wal-mart workers receiving support from nationwide organizations like occupy and the national organization of women which could be this could be a shopping day to remember for the latest josh eidelson joins me now he's a labor journalist and contributing writer to the nation's salon and in these times josh welcome thank you tom what profited a strike in california well today's strike was actually scheduled to begin tomorrow it's a response to retaliation that workers say they experienced after lot last time they went on strike to protest retaliation for organizing and the workers moved straight up twenty four hours at the last minute last night in response to what they say is even more retaliation again against these warehouse workers for standing up over issues like not having access to drinking water except they came from a hose and having ramps that injure workers because they are set up shabbily while any any sense idea or details on what that retaliation was like what form that so. i talked to one worker who is a leader in the warehouse strike there who's been fired the excuse he says he was g

healthcare that they need. >> bill: and some of the money can go to rebuilding the infrastructure in this country too. it is national organization for womeneb site where you can keep up with all of the range of issues that the national organization for women are involved in. what is -- on that issue related -- what's the position of now on women in combat? >> well, we think that women should have equal access to the promotion and the pay. that is available in the military. look at extraordinarily brave women like tammy duckworth. you know, currently even today although women soldiers are very much on the front lines they're just as subject to being injured and wounded in combat as men. they're still to this day not entitled to combat pay in the same way that the male soldiers are and they don't get combat-related eligibility for promortion the way that -- promotion the way that men do. that needs to change. >> bill: i had no idea. why wouldn't they get -- talk about -- this is a violation of lilly ledbetter it seems to me. right? >> you would think. >> bill: in our own military. >> exactly. it is not okay. and the military has been moving

strike last month and we'll see numerous support from occupy activists from folks who a national organization of women relational consumer really from local labor groups what no one can really know until it happens and organizers say and i believe them they don't know exactly how many wal-mart retail workers are going to take that risk and come out on strike but i expect that we will see something dramatic larger then the already historic straits that we saw last month and the minute we have left josh what do you think is going to happen after black friday before. i don't think we should expect any kind of quick resolution wal-mart will continue to claim not to care based on history will continue to try to suppress workers' activism zz having talked to a lot of these worker leaders they're going to continue they're going to continue to fight so what will see is escalation the question is how do you escalate and i think part of this group success has been organizing workers to take on issues in their local store that exemplify the national issues with wal-mart's business model i expect they'll continue

of women in this country, there is a third choice. and the guest spot today we've got the president of the national organization for women, terry o'neill. thank you so much for being with us. >> it's great to be with you. >> so you talk about these two terrible choices. i actually totally agree with you there. what is the third option? >> the third option is an aggressive jobs program. the real crisis that's facing our country, both for women and for men, is a lack of jobs. we've got about 5 million people that could be put to work right

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of women in this country, there is a third choice. and the guest spot today we've got the president of the national organization for women, terry o'neillyou so much for being with us. >> it's great to be with you. >> so you talk about these two terrible choices. i actually totally agree with you there. what is the third option? >> the third option is an aggressive jobs program. the real crisis that's facing our country, both for women and for men, is a lack of jobs. we've got about 5 million people that could be put to work right away if only there were jobs. they're looking for jobs. they need job. i think that policymakers are so enthralled by a self-imposed, made-up fiscal cliff crisis which as richard esko and others have said could simply go away by congress deciding that it needs to go away. it's like you put a gun to your head, you can take the gun away from your head. right? it's really that easy. what we really need to address is the jobs crisis. by the way, the jobs crisis is a real problem for women. women don't have the kind of savings to fall back on when they get laid off because we work a lifetime at unequal pay. also, w

of the aisle is really important are you getting any traction with republicans absolutely we are this very high interest where the only national organization actually positioned to help the moderate republican women whose party own party goes against them in the case of lisa murkowski or discuss of ave here in new york so what they need is some sort of safe haven tom to rebuild themselves because you and i both know right the moderate republican woman used to be the mainstay of the republican party and we need to rebuild that very well so sam bennett thanks so much for being with us though my pleasure tom we'll be right back. you know sometimes you see a story and it seems so. you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else and you sure see some other part of it and realize that everything you saw. i'm sorry welcome is a big issue. here is mitt romney trying to figure out the name of that thing that we americans call a dog and. i'm sorry i'm just the guy who cares an awful lot of money you certainly are a fool you know what that is my other terrorist cells doesn't want to give us a defeat terrorism the only poll the christian public you. can see you're totally out of the. you know

of the aisle is really important are you getting any traction with republicans absolutely we are this very high interest we're the only national organization actually positioned to help the moderate republican women whose party own party goes against them in the case of lisa murkowski or discuss of ave here in new york so what they need is some sort of safe haven tom to rebuild themselves because you and i both know right the modern republican woman used to be the mainstay of the republican party and we need to rebuild that very well said sam bennett thanks so much for being with us tonight my pleasure tom we'll be right back. it was not the military we have now today signed a new contract with a unit of the huge contract. it was not the authorization to secure and rebuild the devastated country caliber company field taxpayers for its contract work in iraq. it was the campaign for making billions of dollars for other reasonable and ordered bills exceed one billion dollars iraq for sale. or profiteers. wealthy british style. that's not on the. market. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to co

and collectively these women come together to do work on behalf of an organization called nami, the national association of mental illness. and they organize walks. they raise money, and they are sounding the alarm of the importance of doing quality mental health care work. and also giving voice to those persons that are receiving the services and the care. and putting a human face and a human story on many of these statistics. so, please. (applause) >> thank you. >>> all of the supervisors, thank you for this opportunity. i sit on the mental health board with bevan dufty. we tackle some heavy duty situations. i'm grateful to be here with wanda. i want to say to paulette, don't think our hearts don't hurt when we see those pictures. that is why we do the work we do. we received an award in chicago for teaching over 10 classes, family to family. and now we are on class 15 and still counting because we don't want to see any more people laying in the street. we want the parents to get involved and that's why it's called family to family. and i make appeal to everyone in this room to reach out a

a member of the women's auxiliary of the steelworkers organizing committee, spending her days working in the communities around chicago's steel mills. greenberg told the audience at the national health conference that should come to offer them a different picture of chicago. just steps away from the comfortable headquarters of the american medical association, was a chicago of dirt, filth and tenement. basic chicago where people struggle with terrible health conditions related to poverty and unemployment and struggle to obtain basic medical care. greenberg told the conference that the grossly over kenneth cook county hospital, the city's only public hospital which locals described as a death house. a single overcrowded private hospital served the entire african-american community of the southside. chicago's outpatient clinics were still to bursting. greenberg spoke of people who are too sick to leave their homes but couldn't get a doctor to visit them, or who couldn't afford the few pennies for transportation to a clinic. she told the audience about a child with double pneumonia who have died of an abscessed long, after being turned out of the hospital because the relief agen

of service to our nation and being such a tireless advocate on behalf of american's veterans including your fellow vietnam veterans. to vice president bind, admiral winnifeld and major, outstanding veterans services organizations, our men and womene, guard, and reserve, but most of all to the proud veterans and family members joining us in this sacred place, it is truly a privilege and an honor to be with all of you here today. now, each year on the 11th day of the 11th month, we pause as a nation and as a people to pay tribute to you, to thank you, to honor you, the heroes over the generations who have served this country of ours with distinction. moments ago i laid a wreath to remember every servicemember who has ever worn our nation's uniform. this day, first and foremost, belongs to them and their loved ones. to the father and mother, the husband and wife, the brother and sister, the comrade, and the friend who when we leave here today will continue to walk these quiet hills and kneel before the final resting place of those they cherish most. on behalf of the american people i say to you that the memory of your loved ones carries on not just in your hearts but in ours as well. i assure you that their sacrifice will never be

organization. >> and she is a staff sergeant serving the military for two decades. they are part of the 23,000 men and women serving the california national guard. a vital reserve military force serving our country in critical times of need. >> sitting in that chair is against everything you've ever learned in the military. true? >> true. >> reporter: her story started with the simple opening of a dollar bill. >> one day i was cleaning out the box and i found nicely folded a dollar bill. i opened it up. and it had the word on it. >> reporter: she was checking money from the cash box of her informal snack bar. >> i opened it up. i saw what was on it. i asked questions about it. how dare they do this. and then one of my officers in my office, he came and took the dollar bill out of my hand and he changed the n to a b. >> why? >> reporter: in his interview he said to deescalate the issue. to calm me down. >> reporter: following the incident, she sent this e-mail over the one in her office. it included, i am requesting that such divisive and negative feelings be kept to yourself. five days later, another dollar bill. >> i open the bill and i

of mostly african-american women and children who were carrying signs and chanting things like, equal treatment for medicaid patients and hospital care for the poor. these picketers represented the national welfare rights organization, grassroots group with thousands of welfare recipients or welfare mothers as they were sometimes called an sometimes called themselves that as well. this meeting of the hospital association in 1970 was the first major action in the welfare rights movement campaign to stop discrimination against the poor in the health care system. the welfare mothers demanded to speak to the convention and eventually their request was granted. a woman named geraldine smith, who was the national welfare financial secretary, got up in front of the convention and made an absolute blistering speech. she told the audience of hospital lobbyist that the american hospital association was hypocritical, selfish, provoke eiland patronized and the hospitals hide behind a screen of concern for the disadvantaged while perpetuating an unequal system of health care. she presented the delegates with a list of demands from the welfare rights movement. she told hospital officials to end the practice of dumping poor and u

to extend the right to vote for women and african americans, to protect the rights of workers, to organize. and we recognize no two nations achieve these rights in the same way, but there is no question that your country will be stronger if it draws on the strength of all of its people. that's what allows nations to succeed. that's what reform has begun to do. instead of being repressed, the right of people to assemble together must now been fully respected. instead of being stifled, the vow of media censorship mus be lifted. as you take these steps, you can draw on your progress. instead of being ignored, citizens who protested the construction on the mid stone dam were hurt. instead of being outlawed, political parties have been allowed to participate. you can see progress being made. as one voter said, our parents and grand parents waited for this but never saw it. and now you can see it. you can taste freedom. and to protect the freedom of all of the voters, those in power must accept constraints. that's what our american system is designed to do. measuring may have the strongest military in the world, but it must sb

organization. >> reporter: and she's a staff sergeant serving in the military for two decades. they are part of the 23,000 men and women serving the california national guard, where its integrity first and service before self and some of the members who say for years they have witnessed sexual harassment and racism and retaliation. >> is that part of the culture of the national guard? >> yes, absolutely. >> reporter: what is the current reputation of the california national guard? >> it's not a good one. it's not a good reputation. it's not. >> reporter: chief officer petty is a decorated member of the oklahoma national guard. last year he was one of two independent investigators sent to california to investigate problems. >> reading from your report, sexual harassment and hostile work environment is common place in the california national guard. >> that's what we got from everybody we talked to. commonplace. >> reporter: we obtained a copy of the report and will bring you the results in the full investigation at 11:00. so far multiple requests to interview the commanding officer to discuss the cultural problems addressed in our investigation have be

nation, for being such a tireless adrocate on behalf of america's veteran, including your fellow vietnam veterans. to rick delaney, to vice-president biden, to admiralmi winifeld, major general lennington, our outstanding veterans service organizations are men and womenorm, active, guard and reserve and most of all to the proud veterans and family members joining us in this sacred place, it's a privilege and an honor to be with all of you here today. each year, on the 11th day of the 11th month, we pause as a nation and as a people to pay tribute to you, to thank you, to honor you, the heroes over the generations who have served this country of ours with distinction. momes ago, i laid a wreath to remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform. on this day, first and foremost belongs to them and their loved ones. the father and market, the husband special wife, the brother and sister, the comrade and the friend who when we leave here today will continue to walk these quiet hills and kneel before the final resting place of those they cherish most. on behalf of the american people, i say to you that the memory of your loved ones carries on not just in your hearts, but in ours as well. i assure you that their sacrifice will never be

nation and for being such an advocate on behalf of american's veterans including your fellow vietnam veterans. to rick delaney, to vice president biden, and admiral and major general, our outstanding veteran service organizations, our men and womene guard and reserve, and most of all to the proud veterans and family members joining us in this sacred place, it is truly a privilege and an honor to be with all of you here today. each year on the 11th day of the 11th month we pause as a nation and as a people to pay tribute to you, to thank you, to honor you. the heroes over the generations who have served this country of ours with distinction. moments ago i laid a wreath to remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform. this day first and foremost belongs to them and their loved ones. to the father and mother, the husband and wife, the brother and sister, the comrade and the friend who when we leave here today will continue to walk these quiet hills and kneel before the final resting place of those they cherish most. on behalf of the american people, i say to you that the memory of your loved ones carries on not just in your hearts but in ours as well. i assure you that their sacrifice will never be forgotten

his organization provides a college education, life skills and re-entry support to incarcerated men and women in four new york state correctional facilities. the national rate ofars of an inmate's release is more than 40%. for the 260 hudson link graduates, that number is zero. that includes shawn. he's not only the executive director, he's also an alum. >> when i was 16 years old, i got into trouble, i found myself serving an 8 to 20-year sfens sentence. i spent 16 years in maximum security prisons. so many of the men i was around were returning to prison in the first year, 1 months. i thought how am i going to be different. i remember vividly sitting in the correctional facility as a teenager thinking what is my life going to look like. i'm serving a 24-year sentence. i never graduated high school. i feel like i failed everything. i feel like i failed in so many ways. one of the officers came to my cell and he said to me, would you consider helping some of the other men here learn to read and write. i said how am i going to do that? he said shawn, you're the most educated guy around and i had only made it to the ninth grade. so there was this point where i r

nation's obligations to its veterans. since 1919 the american legion has been there for america's service members -- veterans and their families. our organization is a voice for the hundreds of thousands of men and womenving today in the military who are not able to speak for themselves. the american legion is there for millions of veterans, many of whom either are too proud or to humbled to demand the benefits they have earned. the american legion is there to give you, our elected officials, a direct line of communication with a very special breed of constituents, those who have pledged their lives to the nation we all love. there is much more -- it is much more than a political sense to address the questions, problems and issues the nation's veterans and families face today. it is a sacred obligation. as think we can all agree on that. thank you, god bless you, and god bless the united states of america. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much, commander, we appreciate the testimony and look forward to the opportunity to ask some questions momentarily. but senator begich from alaska has arrived and sends a house had an opportunity to give our boatmen statements prior to your comments, i would l

organizing and immobilizing. so really, i mean, it's not as simple as it sounds. we increase the participation of women in the syrian national council. in a new coalition there's an emphasis on the participation of women. it's not secular and islamic when it comes to feminist issues. there are islamist activists are more interested in minority representation and feminist issues and there are some secular forces that are not bothered by these issues. so i think, you know, once you get to know the people it's not as clearly as it appears in the media. it's a bit more complicated. [inaudible question] >> once they are in power we did neutralized or marginalized and pushed out. women have always been part of a stroke, the ones they take power it's already over. and take a look at the other elements. when the muslim brotherhood arrows in arab countries, egypt, tunisia, morocco to my the west, some sectors of the western europe and the united states had this love fest with the muslim brotherhood like they of the moderates and there are -- you know, all of a sudden embrace them. all of a sudden the secularists are marginalized. all

nation and for being such an advocate on behalf of american's veterans including your fellow vietnam veterans. to rick delaney, to vice president biden, and admiral and major general, our outstanding veteran service organizations, our men and women and most of all to the proud veterans and family members joining us in this sacred place, it is truly a privilege and an honor to be with all of you here today. each year on the 11th day of the 11th month we pause as a nation and as a people to pay tribute to you, to thank you, to honor you. the heroes over the generations who have served this country of ours with distinction. moments ago i laid a wreath to remember every service member who has ever worn our nation's uniform. this day first and foremost belongs to them and their loved ones. to the father and mother, the husband and wife, the brother and sister, the comrade and the friend who when we leave here today will continue to walk these quiet hills and kneel before the final resting place of those they cherish most. on behalf of the american people, i say to you that the memory of your loved ones carries on not just in your hearts but in ours as well. i assure you that their sacrifice will never be forgotten. for it is in that

women launched the first phase of the solutions initiative. would ask the organization to develop long-term fiscal plans, and all of them with a nation on a sustainablepath. this time would ask them to revise and update plan but we also asked them specifically how should we avoid the cliff, in which he be the first priorities for congress and the president in 2013. once again, all of the solutions delivered plans that would put america on a better fiscal cliff. while of course the plans differ significantly, they together demonstrate the need to address a few key areas. they need to foster economic growth, avoid harming the recovery, the need for reforms that restrain the growth of health care costs. on tax reform by the disagree on how much the federal government should collect, they all agree the current system needs significant changes. and although social security is a hot button issue, all five groups propose reforms that would make the system more sustainable for future generations. our partners met the task at hand from establishing a plan that would improve america's long-term fiscal outlook while avoiding the negative effects of going over t

organization. just close the doors. turn off the lights. >> there is a gender gap on our nation's roads. there are now more women with driver's licenses in the u.s. than men. according to a new university ofhis could have huge economic implications because studies also show that overall women purchase smaller and safer cars as men. they drive less and get in less accidents. the study looked at drivers today versus drivers in 1995. now about 106 million women have licenses. 104 million men. >> bill: how do you drive fewer miles -- they probably drive fewer miles but they drive better. that's really, really important. significant finding. >> if you want to watch your weight, you wouldn't think to grab a pepsi but the soda maker is looking to change that. they're testing a new soda -- they're changing a new -- testing a new soda in japan called pepsi special contains dex trin that is a fiber that can help reduce fat levels in the body. drinking soda will help you burn fat. no word if that will ever make it here. >> bill: you can drink diet pepsi. >> they're saying drinking this will help you burn fat. >> bill: no, no. maybe in japan. not here. here is the latest welcome -- guess we should sa

women's rights, international terrorism, and more. no one nation can solve many of these problems alone. each one calls for a global network of partners -- government, businesses, international and regional organizations, academic institutions, civil society groups, even individuals, all working in concert. building those coalitions is one of the great task of american leadership. we rightly call america be indispensable nation because only the united states has the reach and resolve to rally disparate nations and peoples together to solve problems on a global scale. certainly in defense of our own interests, but also as a force for shared progress. our ability to connect is unparalleled. that, in the end, in the 21st century, is what leadership is about. diplomacy and development are not always glamorous. it is like what max weber said about politics -- the long, slow, drilling -- but it is the only way we'll be able to bring together the disparate and often conflicting interests to move forward in this interconnected world. here is one moment that captures this for me -- in december 2009, the international community gathered in copenhagen to try to negotiate a way for it on climate change. interests

organizing this special order that focuses on the impact of sequestration on women, children, and families. it's very important. just yesterday, jan, there was a report that came out from the national economic council and council of economic advisors. it said that if we can -- if we go over this fiscal cliff, if we do sequestration, that it would cut consumer spending by $200 billion. so by having a consensus on the budget and a financial plan that is fair and balanced going forward, it could be $200 billion in stimulus. and on top of that stimulus, there would be business and market stimulus by just having some certainty in where we are going. so having an agreement that is fair and balanced is critical for the overall economy, but the impact on women and children and some of our most vulnerable would be devastating, and that's why your particular focus today in special order is so important. the united states currently ranks about 50th in the world in infant mortality. and morocco, 1.8 infants under one year of age, they die for every 1,000 live births each year. in japan the number is 2.2. in the united states, to our shame, the number is six. from new zealand to all other advan

organizing and immobilizing. so really, i mean, it's not as simple as it sounds. we increase the participation of women in the syrian national council. in a new coalition there's an emphasis on the participation of women. it's not secular and islamic when it comes to feminist issues. there are islamist activists are more interested in minority representation and feminist issues and there are some secular forces that are not bothered by these issues. so i think, you know, once you get to know the people it's not as clearly as it appears in the media. it's a bit more complicated. [inaudible question] >> once they are in power we did neutralized or marginalized and pushed out. women have always been part of a stroke, the ones they take power it's already over. and take a look at the other elements. when the muslim brotherhood arrows in arab countries, egypt, tunisia, morocco to my the west, some sectors of the western europe and the united states had this love fest with the muslim brotherhood like they of the moderates and there are -- you know, all of a sudden embrace them. all of a sudden the secularists are marginalized. all