they have never followed the agreements with the labor union.hey always try to go around and do what they want. thank you. president chiu: thank you. next speaker, please. >> ♪ and now, the time has come that i would like to mention that you have all of the medical departments without the exemption to think you did all of that, you did all of that along the medical highway what is more, you did the right way. what is an item? what has it got proof -- what has it got? all along, i had no doubt that you would talk about it and working out the records showed that you really know and you will fix it up the right way the records show that you really know and can fix it of the right way ♪ [cheers and applause] president chiu: next speaker. >> good evening, president chiu and supervisors. my name is -- and i am the former president of an asian association. i support this because they would provide many job opportunities for san francisco. not only will the project as create jobs. this is in the construction industry. i local small businesses employ man

i want to thank the labor union for agree to that, supervisor for adding that component. the third area where it was problematic for me, in terms of legislation, the issue about the nonprofit exemption issue. as we start to take a look at our budget and we look at what the impact on our departments will be, it is a potentially large impact, if there were certain nonprofits included in it. as some of the departments have articulated, our largest contractors departments go out with millions and millions of dollars for lots of services that we sometimes do not think of, but have ancillary services that include janitorial. if this would apply to all those contracts as well, the impact financially on the city would be a much larger one that we would have expected. whenever we ask these departments to cut even a million dollars from their budget, it is painful. to see how these amendments would actually play out, proposals, is something that we would not anticipate just yet. i want to appreciate very much supervisor wiener's two amendments, which would include janitorial servic

should and i'm a big fan and supporter of labor unions and the like what you want to strip us rights and non-profits the same thing what you want to strip us of rights and my take has always been that labor union is a democratic institution it's democracy in the workplace so if if fifty one percent of the membership elected the leadership of the union and the union says hey let's or fifty one percent of the membership says hey let's go out and work for a particular candidate you're probably going to have a lot of shoe leather and a lot of acting on the other hand if the head of a corporation you know if the church president eighteen t. says well we're all going to go out and work for newt gingrich or mitt romney or most of the people the employees are going to occur to me brick so even without personhood union still have this tremendous advantage because the democratic institutions and and and nonprofit organizations also i think have an advantage because they tend to be more horizontal in their so i'm not at all concerned about that i'm curious how moved to amanda has has navigated

. >> i am the executive director of the san francisco labor council, representing 150 different unions in town, and i do a lot of work on labor law enforcement. thank you, budget share chu and supervisor kim, and a supervisor weaner for sponsoring this legislation. and supervisor mirkarimi -- and supervisor wiener, some as a mirkarimi, good to see. we want to move this forward with recommendations. i know that all of you, as supervisors, as well as the mayor's office and the compliance office and everybody in san francisco has scratched their heads over some of the contracts they have had to get out where, ultimately, you have found out that workers are being exploited after these contracts are out because of loopholes. in particular, industries that we're talking about right now, the building construction trades, prevailing wages are firmly embedded in the city charter. that has been the model that these other industries have been trying to replicate as they move forward. i just want to say that -- and again, as we recommend in the labor council that we move forward, that to answer so

to show up because the presence would guarantee passal of a bill they feel would be harmful to labor unionsre keeping on the pressure. >> we have a very loud minority here. shouting, intimidating and just trying to stop elected officials from doing the job they were elected to do, which is to show up, debate. vote. and live by the results. >> they object to mitch daniels' right to work legislation to make the union membership and dues optionable for the private sector jobs in the hoosier state. democrats propose a referendum. but they found the referendum conflicted with indiana's constitution now. democrats say they won't return until reworded compromise is ready. >> if they agree it's constitutional and the vote is up or down for whether the people can decide the issue, or not. >> the house speaker calls it mobocricy. labor union praise the democrats walk out. >> they were elected to represent the con stitch wents and help indiana enact laws that are appropriate for people of indiana. the right they are exercising. labor unions threatening toing may the presence known at the sacred of eve

this parallel they draw between crossroads and labor unions.s a fair comparison? >> reporter: well, when you talk to labor union representatives about this, they get very upset and say absolutely not. labor unions are subject to much more serious disclosure laws, because they don't just report to the federal election commission, they also report to the department of labor. so they have to show every dollar they spend on political things, on political issues. two, they say they're much more involved in get out the vote efforts, although the folks at crossroads says they're really working hard at get out the vote efforts online. and the other point labor unions make is that they're much more democr

labor unions have much more rigid disclosure reels. port it to the department of labor. but you know what steven law points owl, if labor unions and other democratic groups don't like how secret crossroads gps is, they can start a group themselves, and guess what? democrats are starting those kinds of groups. >> bill burting, together with our own paul begala, they have a very similar group to this one. >> reporter: that's just one camp of the new democratic groups like that, exactly. >> >> jessica, thanks very much. >>> the search continues, but another untilant concern off the coast of italy. >>> and a painful reality is slowly setting in for storm-ravaged residents. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, we believe the more you know, the better you trade. so we have ongoing webinars and interactive learning, plus, in-branch seminars at over 500 locations, where our dedicated support teams help you know more so your money can do more. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our teams have the information you want wh

move, in my mind, putting these three people into the positions are only going to go back to union, big labor. and what's happened to this mess, brenda? >> take a look at gm. gm he we got in the mess because the unions do not work in this day and age and in my mind going back to where we were. >> brenda: okay, jonas is smirking. >> i thought we got into this mess because after housing bubble that was caused by the most unlabor-- the most onion labor force, which is bankers, et cetera. and the unions. >> brenda: okay. >> getting back to this. first of all, we did talk pretty good jobs figure this week and the only part of the economy that's shedding jobs really is government workers which have the highest unionized rate of the work force, pretty much. right? it's obviously not that big of a problem that this-- >> made my point, jonas. >> no, the point is there's firing going on in government workers and more representation than private sector workers and my point is that this agency isn't that effective nor are unions stopping hiring? >> gary b, will the appointments help or hurt the jobs reco

workers and thus stimulate the german economy germany also brings democracy to the workplace while labor unions in the united states are increasingly an endangered species nearly the entire german auto industry is unionized as a result germany pays their auto workers about sixty seven dollars an hour including wages and benefits united states we pay an average to our auto workers of thirty three dollars an hour also including wages and benefits and new hires are coming in to us auto companies at fourteen dollars an hour and according to conservatives since we pay our workers less we should be able to produce more cars right and corporations should be more profitable and wrong in two thousand and ten germany manufactured five point five million cars united states manufactured fewer than half that two point seven million cars on top of that german car manufacturers were highly profitable despite the large paychecks to their workers b.m.w. for example earned a before tax profit of three point eight billion euros and mercedes benz hauled in profits of four point six billion euros with such a high u

as a baltimore county police officer, she filed a grievance with the union which the county and labor union denied. her complaint went to an arbitrator ruled in her favor. the new provision allows an the county employee legally married another state to extend their health-care benefits to their same-sex partner. we have confirmed the first baby of the new year in the baltimore area was born at 12:17 at john hopkins medical center. they cannot confirm whether it is a boy or girl but the newborn and mother are healthy and in well. clocking in just behind that one, was a baby boy delivered at 12:37 this morning. the parents say the labor was a surprise and they got to the hospital at 4:00 yesterday afternoon. the father was at work. >> i was excited. he was bored. it was exciting. i was not expecting that to say the least. >> all are arresting and with a family and friends. >> on this first day of 2012, the ravens look to keep a new year's resolution of a home playoff game. the ravenswood need to win over cincinnati to walk up a division playoff. we cannot show you the highlights during this n

company dug the course of their existence has purchased other bakers and they had deals and the labor unioning and want to cash in. and they have their own deals with their own unions and the folks want to retire and they do not have the money to fund the pensions. these are binding contracts. what do you do when you cannot comply with the temperatures of a binding contract? you go out of business and everyone loses and you go into a court and say to the judge make this fair to en. i want as many people to work as possible and as many benefits as we can afford but i cannot do what i cannot afford. that is what will happen. why? because of the super rich, mega deals that labor unions carved with drake and with the companies that drake bought. bad time. >>neil: i don't want to see happen, that they would put half the cream in the twinkies or yodels. >>judge napolitano: i don't think that is a possible. you can sleep tonight. >>neil: okay, judge, run, run, can you not step the bomb. bomb the guy making the bomb. an iranian nuclear scientist taken out. and now the united states is speaking out.

because citizens united benefits corporations, but also labor unions. labor unions say and do, but my instinct isn't to say you shouldn't pay it. let's have more people pay to say they disagree. who does qualify as a person? and why is it not a problem if there's a multibillionaire who can use his money, but a corporation can't? >> there's an issue about disclosure. re not ure. individual people. members of a union are individual people that have money deducted from their paychecks in order to sponsor and support candidates they believe in. there's a difference to me. >> so what you're arguing is that you're in favor of money in politics when it comes from nonprofits, but against it when it's corporations? >> no. it's about disclosure. it's about knowing where the money is coming from. >> i can still defund you as the banks threaten to do. we spend $600 million in health care making sure health reform wasn't health reform. >> it is not. there is an issue of pro quo, but it's about the disclosure and the transparency. i believe in limiting the amount. th

negotiations between labor unions and government officials ended late on thursday without any agreement. if the decision is not reversed, workers from nigeria's main oil union are threatening to walk off the job starting on sunday, nina. >>> in the meantime, the japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda has been sacked or he sacked five of his cabinet ministers to push his controversial sales tax policy. he's proposing to double the sales tax to 10%. this is designed to tackle the country's debt burden. this is to pay for post tsunami reconstruction. the cost of rebuilding japan weighed heavily on the country's fragile finances. >> so far it's a policy that's not proving popular to the japanese public. just to clarify, the entire reason to reshuffle was to apiece the opposition so they would support this tax increase? >> reporter: absolutely. this is largely a political move. the goal being to pass this tax. this tax, the reshuffling of the cabinet, that is, those five members who were eliminated and then replaced, among them were two who were censured by the opposition last month. this wa

that maryland has to offer. >> the group is hoping their sporks much like the support provided by labor unions will push the issue of marriage equality forward. >>> after a decade of war, today president obama announced a major shift in defense pollcy. defense officials believe it's tim to change the way it operates. tighten the budget, reassess with less focus on fighting two wars in wrack and afghanistan and more on asia. >> the world must know the united states is going to maintain a military superiority with armed forces that are agile, flexible and ready for the full range of contingencies and threats. >> the president met six times since september with top defense officials. >>> now to the very latest developments from utah tonight. police in ogden are mourning the death of a fellow officer who was serving a search warrant when he was shot and killed. neighbors heard more than 40 shots fired. another officer said someone inside opened fire. jared frankham was a seven-year veteran of the force. >> this is a law enforcement family. the law enforcement community is mourning. >> he is surviv

wary of further offending the big labor unions, which backed keystone, leading democrats offered a mostlynd i think that's doable. so i find the whole thing unfortunate." environmental groups waged a three-year war against the project.sot - moglen says: "...and the real fear here is that ttis pipeline is unsafe, and it could create billions of dollarssof damage to the environment and to the public." sot - gerard says: "... clearly the president has fallen victim to a very small, extreme group of individuals who do not want oil and gas production, or importation, here in the united states." while republican presidential candidates were already seizing on today's decision as a campaign issue, the transcanada corporation, build of both keystone pipelines, indicated it will seek a new presidential permit. at the state department, james rosen, fox news. 3 crews suspend the search for survivors on a cruise ship that wrecked off the italian coast last weee... leaving 11 dead and two dozen missing. missing. the search was stopped because the ship moved... making it too daagerous for divers.expert

. >>> so far, no deal has been reached between the nigerian government and labor unions as long as residents. long lines have been seen across the country. people are trying to stock up before the next round of the possible strike. >>> two giant pandas arrived in france, china and france, now agreed to a deal and we will see the pair stay in the zoo for ten years under the conservation and research program. the couple will stay at the zoo allowing breeding habits and training the endangered species before reintroducing them in to the wild. >>> another candidate giving up his fight to the white house. also a pregnant woman is murdered. who police suspect may have done it and the motive behind the killing, details in a bit. [ male announcer ] how'd you learn to do that? when did you start that project? every new year comes with a few stories waiting to be built. it's when our brand-new to-do lists become "you did that yourself?" so when we can save more on the projects that let us fix, make, and do more, that just makes the stories even better.

some of the labor unions like the pipeline but it is a beautiful campaign issue for republicans. >> obamais on the wrong side of that. the environmentalists who applaud this will never be satisfied they will criticize obama for something between now and election because they want it all. there is no such thing as being mostly bare. you have to be all the way they're. >> gingrich says the canadians will ship out of vancouver to china. >> you think in short terms in the election. this is a decision for now wink but after the election, we will revisit that. it opens you up to political vulnerability and exposure. >> all of this is true but it will get built. it will be built over a slightly different route and they don't have time to ok it. obama did all the way the time -- diddled away the time any doesn't look good. >> this makes the party looks bad. the party is already displeased with them. the kansas said on their hands in november. >> why are they displeased? >> he has not delivered on his promises. he has not done enough. he has not been aggressive enough and he has made too many deal

. >> labor unions have been opposed to the removal and are planning a mass demonstrations in response. >> we want to say that is what we have done today is just an intro to what is to come. what we have gone today is open on the register of our protest against subsidy removal. >> most nigerians struggle to live in harsh conditions. the increase in fuel prices will only make their list of grievances even longer. has announcedour he is running for president. he will contest to the post against incumbent. he announced his candidacy on his privately owned television station after weeks of speculation about his plans. a manhunt is underway in the united states and has come to an end. >> police have confirmed they have found the body of an iraq war veteran in a national park in washington state. it is thought that he shot a ranger dead while on the huge koran. more for -- on a run. more from los angeles. >> is started on sunday. benjamin barnes, a veteran of the iraq war, is believed to have fled to the park after an earlier shooting in seattle. his vehicle failed to stop at a checkpoint wh

last year our labor unions decided to contribute a quarter of a billion dollars to help balance lastear's and this year's budget. those are things we do not have the ability to avail ourselves of us we balance the upcoming budget in a few months. we are faced with far fewer options. i think we are going to have to continue to look at very deep and difficult cuts. our priorities have to be insuring and protecting the most basic city services and helping to ensure that we have services to the most vulnerable during this great recession. >> what about the city's housing needs? what should the board due to address those needs? >> we are a city that is seventh by 7 miles. we have incredible density. we're the densest neighborhoods on the west coast. everyone wants to live here. that drives up housing prices dramatically. the housing costs are driving out working folks, families, the middle class. we need to continue to reinvest, to build, to develop, and maintain a troop stock of affordable housing. i am committed to increase in more funds so that we can build more housing that can be aff

many come from far away sent here from labor unions. >> the life of the worker is as that as it has ever been. in fact, it is getting worse. >> we visited all factories pretty much the same. despite our openly filming children at work, the manager said everything was in order. further on in the supply chain, working conditions improve dramatically. hear, big british retailers by textiles directly from this company. the workers are well looked after, masks are routine. most big high street stores concede that they cannot trace their cotton to its source. none we contacted would be interviewed. they say they don't tolerate that labor practices. -- bad labor practices. does that policy extend to this factory where we found two children far away from home? a worker reveals that they were actually sent here from a distant village by their parents and they never get paid. they are just 11 years old, workers in a while the industry that does not know exactly how or where much of its cotton is made. >> it may have coined the phrase, a kodak moment, but for the company itself that moment is now o

. >> labor unions have been opposed to the subsidy removal and are now planning mass demonstrations in response. >> we want to say that what we have done today is just an intro to what is to come. what we have done is open the register of protests. >> most nigerians already struggle to live in harsh economic conditions. the increase in fuel prices will only make a list of grievances even longer. >> police and security forces have been sent into southeastern nigeria after 50 people were killed in clashes between rival ethnic groups. violence flared up between two communities after a long- running land dispute. it comes after jonathan has already declared a state of emergency. >> the signs of the clashes are too visible. born out cars on the streets, and the remains of homes destroyed in the fighting. at least 50 people died in the violence between ethnic groups, part of a long-running rivalry. police have moved in to stop the fighting. there is now a heavy security presence, but the situation remains tense. this comes just days after these attacks that left 30 people dead. there is no i

dpga promised to reduce the number of lawmakers and civil servants, but the biggest supporters, labor unions, are basically against that idea. while noda's government can't pass bills -- japan's diet is still divided. the ruling parties control the lower house and opposition has a lock on the upper house. noda's biggest challenge is getting approval for legislation needed to enact the budget for the next fiscal year which begins april 1st. he also has to win support for consumption tax hike. but opposing party is almost determined not to cooperate with the unpopular prime minister, and if those bills are rejected, noda will certainly call an election. he could call election between maran june, but with his low approval rating, they will probably lose the majority in the lower house and it is unlikely any party will be able to form a majority. so we'll have another coalition in the country. the party with most seats will most likely take the prime minister's job. >>> the detroit motor show opens this weekend. ai has details. good morning. >> we had the tokyo motor show here, now it is over in

but the biggest supporters, the labor unions, are basically against that idea. while noda's government cannot pass bills without help from the population because japan's die yad is still divided. the ruling parties control the law house and it has a lock on the upper house. noda's problem is getting approval for legislation to enact the budget for the next fiscal year, which begins april 1s. he also has to win support for the consumption tax hike. ao'posing parties are determined not to cooperate with the prime minister. if those bills are rejected, he will most certainly call a general election, he could call a general election between march and june but with his low approval rating, it will probably lose its majority in the lower house and it's unlike live any party will be able to form a majority. so you know, we'll have another coalition in this country. and the party with the most seats will most likely take the prime minister's job. >> next we go to bangkok to find out what's making headlines in the region. >> pakistan has been hit by the deadliest bomb at

this is a coalition of 15 community groups and 10 labor unions that have come together over the past couple of years to try to enhance, broughton, and create the city of san francisco that we care about. that is -- it is difficult now. there is all lot of competing issues. we have members out of work. we have a lot of our members who are looking for the cheapest way to go, because they cannot make ends meet and cannot afford to buy things at certain stores. where are all about trying to balance the needs of every community and every community as you know is different and its needs are different. when we look about formula retail stores, we have studied this over the past several months and we agree with a lot of things people have said. it is important to know that formula retail stores need to be thought about in the greater context of living in san francisco. we agree for instance, with the planning commission's comments about strengthening the formula retail legislation. it needs to be tighter. it needs to be -- closed loopholes so when stores come in they are good neighbors to ou

this resulted from a very good process that worked closely with the number of labor unions. we also worked closely with the department of public health and human services agencies and nonprofits to address their concerns and we did make a number of amendments in committee and i was proud this came out unanimously from budget with a positive recommendation. i ask for your support. president chiu: supervisors kim. supervisor kim: i wanted to express my support for this legislation and think supervisor wiener's office for working on this ordinance and to clean up the code because there was inconsistent language around enforcement which varied among the different types of contracts. i did support supervisor wiener last year in supporting the workers and it is important we do increase the employment transition period for many of our workers. families often come under extreme hardships and some exceptions were made. i also want to thank seiu. and there were a lot of nonprofits that were involved and i am happy to see this come forward. i would like to add my name as a cosponsor is

labor unions need the stadium deal to go through for its members' survival. many are counting on the construction work, and today the union played some unemployed members to pass out fliers against the referendum. >> going to prolong what the voters already voted and and what the stadium authority approved. >> we should stay with the vote. >> others disagree. >> we think it's too expensive project and we don't know all the ramifications for the city's finances. >> i think there was a little switcheroo going on. >> many accuse the city of change the terms of the del after measure j was passed. the project will use no more than $40 million of the city's redevelopment money. the rest comes from a hotel tax, the 49ers, and the stadium authority's loan. the team will also promise to back the loan in case of an emergency. if the signatures are gathered, it could go back for a revote as soon as june. >> and i did speak with a santa clara city spokesperson, and she told me that city leaders do welcome this effort and will honor the decision of the voters. live in san