labour union says an estimated 2 million labourers in 20 provinces in indonesia are on a strike, demanding a 50% increase of the minimum wage. n >> translation: only 2.5% of rich people in indonesia own 100% of all indonesia's assets. that is not fair. we fight for justice. they don't want to share. they use a force of money and power to fight us. >> labour unions in indonesia have become vocal after a long period of repress. they managed to increase workers' wages after a series of protests. employers are complaining that indonesia's economy is hurt by the workers action, and after tolerating the protests for a year authorities appear to be trying to stop it. >> the world's most popular social networking strike facebook shattered wall street's expectations. shares jumped 15% on wednesday after the company announced a profit of $425 million. that's for the quarter ending september 30th. games from the mobile advertising business will grow. half a billion people access the facebook on a mobile on a daily basis. the u.s. national security agency denies reports that the spy agency tapped into

labour unions say an estimated 2 million labourers in 20 provinces in indonesia are on a strike. they are demanding a 50% increase of the minimum wage. >> 50%. >> translation: only 2.5% of rich people in indonesia own 100% of all indonesia's assets. that is not fair. we fight for justice. they don't want to share. that's why they use the force of money and power to fight us. >> labour unions in indonesia have become vocal in the past few years, after a period of repress. they managed to increase wages after a series of protests. employers are complaining that indonesia's economy is hurt by the workers actions. after tolerating the protest for over a year authorities appear to be trying to stop it. . >>> the u.s. national security agency is denying reports the spy agency tapped into google and yahoo data centres around the world. a report in the "the washington post" cited documents leaked by former nsa contractor edward snowden. the latest allegations comes as a delegation from the european parliament is visiting washington to investigate claims of eavesdropping on european leade

not stop him from organising more workers. 37 million registered workers, 12% only are part of a labour unionhers are afraid. >> translation: police beat up our members during protests. i'm being threatened that i will be shot or killed on the spot if i keep leading the movement. >>. >> igbal is undeterred. he's determined to improve the life of the workers so the gap between the rich and poor in indonesia will close. >> student demonstrations against egypt's military-backed government turned violent. supporters of the anti-coup alliance stormed a university in cairo, damaging equipment and writing graffiti on the walls. protests on wednesday left 25 people injured and many arrested. >> the bodies of 25 people who drowned off the coast of indonesia are being returned to lebanon. their boat sank whilst trying to make it to australia. 18 people have survived. they have returned to lebanon. >>> we are getting reports of an explosion in lebanon's bekar valley. in the past hour. it happened on the shatora highway in the jalala area. the target appears to be an army intelligence station. the army c

unions are expected to resume. theionions -- the youngions are asking for a labour increase. workers walked off, but governor jerry brown forced them back. >> at least 2 million muslim pilgrims are expected to take part informant hajj. many arrived in mecca. the pilgrimage is the largest gathering of muslim people in the world. this year many say they'll pray for peace in egypt and syria. >>> we are dealing with quiet whether from much of the nation. there are a few problem areas. i'm watching a cold front making its way east. we are finding the active area across texas, where we see a good deal of moisture from the gulf of mexico, and the pacific, the eastern pacific where there's an upgraded tropical storm. okay -- octave. it's throwing moist europe into parts of the southern plains and helping to fuel the shower and thunder storm activity around texas. through the day we'll see the scattered showers fuelled across the area. heavy rain to the west of houston - we'll watch for the threat of flash flood. there has been reports of local streets and highways closed as a result

. >> union members tend to be older workers. the young are more often in casual labourith higher levels of unemployment. in a porto back street i met pedro, a nurse in a state hospital. like many colleagues, he's on strike this week. >> we have a bigger workload and no increase in salary. this means at the end of the month we have worked more hours and have less money. >> nearby i met mario in his bar, where he makes his cocktails and worries about how few customers walk through the door. >> we invest in another business. it's almost impossible. we have to fire some people, we are getting cuts from two years onwards. next year i think it will be the same. it's been a struggle for us. >> in the capital lisbon there were protests. workers drove hundreds of boxes over the river after the government said crowds would not be allowed to march on the brim because of safety concerns. in porto they filed through the city center. the sign says, "enough", meaning we can take no more. the portuguese don't know where to look for signs of recovery. . >>> we move to rome where we are

. >> the union members tend to be older workers. the young are often in casual labour and have higher levels of unemployment. in a porto backstreet i met pedro, a nurse in a state hospital. like his colleagues, he striked this week. >> we have a bigger workload and no increase salary. at the end of the month it means we worked more hours and have less money. >> nearby i met mario in his barn, where he mixes cocktails and worries about how few customers walk through the door. >> we invest money. nowadays it's almost impossible. we have to fire people. next year i think it will be the same. it's been a struggle for us. >> in the cop tall lisbon, there were -- capital, lisbon, there were protests. buses drove over the river. crowds were told they were not allowed to march on the bridge because of safety concerns. >> in porto they filed through the city center. the fine says enough - meaning we can take no more. the portuguese now doan know where to -- don't know where to look for the signs of recovery. >> 11 people have been killed when a plane crashed in belgium. it was

labour and management is pretty high. >> yes. >> the accused them of giving an anti union negotiator and they also were painting a picture that the unions wanted all this money. >> guest: i think that my idea would be to expand the bart board. with only nine elected members, why not offer to from the governor. one representing the management and one representing the union and the other representing the government. and i think that it would be a good way to move forward. both parties have to take some steps because otherwise we will be back again. >> that begs the question that the atmosphere is so toxic. is there enough time for healing? >> guest: there always is. i've seen organizations change, radical when i was on the board of supervisors for san francisco. the development between the unions and management was extremely large. and when we created the transportation authority labor relations improved. because we broke through a lot of the rust. that had built up between the two. and trying to reformat how that would work. they can do that at bart but it is going to take both sides and quite frankly leaderships. >> just

caller: that less general and made a lot of sense, if a labour party came to power they would have the unions with all their money backing up the candidate. it seems in the past the third- party candidates do not seem to get the funding or the respect from the media -- they are kind of bypassed from the media. i think that is a great idea. host: would you support a labour party? caller: yes, i would. host: let's go to raymond joining us from river falls, wisconsin on the independent line. caller: good morning creed we have had third parties for a long time, it is just a well kept secret in the united states. democracydebates go, now managed to hold a debate with candidates who weren't democrats or republicans. it seemed to go off just fine. host: we cover that debate, too. caller: i think you for that. this media blackout of people who are not democrats or republicans is ridiculous and if you look -- is ridiculous. if you look at the number of eligible voters who actually , the man who sits in the white house has a tiny fraction. i supported barack obama the first time around and then he turn

union members tend to be older workers. in portugal, like in europe's other crisis countries the young are more often in casual labour and have higher levels. >> in a porto backstreet i met pedro, a nurse in a state hospital. like many colleagues, he's on strike this week. >> we have a bigger workload and no increase in salary. this means at the end of the month we worked more hours with less money. >> nearby i met mario in his bar, where he mixes cocktails and worries about how few customers walk through the door. >> we invest our money in business, improve our business. nowadays it's almost impossible. you have to fire people, getting cuts from two years now onwards, and next year i think it will be the same and it's been a struggle for us. in the capitol lisbon, there were protests. workers drove hundreds of buses over the river taygas after crowds were not allowed to march on the bridge because of safety concerns. in porto they filed through the city center. the sign says, "enough", meaning we can take no more. right now the portuguese don't know where to look for the signs of recovery that the government promises are on

union members. and ornida also sent out fliers trying to get petitions challenging a state law to keep transit workers from being able to strike in the future. >> if the management and labourt work it out and the commuters should not be held responsible. transit strikes in california should be banned like other places in the united states. >> he has collected thousands of signatures. >> let us check the weather and the traffic and george? >> the trains are running so that is keeping a lot of pressure off the freeways. at the bay bridge toll plaza a normal commute. as we move past 6:15 however, the metering lights have been activated on the bridges. the san mateo bridge, the 92 is getting a bit more crowded to be approached but still a decent drive. for the golden gate, it is incident-free, delay-free. a look across the bay the east shore freeway commute only 14 minutes from hercules to berkeley. concord, pleasant hill at the 2 42/680 interchange. heavier traffic is forming but still incident-free for the 580 westbound into dublin. despite a recurring accident, it is still looking good and also the guadalupe parkway. there are no delays with only 28 minutes through the gold

in the history of labour in this country employers can be arbitrary about scheduling. and the way that they would use people and the unionson wages. you when somebody talks about taking away were quarrels. they say wait a minut of like when they take away -- work rules -- i am a single mom that will impact my schedule. and from a management point of view they want to management costs better but also hard to manage those costs? i think that they are closer than they saying. they just have to get to that. and start talking. the federal mediator had tremendous progress up to that particular point. >> looking towards tomorrow, they are perhaps looking at a hellacious commute. knowing that do think that they're going to meet commute and tried to get this working >> guest: through i think that they will get this at least by 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. and make an announcement. i do not think there's any harm that they will do to get this solved. however, the working poor is a difficult strain. they need to swallow their pride and move forward. >> from what i understand 5:00 p.m. is the deadline for the announcement. if we do not hear a

union, the boss says, "you got to do it", he want the job done. >> in january construction worker ricardo gonzales fell to his death whilst working at this site. labour rights advocates says 88% of workers who died from false in queens were latinos, immigrants or both. >> activists say day labourers and undocumented worker were reluctant to report safety hazards and were more likely to work for non-unionion work sites. >> if they refuse to do the job they risk being sent home. >> smaller companies are opposing a law that would hold them liable. it would cause insurance costs to sky rocket. >> n good evening. if you are anywhere in the north-east you know that it is getting much colder than it was earlier today. we are seeing a lot of cold rain pushing through the areas. it's fairly light. we are getting a mix off the great lakes. that is causing lake effects. we have lake effects, warnings, and advisories there. nothing like we had in serra cues last night - about 8 inches. this will be 2-4 inches. take a look at the temperatures we are seeing now. boston at 45, new york at 46. we are getting winds - stronger in boston. when you add that wind with th

frankly we have a real problem with a rogue trade union that who nearly brought the petrochemical industry to its knees we need to have a proper inquiry, a labour inquiry of if they had any courage, any vision, any strength of decision-making they recognize they need to have the inquiry to get to the bottom of what happened. >> order. statement, the secretary of state of health. >> from london, you've been watching prime minister's question time, aired live every wednesday while parliament is in session at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span2. you can see it again sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. for more information go to c-span.org. on the homepage click on international for british parliament and other legislatures around the world. also links to international media, and c-span programs on world issues. >> i'm a firm believer what they call unauthorized biography. unauthorized does not mean untrue. it means you're doing it without the cooperation and blessing of your subject and i do believe it's a legitimate, wonderful way to cover history. especially public figures that have spent many, many years and millions of dolla