this event was put on by healthcare workers from sciu. >> this is the best way to have them come in and find out what options we have and what they can afford. >> reporter: rachel jackson came down today because her part-time job doesn't provide benefits. >> i haven't been able to go to the doctor. >> reporter: and for this mother of two, healthcare is critical, because she's been living with hodgkin's lymphoma and the cancer has been in remission for the past few years. >> i need my preventive check- ups to make sure if it does come back, that we catch it early. come january, i'll be able to make an appointment. i'm excited about that. >> reporter: jackson told me she was supposed to get an important cat scan two years ago, but hasn't been able to afford it. now she says that's about to change. cover california is seeing a surge of applicants as well ahead of the monday deadline. folks are trying to beat the deadline. the latest figures show well over 50,000 people have enrolled in health plans in just the past week. live tonight in berkeley, alex savidge, ktvu channel 2news. >>> palo

members will have to use a accumulated time off. >> in return for eliminating the provision, sciu local few proposals discussed in negotiations but were taken off the table. >> one was in addition to include bar evement -- barevement. >> over time will be paid after working 40 hours. nine months include it would go strikes and a lawsuit filed by the unions against bart management. the strikes caused major delays on bay area roadways but it appears another strike has been avoided. in a statement, bryant, president of atu local 1555 says, quote, we expect the bart board will now do its part and do what they should have done all along. approve this contract. >> next, this agreement will be presented to the bart board of directors if they vote to ratify it, the agreement will be presented to the union members for a final vote n. walnut creek, kron four news. >>> hundreds got a chance to enjoy the holiday tradition at yerba buena center. a verity of children got the chance to ice skate. >> these special family events really help families again have an opportunity to belong, have an opportuni

i have seen them, i've been to new york city, watched sciu working together with the health care industrymake sure the work force is trained and that they receive a fair wage. you go to las vegas, you see the culinary industry out there. a wonderful management/union partnership. i was in kentucky, one of the most productive plants in america. they had 4400 workers counting right now, not including their supply chain. a wonderful partnership between the uaw and ford. and manufacturing is coming back. and so there are many examples of partnerships where labor and management are recognizing we don't fight yesterday's battles. we need to tackle tomorrow's challenges together. >> and there are a lot of fights left. thank you so much. coming up, america's richest people have found a way to get even richer and pass it on. i'll explain next. >>> if you're among the nearest and dearest that j.p. morgan had to chase, you were recently graced with this holiday card in your mail box, showing the first family of finance having a great time, hitting tennis balls inside what seems to be their home, an i

want to organize the workers to get the dues to do collective bargaining and get the dues, and the sciu funds are not doing so great, stuart, according to government reports so the pension funds for the unions are not doing great. they need more workers there. you know, detroit went bankrupt, the automakers are in trouble and now the push is on, for fast food chains like wendy's burger king and dominos and wal-mart. stuart: i don't think they're going to get much in dues out of guys making a pretty basic income behind the counter in mcdonald's not willing to pay out to the union organization dues, i wouldn't think. >> it's interesting you say that, it's about 18,000 about year they make and that's the state of the economy that people think that's a good full-time job when there's high turnover already in the fast food work force. very difficult to unionize, but if you get them in the door, and then get the minimum wage increased, you know, that's the story. stuart: that's the game plan? all right. liz, thanks very much indeed liz: sure. stuart: check the big board, we had pretty strong

. >> big unions like the sciu funded the campaign and says seattle will be next. >> there may be a few here and there but the fact is, if we don't fight for this, then the rates at the bottom will continue. >> washington state has the highest minimum wage in the country, set to go up to $9.32 an hour in january. meantime, there's been talk in the other washington to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. arthel: thank you very much. jon: some new hope for those battling addiction. coming up, we'll tell you about the experimental new treatment that researchers say can help addicts kick their habit. and the u.s. capital dome is getting a face lift. coming up, we'll take you inside the landmark for a look at what is being done. [ male announcer ] marie callender's knows you may not have time to roll out a perfectly flaky crust that's made from scratch. or mix vegetables with all white meat chicken and homemade gravy. but marie callender's does. just sit down and savor. marie callender's. it's time to savor. we still run into problems. that's why liberty mutual insurance offers acci

how many times did andy stern, sciu chief visit the white house? 50, 60 times, something like that.g the job. but as he just pointed out, it's all about priorities. yesterday i think we heard the president of the united states say when he retires from the white house, you know what he'd like to do? he would like to host the sports center top ten program. >> right. >> maybe it will work with your husband. >> i know condoleeza rice wants to be nfl commissioner. >> speechless. just to think about this, this is his signature plan. how does that make you feel is this right now in your home, millions of people losing their coverage, knowing the president met with kathleen sebelius one time in the 3 1/2 years leading up to this? how does that make you feel? >> the "new york times," oftentimes they have the unnamed white house source, we watched how the stories pop up. now we understand there is mounting pressure from democrats and close allies to hold senior level people accountable for the botched rollout of president obama's plan. now, part of the thing that i find most intriguing over t