what action would the nlrb take? >> the united auto workers would have to file a complaint with the nlrb. we're waiting to see if they file a formal complaint. if a plant manager says, we'll only expand production if you vote against the union, that would be seen as illegal intimidation and improper inducement. here, you don't have somebody from the company. you have a politician. politicians can generally say whatever they want. it's not clear that the nlrb could say, senator corker, you acted illegally. you were the agent of anti-union officials. you acted illegally on behalf of the company. i think a more likely scenario, i'm not saying it is likely, the nlrb might conclude that corker's comments and watson and haslem, those the nlrb might conclude poison the atmosphere. the nlrb has thrown out unionization elections and did a new one because the atmosphere is too tainted. >> i've had officials tell me they've never seen anything like this before. let me ask you a professional reporter, have you ever seen or repor

he thinks the nlrb is stepping on his first amendment rights. he had to say on thursday. >> i hope that the national labor relations board will understand and realize the magnitude of what they are gonna be deciding, and in no way will try to muzzle public officials who are community leaders from expressing their point of view. >> oh, senator, give me a break. a point of viewers have suss threats and init imdays? come,er wasn't expressing his point of view. corker was misleading workers and making threats. this guy, he ought to be ashamed of himself, but i don't think he is capable of that two weeks ago this is what the accept is tore from tennessee said. "i've had conversations today," he said, "based on those am assured that should the workers vote against the uaw, volkswagen will announce," key phrase there, "will announce in the coming weeks that it will manufacture its new midsized suv here in chattanooga." direct quote. the senator was very clear. corker said he was assured if workers voted against the uaw, volkswagen would announce new pr

the nlrb will do their investigation. the hopes is they'll find what we found. >> do you find the workers in the plant have gotten fired more since this? >> i think there's some second-guessing. we're down there right now. these workers are scared to death. they were in their minds threatened for their jobs. >> if there is a hearing, is it clear? is there really going to be a hearing here? what kind of power does the nlrb have at this point? >> they have the authority to set aside the election and order a new election. we hope they'll find exactly what we found. it isn't like this was done just verbally. this was done on tv and locally and out in the open. this is really outrageous when you think about it. if i was a religious leader, i would be scared. if i was an american citizen, which i am, i would be scared. >> if the nlrb doesn't get involved here and they don't call for another vote, what does this set the table for other elects officials do? you've had a state senator tennessee threaten legislative retribution. yo

is important because some of the decisions made under the nlrb are now under question.could cost taxpayers a lot of money to fix it. >> yes. the appeals courts said they were legal and then the republicans, led by john mccain and lindsey graham, just caved into obama on the issue about appointments on the nlrb. it's unbelievable, this paying off of your connies -- constituencies. >> remember when the president said this? >> shovel-ready was not as shovel ready as we expected. >> even the president joked that the stimulus didn't go as planned, but five years after signing that near live $800 billion bill, the obama administration is trying to put a positive spin on things, to ed henry at the white house with the latest positive spin. ed? go for it. >> what the house is saying today is, look, unemployment has come down. there's been economic growth for many months now since the stimulus was enacted into law. they believe those are signs of hope in the economy and that the president stopped the nation from falling into an economic depression, something worse than the reces

>> well, i think that the nlrb should be able to access this information. >> why? an answer. >> it's not private information. every organization you work for tells you this e-mail is not your private e-mail, you should understand that this organization has free access to your e-mail. why -- >> so the flip around, an antiunion group wanted to get its hands on those who are against doing -- >> that's not a group. this is the national labor relations board, trying to streamline -- >> i know. they're streaming very selectively. right? >> to the people that they're trying to access, yeah. isn't that what we want? >> no. >> this is not what we want. employees are allowed to unionize. i get it. a good employer wants their employees' interest to be vocalized but to have the nlrb round up everybody with the pretense the elections don't have enough waiting time. they'll have election time where a person is put up for election as a union rep for two weeks and employers are sandbagged and that messes up -- >> you could make an argument unions feel they have been on the receivi

but that is getting lost with the nlrb. so not happening.abor group targeting wal-mart for disciplining workers went on strike. wal-mart says not so that no employees striking were targeted. over to our panel on whether the retailers have a case. rebecca, you think they do? >> in this case, and this is a case specific incident, workers are saying that we ran out on what we called organized short strikes and wal-mart was notified of these short strikes. but yet they retaliated by saying that those were instances and to many resulted in being fired. so the issue is this. neil: they are saying that they are going on strike and why should they be talking about this? >> it was the fact that wal-mart would accumulate the strike time rather then in america under the law we are allowed tooprepare an employer. neil: so if i have a beef against fox and i joined a protest in front of his building and i'm not doing the shoreline news channel show, i'm absent, untie? not technically one. but there are provisions. there are provisions within the law that

and that issue was brought before the nlrb again and guess what, this time the nlrb ruled that, no, it is appropriate for unions to negotiate for pensions. to american for health care benefits. and that is the result of an election contest and the union movement coming together, it was the genesis of a generation that had prosperity and opportunities perhaps unparalleled anywhere in the history of this country. i've submitted, back when my generation entered into the employment market, if you were going to be a failure, you had to have a plan. there were just such an abundance of opportunities. and i'm sometimes ashamed and embarrassed that my generation doesn't want to step up and do for this generation and the next generation what was done for us. . so i commepped you for what you're doing here today and i want to associate myself with the remarks of the gentleman from pennsylvania. we could go on, we could add more to the litany of things that are costing the rest of us, the -- to subsidize the businesses in this country. i know about business. i spent the last 32 years of my life i

peter schaumber, former nlrb chairman. we appreciate you joining us because this is lot of story people will be following. >> if flying isn't bad enough, a genuine shortage of pilots, is not on the horizon but already landed and could mean higher ticket prices for everybody. >>> marijuana is moving closer to legitimacy. new rules mean banks can finally do business with pot merchants. we'll talk to people on both side of that story. more "money" coming right up. picks so the regional airlines are facing big financial problems thanks to pilot shortage brought by about low pay, incredibly low pay and increased government regulation. smaller carriers like skywest and republic airways have been forced to ground flights. long-time american airline partners american eagle could be reduced to carrying baggage and providing fuel for other regional airlines. we have the president of the largest pilot union in the country, airline pilots association. he joins us now. this is serious shortage. what will be done to fix it? >> well, ada

the nlrb sparks the new data with business today after announcing it is moving forward with new rules to speed up the process for employees to form a union. is says the proposals should what you do representation business groups say the ability to launch time the responses and challenges to the election process the board approve similar rules a few years ago but struck down because the nlrb was not staffed property because of recess appointments that will not -- not be a problem this time for our first guest from the orange services committee, a two big issues to talk about first with the cbo report on obamacare the second what in the world is going on with the republican party and immigration? great to have you with us. >> the cbo report said the white house was caught short and they are feeling utterly >> one of the things the white house had such a difficult time they have been touting them to support fot several years now they say that obamacare will have enormous impact on the economy and when you hear the equivalent of 2.5 million jobs, that is staggering. this administration sa

they could challenge that with the nlrb and they could allow them to hold this election again.e contacted the union and the nlrb about this and they have not gotten back to us. judge? >> one quick question, rich. were people shocked with the vote in this one? >> i think there was certain surprise here because they did see it as best opportunity to do so because of the fast track, because volkswagen essentially worked with try to organize this and staying neutral throughout this entire process. surprise the vote went the way that it did. >> rich, thanks so much. is this the beginning of the end for many unions in america? joining us our political panel in washington byron york washington examiner, john mccormick of "the weekly standard" and joining me? new york louise story of the "new york times." all right, byron, i will start with you. are the unions through? >> they are certainly going down down down. but unions in america, remember, are kind of a tale of two cities, in the private sector union membership has just gone way way down. it's now about 6.7% of all employees in th

the nlrb setsz the pro appoinpay it helps employees. the board approved similar rules more than two years ago but they were struck down because the nlrb wasn't staffed properly because of recess appointments, that is not going to be a problem this time. our first guest tonight is congressman randy forbes, a member of the house judiciary committee, arms services committee, two big issues tonight to talk about the -- with the congressman. first the congressional budget office report on obamacare, the second, of course, what in the world is going on with the republican party and immigration? congressman forbes, great to have you with us. thanks for being here. >> thank you, lou. >> let's start with the -- the cbo report that the white house apparently was caught short on. they were surprised. they are scrambling to make sense of their position in failing it seems to me at least utterly. your thoughts? >> one of the things that the white house has such a difficult time with, they've been touting the cbo and using them to support their posit

so we have a real problem with an nlrb that's not enforcing the law. watch for more problems, but even with things stacked against the workers, volkswagen, the german auto company, the unions in germany told the company there we'll hurt you if you don't give us these union dues here. and so volkswagen said we're neutral. actually, they weren't neutral. they didn't let opponents of the union speak, but guys in black shirts -- no joke -- black shirts were walking up and down, union guys, uaw propagandists were walking up and down the assembly line pulling people out and bringing them into rooms to talk to them. they still lost the election even with that. >> host: so the center for worker freedom is what? >> guest: it's a spin-off of americans for tax reform. we do a number of projects on one digital liberty to keep the internet tax-free and liberty-free, the property rights alliance deals with real and intangible property rights, the center for worker freedom started over a decade ago back in 1998. we were working on paycheck protection in california. r

>> reporter: the nlrb, they have so many hoops to go through to be qualify as an union it seems to benlikely. however, it does shows in an organized way the players are fed up. they're willing to organize, and sooner or later they'll discover they have no power at all until they refuse to play. then they have all the power. one of these days as the michigan track coach told me, these players will run to that tunnel, sit down and refuse to play. the second that happens all the power flips at that moment. we might be reaching a threshold where the ncaa may be forced to act in a more dramatic way than they have so far. >> john bacon author of "fourth and long." thanks for being on the program. we appreciate it. >> always a pleasure, thank you. >> in january 2015 haiti was devastated bay earthquake that killed more than 200,000 people. and now they're stepping up for the call for help to rebuild this country. he sat down with ali velshi in davos. >> i decided i wanted to help my country and help the aaron people and put my business skills to the country. in haiti we have 85% of our educat

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first off, when you look at the specific vote, this is something that could be challenged with the nlrboliticians made before this, they could be nlrb push for a second vote. we've contacted them and they've not gotten back to us. on this broader issue, the uaw says for a year they won't campaign to organize this particular chattanooga vw plant, but that doesn't mean they won't continue efforts in other plants, nissan plant in the state and mercedes benz plant and that continues, their membership has fallen from a high of 1.5 million in 1979 to 4 400,000 now. and trying to get the union into the foreign auto plants and just because they're not campaigning for the next year in the chattanooga plant doesn't mean it's over, charles. charles: congressman, this is your state. what's your take on this one. >> the uaw had access to the workers the at the plant, they opened it up, they made their campaign, three-day vote, 89% of the workers participated in the vote and the uaw lost. i think that people like their jobs. they like having vw there and they don't want to change the work culture the

now, the nlrb, largely obama appointees, on the side of unions, they say not fair.me in and offer an inducement to the workers to reject the union. what do you say? >> i like they are criticizing bob corker when a brother president themselves into the union last july. both are saying a great minivan will be produced somewhere. regardless of anything that has to do with a minivan, tennessee taxpayers will think twice before any incident for this company to expand like they want to do in the future if the uaw is involved. nissan is a great example, employees are happy, i love it, they are nonunion nice. spring hill have had more layoffs than any other company within the state of tennessee. this is the closest they have been in to build their membership, the numbers don't add up, they are doing this to try to regain the clippers they lost. stuart: let's see how this vote goes. appreciate it. going to executive energy executives house at night. roll the tape. >> my name is amanda. wanted to let you know we think that you are corporate criminals and should be in jail. st

they are afraid of the irs and the fec and the epa and the nlrb. it all comes frombig government.l: government is always interesting. >> i would say that the level of policy an reguation has accelerated in the past two ars. ththat's my perception. neil: it's hard to dial back. >> that is a general consensus. again, i can tell you that personal experiences hee and not to pile on the issue, but the affordable care act and my family having to go out and try to get new insurancepolicies. neil: for your family or workers? >> your family. >> we have had an inordinate amount of time and enery. neil: are you spending more for the coverage versus what you have been a. >> vote. i spent a lot of time and energy. and it we are fixing this going to digital. we are thinking about this moving back and forth in north and south. we have pipelines versus taak cars and we know that the oil will be produced. >> i am just a voice in this. neil: we need a new person in the white house and congress and thinking. >> les take a business point f view and an economic point of view. that will take so manof o

lou: and president has his hand-picked nlrb to help them along, but idea, that this guy, at volkswagens he not understand brand issues? volkswagen with all of its brands, success,lobally but also in this country, still remains, the richest consumer market in the world, you know, come on. calm down. >> i don't pretend to know how euroan mind set works, i don't have to tell you, lou this is a company that is additionaly pro union, and they let the unions come in, they gave them unfettered access, what real frustrates me is that people have spoken, the left and that european socialist menentaly we serie creep into our country, and occupy our white house, will not let pple t their own devices make their own choices, they under estimate how savvy people are when it comes to their own paychecks, workers, lo at their paychecks and union offering and said, the generous benefit technology i packages are there salary is there, why do we need you, that is not a compelling dial for us. lou: volkswagen is enjoying imnse success, the workers in tennsee, are doing a great job, building a superior pro

they are afraid of the irs and the fec and th epaand the nlrb. it all coms from big government.l:government is always interesti. >> i would say that the level of policy and regulation has accelerated in the past two years. that's my perception. neil: it hd to dial back. >> that is a general consensus. again, i can tell you that personal expernces here and t to pile on the issue, but the affordable care act and my family having to go out and try to get new inurance policies. neil: for your family or workers? >> your family. >> we have had an inordinate amount of time and energy. neil: are you spending more for the coverage versus what you have been a. >> vote. i spent a lot of time and energy. and it we are fixing his going to dgital. we are thinking about this moving back and forth in north and south. we have pipelines versus taak cars and we now that the oil will be produced. >> i am just a voce in this. neil:we need a new peson in the white houseand congress and thinking. >> let'stake a business point of view and an economic point of view that ill take so many our economic pro

lou: and president has his hand-picked nlrb to help them along, but idea, that this guy, at volkswagen does he not understand brand issues? volkswagen with all of its brands, success, globally but also in this country, still remains, the richest consumer market in the world, you know, come on. calm down. >> i don't pretend to know how european mind set works, i don't have to tell you, lou this is a company that is additionaly pro union, and they let the unions come in, they gave them unfettered access, what real frustrates me is that people have spoken, the left and that european socialist mentaly we serie creep into our country, and occupy our white house, will not let people to their own devices make their own choices, they under estimate how savvy people are when it comes to their own paychecks, workers, look at their paychecks and union offering and said, the generous benefit technology i packages are there salary is there, why do we need you, that is not a compelling dial for us. lou: volkswagen is enjoying immense success, the workers in tennessee, are doing a great job, building

they're building the case that the athletes are employees as defined by the nlrb act.ormer quarterback for northwestern university spent most of the day detailing the massive amount of time required by the football players, between 40 and 60 hours a week, during much of the year on top of classes. coulter says he didn't have any issues with the demanding schedule. in fact he said he loved the schedule. but his attorney says his time requirements and the heavy control the coaches have over players' lives, those are part of the employee-employer relationship. attorneys for northwestern just got started doing their cross, of coulter and they're going to try to determine that athletes are students first and employees second. >> how long is this expected to take? >> well, shep, attorneys toll me they expect it to go through the end of this week, possibly next week. a decision is not expected to come for at least several weeks, up to a month after that. the ncaa have said they're keeping a close eye on the earrings as well. if the national labor relations board rules in favo

and the nlrb haven't done enough damage, the fcc now has to trample on what rights are remaining. this is an outrage disguised as a study. the fcc regulates the media. it has the power to remove your license, meaning to ruin you overnight. any question is never innocent. what is it asking about critical information? who decide what is is critical information need? critical information needs is a concept you have in kiev and moscow, not the united states. everybody decides on their own. the idea we don't have enough diversity, there are no media today than in the history of mankind, including cave drawings. this is an outrage. what the house of representatives ought to do tomorrow is pass a law with holding up every penny from every such study now or ever more. >> i need to correct charles. it's actually cin, critical information needs, which is full of acronyms. this would be funny, if it wasn't scary. they are going to train government bureaucrats to come in and talk about how they do their jobs. sound familiar? obamacare. they are going to ask things like what is your news philo

what we have to realize is the vw plant gave the union the chance to go in and see their workers, the nlrb held the election. you had the opposition that couldn't go into the plant. so i think they're a little bit misstating. it was -- well, no, it was stacked in favor of unionization. and against the opposition, but i think what we are seeing is that individuals, the worker wants to stand up for himself. and they don't trust big unions, they don't trust big institutions. you can see it in how people distrust government. it is a trend that we're seeing. >> they came out and said in particular, senator corker, they said messed with the election essentially by suggesting that volkswagen was going to announce in the coming weeks that it would manufacture a new mid-sized suv at this plant if only the unionization vote failed. and the union has said that was improper interference, he had no business saying that and it was not true. now, they're asking for another vote. there is talk of pushing for another vote or a do-over. do you think that is likely? >> well, you know, they may decide to do t

richard trum "k" is applauding those rules saying the current nlrb election is riddled with delay andnities for employers to manipulate and drag out the process through costly and unnecessary litigation and deny workers a vote. these are rules are an important step in the right direction and will help improve the election process. board did propose similar rules back in 2011 but a federal court struck them down saying they didn't have a full quorum of members at the time. >> okay. what are the critics saying as they push back? >> they call these ambush rules. that's how they term these and they say it's a big union payback from the administration who supported them. gop senator lamar alexander the pop republican on the senate labor committee says this, quote, one more example of how the obama national labor relations board continues to be more of a union advocate than an umpire. this latest effort is a political power play on behalf of unions that makes an end run around employers and forces workers to make decisions without all the facts. these rules are not set in stone, yet the pub

that's up to the nlrb. we sent questions to the national labor relations board whether or not we'll have a do over. neither has gotten back to us. >> before i let you go, it's kind of the question mark. what kind of political football is this boat going to be. republicans jumped on this right away and said it's a win for big business. we are in an election year. midterm election is coming up. i'm wondering for it's going to be a story that continues because of the political side of the story. it will. especially on the local level. just look at the example of a couple of miles or a few miles east of here. south carolina boeing that union issue they have with the machinists in washington state. that is a highly sensitive issue here. you are having a number of outside groups who came to chattanooga to try to unionize the shop and prevent it going. the number of billboards around here it was a major issue that was really local but national in scale. >> all right. rich edison us out of chattanooga, tennessee. t

afl-cio president richard trumka applauds the new measures and adds, quote, the current nlrb processs delayed and offers too many ways for employers to manipulate and drag out the process through costly litigation and deny workers the vote. this will help improve the election process. the national labor relations board proposed similar rules back in 2011 but a federal judgg the board was operating without a full quorum of members at the time. the critics say so-called ambush rules are another union payback by the administration they're vowing to fight. gop senator, lamar alexander top republican on the labor committee saying the new rules are quote, how the obama national labor relations board continues to be union advocate than an umpire. this latest effort is a political power play on behalf of unions that makes an end-run around employers and forces workers to make decisions without all of the facts. by the way, the public does have an opportunity to weigh in here before these rules become final. the government will be taking public comments until april 7th. melissa? melissa: wow.

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i cannot prove that the president is pressuring or the nlrb. charles: this is amazing.ind the scenes. stuart: what would happen if these guys say, no, we do not want the union. this is only 1500 beard still a relatively small pool. by the way, what about in wisconsin when teachers were allowed not to be in the unions. i think they had a 50, 60% reduction. stuart: your take on how much you spent on your dog next. ♪ welcome back. how is everything? there's nothing like being your own boss! and my customers are really liking your flat rate shipping. fedex one rate. really makes my life easier. maybe a promotion is in order. good news. i got a new title. and a raise? management couldn't make that happen. [ ma announcer ] introducing fedex one rate. simple, flat rate shipping with the reliability of fedex. earlier in the show, and i'll replace $30 a month for my two dogs. patricia, who gave them? gregoire cross alone $60, fleas and heartworm prevention. i bet your wife spends 100. linda adds $30 a month for cali and a shelty? impossible with annual that visits, pablo, preven

if you look at things like the nlrb or the epa. just stymied about what comes next.d that money have a lower rate of return for a shareholder than a cash management account. >> look at what interest rates are today. the best way to invest your money today to take advantage of the shareholder is to buy back stock. reinvest in the company. you are just reinvesting in your own equity. i would do more r&d. the best companies should continue their r&d budgets. >> we have to think a quick commercial break. we will continue in a couple of moments. denny strigl is a former ceo of verizon while -- wireless. view really want somebody knowing that much about your drinking habits? ♪ >> you are approaching 26 minutes of the hour, time for on the markets. expedia stock is surging. beat analyst estimates handily. it is up 14%. they're coming out of the holiday travel season, people are into online shopping for the next trip. lincoln is headed in the other direction. trail the forecast. 9.6%.ock is dropped when the comeback, we will continue the conversation with denny strigl. we wi

federal law is also stacked in favor of unions, and president obama's nlrb is routinely stretching andons must rely on brute government force shows how out of touch they are with modern economic reality. american manufacturing is making a modest comeback with the help of rising labor costs in china and the american energy revolution, but it could stage an even bigger rerival without the threat that american unions could make products less kpet tiv. -- competitive. not for the first time, the workers are smarter than management. jon mecham, ben, though, the number 75% down since 1979, is that not a trend that goes against the editorial i just read? >> oh, absolutely. you know, one of the two stories here is the -- in the south, never wildly hospitable to labor unions, safe to say, there have been a number of manufacturing coups here, whether it's nissan, that makes cars here, volkswagen in chattanooga, where i come from. there's been investment in the south, and we'd like to think it was because of our fine climate and our choice in footwear and our great charm. but part of it is that i

the white house using enemy lists to go after people with groups like the i.r.s., the e.p.a., the nlrb, and the entire alphabet soup of federal agency this is a seems to want to go after people that might say something, exercising their first amendment rights, that the white house disagrees with. that's not how america works. that's not what this great country is built upon, mr. speaker. if the president doesn't like the political views of somebody, that's what the great discourse of this country is all about. that's what makes our country so great is that we can disagree. we can exercise those great rights that the founding fathers put in place and that was later established in the bill of rights. the first of those bill of rights being the first amendment, encouraging free speech. it's what makes us strong as a nation. yet here comes the i.r.s. trying to shut down, use the heavy hammer of their power to try to shut down political speech of people who disagree with them. it's not going to work, mr. speaker. we're not going to stand for it. here in this house. i commend my colleague fo

fact that when he talks about using his pen or using the phone, what we can say is look at what the nlrbis trying to do, they are trying to shorten election times, trying to bully people into joining unions. that is how he could use his pen or his phone, back them off. did you not learn from bowing and how detrimental that was to not just south carolina -- boeing and how detrimental that was not just to south carolina to the country? >> thank you. and bill, thank you for participating today. i was -- i don't mind telling you i was a bit troubled today by the tone of the president. when you have governors -- and we all compete against each other. we are the laboratories of innovation, and for the president of the united states to look democratic and republican governors in the eye and say i do not trust you to make decisions in your state about issues of education, about ,ransportation infrastructure that is really troubling, particularly when you are seeing reallybe what has performed over the course of the last four to five years that he has been the president of the united states. poli

the nlrb could decide to hold another election if they determined there was undue implements.agen: volkswagen was extremely cooperative. >> this is an election that could have happened over 30 or 40 days. almost agreed to expedite this process. still, they fail to organize. dagen: thank you so much for that. many are calling the uaw defeat a win for republicans. wellbore jobs roll and because of it? it is great to see you. what does this one defeat due to the uaw? >> i think it is a setback for the labor union movement. i think that this is a vote for competitiveness. we want to be competitive. chattanooga tennessee wants to be competitive with the rest of the world. dagen: i think his name was mike, very interesting that he pinpointed what happened to detroit. i wonder if people down south to look to the motor city and say, hey, the unions are to blame for that. >> i am not antiunion. these workers, however, said they do not want to organize right now. they want to maintain their ability to be flexible in the marketplace. they want to be at place where businesses are invited

relations board is to say the lock-out is illegal and violates the contract with the union and an nlrbresentative told al jazeera that looking in the charges is on going. memphis, tennessee. >> reporter: analysts say kellogg is holding out for a similar result as caterpillar and are reducing worker compensation packages and in the end they won. they are speeding up "the stream"ing service and will connect to broad ban and allowing them to go to netflix customers but did not have to pay for the connections and could put pressure on verizon and at&t to follow suit. samsung is expected to unveil the latest galaxy smartphone at the world congress in barcelona today. the devices have surged in popularity and the s 4 topped 40 million in global sales and that's just six months after launching last april. samsung also took the wraps off of two watches with fitness features. on wall street they are reluctant to make moves and the dow is down one point and the dow opened at 16103, s&p 500, 1836 and nasdaq is 4263. asian markets were in the red after chinese home prices fell for the first time i

with only one side, they had a neutrality agreement struck up with the company and it was ok'd by the nlrb clause stating that we would go to what the other three ford, gm and chrysler would make and that is less than what we're making now. volkswagen has been good to us in chattanooga, tennessee. they give us a fair wage, a great wage and great benefit package. >> they sure do. from what i've been reading. and had the united auto workers come in and unionized your shop, what kind of a pay cut would you have taken? >> i would have took about a $3 an hour pay cut where i'm at in the game right now. >> so you're probably doing the calculation. all right, is what the union is offering a worth $3 a an hour for me and you said no. why? >> absolutely. well, i mean, why do we work? we work to make a living, to provide for our families. and i want to go to work and progress and make more and help my company be profitable. i don't want to go to work and make less and cost my company more money to produce a product. by the way, the product that we produce is an award-winning product. ten awards. thi

with this nlrb, i wouldn't count on anything, corker. you want to talk?. i was being told that we -- >> ten seconds. >> i have ten seconds to talk to him. hi, bob, great to see you. >> hello, andrew, hello, becky. hello, joe. >> hi, senator. >> i thank you. >> we'll be watching. we appreciate it. thanks. >> thank you. >>> when we do come back, the ceo of tenet health care on the company's latest quarterly results and how they're positioning for obamacare. >>> and then the state of the small investor. td ameritrade ceo will stop by with his thoughts on the markets and a lot more. "squawk box" returns in just a moment. when you order the works you want everything. an expert ford technician knows your car's health depends on a full, complete checkup. the works. because when it comes to feeling safe behind the wheel, going the distance and saving at the pump you want it all. get our multi-point inspection with a a synthetic blend oil change, tire rotation, brake inspection and more for $29.95 or less. get a complete vehicle checkup. only at your ford dealer.

because his nlrb appointees are the ones setting the rules which disenfranchise the workers of chattanoot year. just pointing this out, guy. and i understand we're talking about global automakers. it's not a reflection of sales or production here only because clearly volkswagen only has one plant here in the u.s.. coming up later today on the closin "closing bell," an interview with bob king, president of the united autoworkers, on a day which begins a very low men tuesday election for the uaw. 14 foreign automakers have opened plants since the early 1980s here in the u.s. and for the first time since that has started, the uaw has a chance to organize one of those plants. >> joining us now to talk about this is a labor professor at the university of california berkeley. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> so help us understand this. let's start with this. do you believe the uaw in its modern incarnation, let's say the last 10, 20 years, has been helpful or hurtful not to the automakers, but actually to the employees? >> i think it's been very helpful to both, i think the uaw has sou