, the very old human rights organization in tunisia and the tunisia order of lawyers. >> what is your reaction to -- because i've read that some people in tunisia were surprised, were you that the nobel peace prize was awarded to the quartet? >> yeah, sure, i was surprised also and the majority of tunisians, the reaction of people, all of them were surprised. i didn't believe that before reading it in the news. the question is do they deserve it or not. if the purpose of the nobel peace prize is to give hope and to give signal for the rest of the world and to show them how it's possible to make peaceful transition like the tunisian quartet managed to do, it's ok, they totally deserve it, but if it's for something which is totally achieved, i don't think so, because to thatten democracy is still in the process of building, and there is a lot of challenges that those organizations have to do more efforts to help tunisia people to build a real d

the general labor union. con fed ways of industry, trade and handy craft, human rights league and order of lawyers. formed in 2013 when t tunisia's democratic process was in danger of collapsing. this was a period of socio-unrest and political assassination. the quartet pushed stability and inclusiveness and helped bring the country back from the brink of civil war. tunisia would go on to pass a new constitution and hold presidentialmentry and presidential elections. the nobel injurery hoped that the prize would contribute towards safeguarding democracy, and be an inspiration to all those who seek to promote peace and democracy in the rest of the world. inspiration that is still needed in a country that has suffered from major attacks, that have devastated its tourism industry. this prize may have been unexpected, but it's given hope to many tunisians in these difficult times. al jazeera, tunis. >> an indian woman working as a nanny in saudi arabia has accused her employer of chopping off one of her hands. sh

the tunisian general labor union, confederation of trade and handy crafts, the how many rights league and order of lawyers. they put forward a stable political process, pulling the countrying back from civil war. it held successful elections in 2014. the nobel jury said they hoped the prize would contribute soreddative guarding democracy in tunisia and be an inspiration to all those who seek to promote peace in the middle east and the rest of the word, in spiration that is still needed in tunisia. the young democracy suffered two attacks this year that killed 60 people and devastated the tourism industry. >> no matter how unexpected the prize may be, for a tunisias, it's a symbol of hope a the a time of crisis. al jazeera. >> a researcher at the tunisian league for human rights, one of the members of the quartet which won the nobel peace prize said neighboring libya could find an end to its civil war by following tunisia's example. >> i think all tunisian's are proud of their civil groups, their civil society. they know now how to overcome every common political crisis with such a civ

amy: the tunisian national dialogue quartet is composed of four organizations -- the tunisian general labor union, the tunisian confederation of industry, trade and handicrafts, and the tunisian human rights league, and the tunisian order of lawyers. the nobel peace prize committee said it hopes its recognition of the quartet's achievements will "serve as an example that will be followed by other countries." for more we go to paris to speak with sarah chayes. senior associate, democracy and rule of law program at the carnegie endowment for international peace. author of, "thieves of state: why corruption threatens global security." welcome back to democracy now! can you talk about the significance and who is the tunisian coalition who have just been awarded the nobel peace prize? >> i would love to. i am really delighted to hear of this award. this one rectification, if i may. for once, the united states was not a primary backer of the finale regime. this is one dictatorship that actually we're not guilty of. wasarticular, it was france the principal international backer of that regime. but the q

made up of multiple organizations including the tunesian human rights league and the country's general labor union. >>> the u.s. navy joining the search to find the el faro. the navy will use sonar technology and remotely operated vehicles to try and locate the 790-foot ship which disappeared during hurricane joaquin. 33 people including 28 americans were onboard when the ship lost contact. >>> el faro's sister ship returned to florida thursday afternoon. the ntsb was waiting for the return because investigators say it's comparable in size and structure and they hope it could help determine what caused el faro to be mechanical issues. the ship owner says the captains of both ships traded notes about incoming weather as they passed each other last week. >>> the family of an unarmed south carolina man who was shot and killed by a police officer in april will get a multimillion-dollar settlement. in a unanimous decision the north charleston city council awarded $6.5 million to the family of walter scott. video shows the 50-year-old shot police officer. that officer who was let go from the force is fa

the tunisian general labor union, the tunisian confederation of industry, trade, and handicrafts, the tunisian human rights league, and the tunisian order of lawyers. these organizations represent different sectors and values in the tunisian society, working life and welfare, principles of rule of law, and human rights. on this basis, the quartet exercised its role as a mediator and driving force to advance peaceful democratic development in toou me that that with great moral authority. to this quartet. the arab spring orch iginated in tunisia in 2010 and 2011 but quickly spread to a number of countries in north africa and the middle east. in many of these countries, the struggle for democracy and fundamental rights as come to a standstill or suffered setbacks. tunisia, however, has seen a democratic transition based on vibrant civil society with demands for respect of basic human rights. >> all right. you see the announcement there. it's a bit of a surprise, but the winner is the tunisian quartet. this is a group of four different organizations that have helped navigate tunisia's tra

labor movement. >> she had a rough relationship with the unions. >> at times. but we appreciate her being there yesterday. if people come to us, the labor movement and working folks in general for our support, we request their support in return. and that's what the culinary union did yesterday. and i'm glad she was there. >> all right. katrina, what do you make of that appearance and whether she is in need of -- the idea of joe biden possibly entering the race, she has switched gears on a couple of things, like a trad. what do you make of this? >> this was obviously a publicity stunt. she has flip-flopped on the keystone pipeline and now trade which would essentially hurt unions. of course she's going to be out there now that joe biden is entering the race and like trump said, this is usually organized by outside members, trying to get members to pad their own pockets. this is what i want to know -- >> that's not true. >> mr. acuff you have a very nice six-figure salary and you have union workers out there making $55,000, $60,000 a year. >> stewart, what do you make that this just is weird with the union now putting these people out protesting and they're doing fine. the wo

now the situation is reversed where companies and businesses generally support the trade agreements. labor unions have taken a strong stand against these trade agreements, starting with nafta and also before that but starting strangely with nafta and they gotten their voice on this now, and they've learned exactly what to do and how do the grassroots efforts. trade inons represent fewer and fewer workers today, they still have an inordinate amount of influence because the money they contribute and the workers they provide for door-to-door campaigning and telephoning and other groundwork that has to be done in political campaigns. democrats pay a lot of attention too what is being said by the trade union. you have this rather contentious argument going on between the two sided how this will play out. we really don't know yet. it was said for a long time that tpp would be the very -- should have been the easy one to negotiate, but a very tough one to pass. and ttip should be easy to negotiate, since we have two very large civil or integrated miss on both sides of the atlantic, but a tougher one to

. >>> general motors and its union struck a labor deal narrowly invoicing a strike. the controversy came minutes before last night's deadline.. detatas of the proposed contract for nearly 53,000 autoworkers were not released. local union leaders will vote on the agreement on wednesday. >>> "the washington post" reports the deadline for new train safety technology being undercut and perhaps postponed to 2018 because of industry lobbying. a deadly train derailment. we covered that crash. it was an automatic braking system scheduled to be installed the end of this year. the railroad loibybbying if it't' not held a hundred of thousands of jobs could be at risk. >>> the death of minnesota timberwolves head coach flip saunders lost his b btle from hodgkin's lymphoma. he coached three teams in 17 years and ranked 70 on the all-time coaching wins list. he was60. >> too young. that led into the raid of osama bin laden president obama and his security team washed the raid as it happened. in a "60 minutes" interview, viceresident joe biden said he was the last man with presiden

chamber of commerce, the associated general contractors, the travel association, mothers against drunk driving, the laborers international union, the american bus association, the aaa -- all of these groups, the american trucking association, the society of civil engineers, the american public works association, the national railroad construction and maintenance association. this is pretty amazing. this goes on and on. and i'd ask unanimous consent to enter into the record all of these extraordinary organizations that are behind the senate bill. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: governors highway safety association, the american concrete -- this is america. together, they're calling on us. and this is not a partisan issue. it is incumbent on the house to keep the reauthorization process moving forward and not -- not wait until october 29 when we're on top of the deadline and we have to do another extension. i mean, we're all sick of it. and let me just say, it doesn't work. if you went to the bank and you wanted to buy a house and they said, i have great news for you, mr. and mrs. america, you've been appro

labor union activity at the irs. while i am not anti-union and while i do not oppose collective bargaining in general, we know 2/3 of irs workers are represented by a union organization that is very politically active and that a fair number of irs employees work full-time for the benefit of that union. i don't think it's much of a stretch to argue that such a strong union presence could have contributed to a politicized environment at the irs. while current law allows current government employees represented by unions, congress has made number of exceptions to this policy. generally with agencies that have important law enforcement obligations or perform other highly sensitive work. while i expect there to be some resistance to this idea, i think it is only reasonable that we take the time to consider whether the irs should be placed in a similar category. i hope today we can have a good discussion and get commissioner koskinen's views on these and other legislative proposals. ultimately, the theme i want to stress most today is accountability. our report clearly shows that political targeting at the irs resulted fr

generalize pressure and help topple governments." tunisia was pieced back together by traditional institutions, their national quartet, including labor unionst a credit for a sizable coalescence, do they? david: they do not. tunisia has some issues, for sure. peace,dy is in favor of and the nobel prize has been around for a hundred 25 years or so. decidedemies in sweden who is going to get the awards. it is very unpredictable. predictednobody who who would win the prize got it right. encourageds really because we think about the arab after thegoing wrong, initial euphoria about how democracy was coming to africa. we never hear about tunisia. we hear about all the ones that went wrong. stephanie: no one likes good news. david: it was also an employer's union, a human rights group, and the lawyers. there is a stereotype in america of chaos. you know that is not true. david: after the arab spring, we closed down our office in cairo. it was difficult to find anything that was going to be stable, so we are not looking at that now. no doubt that if mr. nobel were around today, he would say there should be a nobel prize for private equities. more

labor unions say that. also failed to give u.s. companies enough protection. in particular in biological pharmaceuticals. u.s. drug companies wanted a longer period of exclusivity internationally before bioalternative generics can hit the market. dairy was a stumbling block. canada agreed to increase foreign quota slightly but the industry remains intact. new zealand is the world's biggest dairy exporter. the u.s. will get a bigger access to the japanese rice market. japan's concessions were considered fairly minimal while japan will have even lower barriers to entry into the u.s. auto market. ford motor has complained the t.p.p. does not do enough to counter currency manipulators. some u.s. lawmakers wanted stronger and enforcible language in the t.p.p. on currency that wasn't in the final signed document. that will have to be negotiated separately outside the t.p.p. nevertheless, president obama will try to sell this one hard in his last year in the oval office as a cornerstone of his legacy as u.s. president. >> well, naturally we'll be covering the t.p.p. deal through the program. we do value your opinion. tweet us your thoughts at rishaad and include that hashtag trending business. australia out with a

generate interest in preparing teachers in this programs all over the state. >>> heliport you state university faculty and other employees are getting ready to vote on whether to permit their labor union to call a strike over stalled salary glaciations. the strike authorization vote will start on monday if the 23 campuses -- at the 23 campuses and will run through october 28. it is at least the fourth both the union has held in eight years. the faculty was a 5% salary hike any to play 7% pay bump based on years of service. the university so far is offering a 2% raise. >>> they can play basketball and they are good at golf. the golden state warrior stars showed they can play some golf. two stars took part in the jolly -- johnny mehler programming yesterday in napa. they were in a foursome with one of the founders of fries electronics and pga professional justin thomas. the group tied for 11th place. , shooting and 11 under 61. the program was the kickoff of the fries.com open at the silverado resort and spa. the tournament starts this morning. >>> a big story this morning, a big sinkhole on a busy e. bay st. on a busy e. bay st. look at these pictures. it is a developing story we have

responsibility of project labor agreements experience oversight for the electrical workers union on october 1st, the district san francisco unified school district announced they'll suspend general contractors subcontractor prequalification for 2016 and this has caused my organization as well as the san francisco building constructions trades council of great concern i have a couple of statements in my work as a prevailing what this and -- excuse-me. i have a cold and experience officer to have an opportunity to speak with the workers and do job interviews i want to share exerts from the workers he interviewed think school projects matt felt his job i'll not name schools matt felt his job was a correct faulty installation he was constructed by the owner to open up a injunction box in the ceiling he was shocked and appalled to see high vogue and fire wire and cable in the same injunction box and combining those function is extremely hazardous and creates seriously compromises the communication and life safety with the association of wire and cable when matt pointed out they needed to be separated sam said the owner said no time for that no inspections here. >> matt experienced ot

labor union activity at the irs. while i am not anti-union and why i do not oppose collective bargaining in general, we know 2/3 of irsrkers are represented by an union organization that is very politically active and that a fair number of irs employees work full-time for the benefit of that union. i don't think it's much of a stretch to argue that such a strong union presence could have contributed to a politicized environment at the irs. congress has made a number of exceptions to this policy. generally with agencies that have important law enforcement obligations or perform other highly sensitive work. while i expect there to be some resistance to this idea, i think it is only reasonable that we take the time to consider whether the irs should be placed in a similar category. i hope today we can have a good discussion and get commissioner koskinen's views on these and other legislative proposals. ultimately the theme i want to stress most today is accountability. our report clearly shows that political targeting at the irs resulted from a number of bad decisions made by a number of different officials. however, as

union to reach an agreement on a new labor contract. elsewhere, microsoft unveiling a host of new devices, including a phone and wearable fitness tracker and general mills recalling almost 2 million box office cheerios because the cereal maker says wheat may have been added to the labels as gluten free. >> check out oil over the past twos. s have been holding steady. despite the marketability. don't get too comfortable. more bad news may be headed for oil companies, that and more next when "power lunch" continues on cnbc. good. >>> welcome back, everybody, to "power lunch" oil is rallying today nicely up about 4%. you can take a look at prices over the past two months, they've been quite stable, leading people to ask if the worst may be over for oil and any oil companies. but maybe not. morgan brennan is here to explain. >> hey, mandy, that's right. one way the oil companies weathered the collapse in the past year is by hedging. they have been locking in on the commodities prices in the futures market. with u.s. crude down nearly 50% lower than a year ago and sliding back into the 40s in june, those hedging protects have been a saving grace for me

responsibility of project labor agreements experience oversight for the electrical workers union on october 1st, the district san francisco unified school district announced they'll suspend general contractors subcontractor prequalification for 2016 and this has caused my organization as well as the san francisco building constructions trades council of great concern i have a couple of statements in my work as a prevailing what this and -- excuse-me. i have a cold and experience officer to have an opportunity to speak with the workers and do job interviews i want to share exerts from the workers he interviewed think school projects matt felt his job i'll not name schools matt felt his job was a correct faulty installation he was constructed by the owner to open up a injunction box in the ceiling he was shocked and appalled to see high vogue and fire wire and cable in the same injunction box and combining those function is extremely hazardous and creates seriously compromises the communication and life safety with the association of wire and cable when matt pointed out they needed to be separated sam said the owner said no time for that no inspections here. >> matt experienced ot

union and that never would have happened without the collective efforts of everybody. [ applause ] there's been considerable fallout from the general election. quite an after math particularly in the case of the labor party. now the great myth talked about for years is that ukip would hurt the conservative vote and therefore lead to a labor government. what we saw particularly in the midlands in the knot, what we saw was tearing great big chunks out of the labor vote. we hurt the labor party more than we hurt the conservative party. [ applause ] and they very quickly entered into a quite remarkable leadership election which has resulted in jeremy colvin becoming the leader of the labor party. now it was put about the day he was elect ed elected. it was put about by diane abbott, i think. jeremy being in charge of the labor party would mean the voters who deserted labor would come back. let's have an examination of that. do you think labor voters who came to you agree with mr. corbin that we should get rid of the queen? do you think labor voters who came would approve of a man who cozied up to the likes of jerry adams and martin mcinnis? do you think labor voters would think it was a good idea to ha

responsibility of project labor agreements experience oversight for the electrical workers union on october 1st, the district san francisco unified school district announced they'll suspend general contractors subcontractor prequalification for 2016 and this has caused my organization as well as the san francisco building constructions trades council of great concern i have a couple of statements in my work as a prevailing what this and -- excuse-me. i have a cold and experience officer to have an opportunity to speak with the workers and do job interviews i want to share exerts from the workers he interviewed think school projects matt felt his job i'll not name schools matt felt his job was a correct faulty installation he was constructed by the owner to open up a injunction box in the ceiling he was shocked and appalled to see high vogue and fire wire and cable in the same injunction box and combining those function is extremely hazardous and creates seriously compromises the communication and life safety with the association of wire and cable when matt pointed out they needed to be separated sam said the owner said no time for that no inspections here. >> matt experienced ot

responsibility of project labor agreements experience oversight for the electrical workers union on october 1st, the district san francisco unified school district announced they'll suspend general contractors subcontractor prequalification for 2016 and this has caused my organization as well as the san francisco building constructions trades council of great concern i have a couple of statements in my work as a prevailing what this and -- excuse-me. i have a cold and experience officer to have an opportunity to speak with the workers and do job interviews i want to share exerts from the workers he interviewed think school projects matt felt his job i'll not name schools matt felt his job was a correct faulty installation he was constructed by the owner to open up a injunction box in the ceiling he was shocked and appalled to see high vogue and fire wire and cable in the same injunction box and combining those function is extremely hazardous and creates seriously compromises the communication and life safety with the association of wire and cable when matt pointed out they needed to be separated sam said the owner said no time for that no inspections here. >> matt experienced ot

or the labor unions and riots it was the integration of the institutional model of detroit and the huge industries, right? the factories being there. it was the trend away from cities in general toward suburbs. and so these social said productive people were leaving and non-productive people stayed. that was the fate of detroit. all of the other things i mentioned didn't help turn it around but it was happening already. >> how did you do the research for the book? >> well, my first model always is go there wherever there is. i did not move to detroit. but i spent a lot of time there. nine visits over the course of the time period i was working on the book. found a wonderful little bed and breakfast near the detroit history building and two blocks from the building with great archival information for me. and five miles away was dearborne with henry ford and henry ford the second. the grandson of the major -- founder is a major character. and then a accolade as kennedy was rising his papers are at the library. the detroit public library was a block away. not always open because of the financial struggles of detroit. and the institute of arts was right there. i could say at the