>> the seiu leaders and members were proud to stand with fast food workers yesterday.as in oakland with health care workers, janitors, security officers. they know when fast food workers win, wages are going to rise across the service sector and will have an impact on home care workers and childcare workers and airport workers. we are incredibly proud and thrilled to have the backs of the fast food workers because we will do whatever it takes to help them win. , president henry obama on labor day, specifically, mentioned the fast food workers movement. i think we have a clip of him speaking. >> all across the country right now there's a national movement going on made up a fast food workers organizing to lift wages so they can provide for their families with pride and dignity. there is no denying the simple truth, america deserves a raise. folks are doing very well on wall street. there are doing very well in the corporate or dreams. give america a raise. trucks that was president obama on labor day just before these protests broke out. or wass a coincidence your union

. >> estela vÁzquez joins us, 1199tive vice president of seiu, and we will discuss also feel companiesth dr. serene jones, president of the unions deal logical seminary. all of that and more coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. voters in scotland have opted not to form an independent country. with a record turnout of 84%, about 55% of voters chose to remain in the united kingdom, while 45% chose independence. in the wake of the vote, british prime minister david cameron has vowed to give scotland more independent powers as part of a process known as devolution. >> the people of scotland have spoken, and it is a clear result. they have kept our country of four nations together come and like millions of other people, i am delighted. as i said during the campaign, it would have broken my heart to see our united kingdom come to an end. >> the u.s. senate has voted 78-22 in favor of a plan by the obama administration to train and equip syrian rebels as part of an offensive against militants known as the islamic state. just 10 dem

the members of the 1021 seiu union say negotiations with court manamen management have s. >>> 49ers defensiveed together against the eagles while the domestic case against him has stalled. his arraignment for tomorrow has been canceled. it's the second time it's been canceled since he was arrested late last month after police reported visible injuries to his fiance. the d.a.'s office sent a tweet saying the investigation into mcdonald continues, but there will be no new court date unless or until charges are filed >>> amid controversy over how the nfl handles claims, roger goodell visited the national hotline in texas. they have been criticized over how they handled the case of ray rice who punched his wife in an elevator. the private meeting was emotional. >> at one point he was visibly moved to tears as he heard stories from our advocates about what women were encountering, calls that we actually took today. >> the hotline has received a multi-million pledge of assistance from the nfl. >>> state and local agencies are considering budgeting water as california's drought continues. the san ga

vo-blanca --los trabajadores del sindicato seiu 10-21 que conforman el sistema de la corte de san franciscogramado votar hoy para ver si se van a huelga frente al civic center de la ciudad. --los trabajadores piden mejores salarios y derechos laborales entre otras cosas y dicen que esta es una forma en la que en el pasado ha funcionado. blanca ---hoy en dia la comida rapida est por todos lados, pero ahora se esta aplaudiendo la presentacion de un nuevo tipo de comida rapida, una que se vende en licorerias y tiendas de vecindario. ---damian trujillo nos habla sobre una iniciativa para mejorar nuestra salud. take pkg ;01 ;13 ;32 ;59 take pkg san jose elena valdez/la condeza market carmina rivera/emit market frederick ferrer/ the health trust la condeza market de san jose aun vende cerveza y papitas en su tienda. pero elena valdez ha agregado una clase distinta de comida rapida a su inventario las frutas y las legumbres. sot/26:43 elena says: la gente nos esta pidiendo cosas frescas, algo rápido, y a veces como hay pocas tiendas. lo mas cerca somos nosotros." carmona rivera hizo el mismo cambi

i'm responsible for three seiu collective bargaining agreement territories which include san francisco. i was responsible for the proposal submissions and the pricing of this job that might have something to do with the controversy. most of all, i'm responsible that to and andrews international adheres on the collective bargaining agreement. i had the opportunity and privilege to attend the last board meeting on the 26th. i listened to three in incumbent officers from the security company that's in place now and i just thought that i would end this with letting you know that i owned and operated my company for 23 years in 3 states and president and ceo and retired los angeles police officer. i ensure my employees have always been the most valuable assets and now at andrew for 7 years recently promoted to the president's position. >> okay. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. thank you very much for having me puerto here today. i was here last week as well and i heard several officers talking about their concerns what they were considering for their new employment of the contract we

members of seiu say the court has ample reserves to give workers raises.y say the court won't bargain in good faith. union workers are asking for 3% raise and say managers are offering no raise at all. the voting kill continue tomorrow at another rally and will conclude on friday. >>> smoke and survivors on the runway at sfo. the drill that put firefighters to the test, see figure they learned from the mistakes from the ash yawna plane crash and -- asiana plane crash. >> and a transformation at alcatraz, a new exhibit inside the prison and a fisherman makes a discovery, a bald eagle trapped in the water. the rescue and the reason the bird got there in the first place. >>> a fisherman ended up with an unusual fishing partner. a sick and injured bald eagle. he helped the bird on to his boat and he got the bird to a rescue center. they have been nursing the bird back to health. they believe he had an infection. the mortally for birds of prey are high after they leave the nest but they feel confident this bird will recover. officials are getting a better idea

this fast-food worker movement question the role of the service employees international union, the seiu does not represent the fast-food industry, but has been bank-rolling the movement. the national restaurant association told news statement, quote, this is nothing more than labor groups self--interested attempts to boost their dwindling membership by targeting restaurant employees. we hope labor organizations will not escalate with aggressive tactics or intimidadwzez and wil respect with respect toward our custom if -- customersersers and employees and restaurant ownerss say raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would cost a lot of the same fast-food workers their jobs. >> thank you very minute. comes back to that, and that debate is these guys get their way will all of us pay? charles payne and steve say, yes. you disagree. why? >> fast-food workers are asking for twoing toes today. the want a wage that supports a decent standard of living and want the opportunity to come to the table with their employers to talk about where their interests overlap. >> an opening salvo? >> i think

seiu maryland and the council represents about 45,000 workers. bowser is running against david catania and carol schwartz in the november election. >>> mets fans who take metro to see ballgames can thank american university for late night train service. today au announced it will partner with the train service to get fans home that run late sunday through thursday. for games still in play at 10:30 on those days metro will 1 its trains until 12 -- will run its trains until 12:20 in the morning and later if there are extra innings or rain delays. >>> how a last minute phone call may have saved the lives of seven boaters thrown from a capsized ship. >> and a super sleuth function on some new cars helps drivers act like secret cars, why gm does not want you to use it, but first. >> reporter: a 15-year-old critically injured after a night of mayhem outside six flags in largo. i'm scott broom following up this afternoon. coming up, how this attack may have been inspir >>> trending now the coastguard springs into action to rescue seven people from an ov

but the michigan branch of the seiu won't be required to pay back tens of millions of dollars to thousandss claim they were forced to unionize after caring for sick family members at home. the court dismissed the case. >>> the coast guard saves america. the bald eagle. the six-month-old was spotted swimming along a seawall in michigan unable to fly. two petty officers on a training mission came to the rescue. they said the eagle is a symbol of our nation's freedom and just had to do something. america is expected to make a full recovery. those are your headlines. now let's head outside where it's a little bit cooler than usual. >> good morning. we have very falllike conditions across portions of the northeast. we're seeing the temperatures in the 50s across the region. i want to take you farther west. across parts of the plains, you're waking up to temperatures in the 60s. it will feel a little bit more like summer than fall. places like rapid city, seeing highs in the 90s. upper 80s across portions of texas. and great lakes, a beautiful day. a lot of sunshine and highs in the 70s for plac

. >> mary kay henry, the president of sei you -- seiu. at is our guest this morning 10 a.m..ust tuning in this morning, we are focusing on growing threats around the world. is it time to increase overall the spent -- overall defense spending in the u.s.? this from mark -- host: you can share your thoughts online at facebook. connie, republican line, good morning. caller: the united states government wastes more money than anything. they should put them does in there and get this over with. the intelligent people knows where them terrorists are. get it over with. take the soldiers over there, get it over with. like in desert storm before it gets too bad. they are going to come here to the united states. they are already in the united states walking the streets. host: where are they? .aller: mostly in new york california. anywhere. they are waiting for the main man to say give the word and it will get dad. revelations at the end of the bible will tell you what is happening. i appreciate the call. that's my comment. put the guns in the air and send the military to get this over