unions. facebook didn't respond when the teamsters presented a request to unionize, hence the vote tonight. results should be known around 5:00. live here in menlo park, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> a lot of eyes on this situation. thank you. >>> it's 5:12. walma walmart, how some customers use the promotion to their advantage. >> fed minutes, can i make you excited about it? over a million californians have a gotten something that's beend. out of reach for far too long. health insurance. how? they enrolled through covered california. it's the health insurance marketplace where you'll find a range of plans from leading health insurance companies that offer you the best combination of quality, rates and benefits. you can compare plans side by side, choose the one that best fits your needs and enroll online. coveredca.com is also the place to find certified experts in your area who can answer your questions for free, and help you enroll. and, through covered california, you may get financial help to pay for coverage. it's based on income, and 4 out of 5 people who have enrolled qualifie

teamsters union members and their supporters collected nearly 5,000 signatures on an online petition rights of its bus drivers to organize a union without interference. as they tried to drop off a giant printed version of the petition, they were interfered with. >> we have a petition we just want to turn in. >> want to turn in? if you can hold on right here let me go talk to facebook. i will need you to go back to the public property back there first. >> reporter: the teamsters say this started when the bus drivers came to them asking for help. one of the biggest complaints was working split shifts. they claim drivers often wait six hours in between picking up and dropping off facebook employees without being paid. >> they should be able to make a decent wage, get paid for the time they spend working and have adequate health care and working conditions which is not too much to ask from the richest companies in the world. >> reporter: facebook contracts with luke transportation for its buses. facebook declined to comment but the ceo of luke transportation sent mow a statement saying t

the first gave when he e trip, wasrom his long washington,group in d.c., i believe it was the teamster's union annual convention. and he said them toward the end of the speech, he by -- the speech writers, the way, told him don't put this in. that's not a good idea. ad lib it.l, i'll and he. did he was a very good ad libber. he said, of course, i don't resent attacks and my family attacks.resent but falla does resent them. eing a scotty, as soon as hep earned that the republican congress had concocted a story that i left him behind when the islands and sent the destroyer back to find him, cost $2 million or $3 scot n or $8 million, his soul was furious. he has not been the same dog sense. reporters said, roosevelt's back. this is the old roosevelt. he determined to take not to take that speech, he didn't repeat that. determined to take his campaign vigorously to some of the big cities. first of new york, all. he went again in his train, the convertible was with him. the took the packard out of train. he was lifted into it. -- of course unseen by the public. miles travelled for 51 through all o

our union trains people, driving schools for the teamsters. l electric workers send their guys to school for the new codes and the carpenter's union does the same thing. this is not good. they want to work cheaper, quicker and want to show us up here. this is totally a cut off at the knees for the union worker who the union machines have got stuffed to them too because they went out in droves and asked and begged and drove all of the union guys out to the polls to vote, and what does this guy do? 14, 15 days later? keystone gone, and what else are they doing? bingo. letting six million more people come, in neil. it's ridiculous! >> i hear you. >> i don't understand how -- it's not an upset to the union worker. one guy trying to keep a family afloat in the middle class, they keep saying they're in the middle class, they stick and dilute the workforce, this is a dilution of the workforce, neil, and that's what you get. neil: thanks for speaking your mind. i appreciate. >> thanks for having me and giving the people a voice. neil: thank you, joe, t

i believe it was the teamsters union annual convention. he talked to them, and he said, toward the end of the speech -- his speechwriters, by the way, told him, don't put this in. it is not a good idea. he said, well i will ad lib. it. and he did. ber/as a very good ad lib. or he said i don't resent attacks , and my family doesn't resent the attacks. scotty, aseing a soon as he learned that the republican in congress had concocted a story that i left him behind and sent a destroyer back to find him -- it cost the or $20ers $8 million million -- he has not been the same dog since. well, this as far as the reporters and other listeners were concerned, roosevelt is back. this was the old roosevelt. he determined not to repeat the fala speech, he did not repeat that. everybody knew about that. he determined to take his campaign vigorously to some of the big cities. he went to new york, first of all. he went again in his train. they green packard convertible was with him. they took the packard out of the frame. he was lifted into it, of course,

unionizing facebook drivers, it could lead to other tech companies following suit. >> there is a digital divide, those who have and the county of those who have not. >> the teamsters said the union bus is tomorrow with 87 bus drivers casting a ballot. >>> san francisco taxi driver are staging messy aiports over the rules are not fair for uber and lyft and their business is hurt and passengers are paying a rice as well. amy hollyfield is in san francisco with the story at the airport. >>> for is allowing uber and lyft to operate on a 90 day trial period. some employees who work the perimeter and are observing it say the two sides are at war. >> taxi drivers at sfo broke the rules last might and blocked traffic and created gridlock to protest ma they call unfair rules at the airport. >> we protest the special treatment given to private vehicles who use apps to pick up passengers. >> we found out that, yes, drivers for uber and lyft do have different rules than the taxi drivers, even some passengers question that tactic. >> they need to make it fair for everyone. absolutely. >> i love uber and lyft because it is convenient and it is nice for me. >> it is because of t

the teamsters' union is expected to negotiate for the drivers. >>> 7:57.could soon get a raise. the "oakland tribune" reports the oakland school district is offering teachers a 10% pay raise over three years. teachers could also receive an additional 3% raise depending upon state funding and if they agree to pay more for health benefits. the two sides are scheduled to meet again december 6th to consider the offer. >>> 7:57. bay area longshoremen, mourning the death of their one of their own. the action they are taking now and how it's affecting one of the busiest part ports on the west -- poempts ports on the west coast. >>> these are live pictures of wheeler hall. the protesters slept for some time overnight. >>> slow traffic in the east bay, but it looks like on highway 4, it's not all that bad. you will see a little bit of slowing coming up on the grade. we'll tell you more about the bay bridge commute that's really slow. >>> well, yesterday's system was good for some. marin county, not so good for others. south bay. but this next one, not only do we ha

you have the teamsters, the union individuals, bipartisan folk, governors that want this.ry jobs, but 43,000 jobs that will be created because of this. look, that's a no-brainer, right? when it comes to the national security and the energy security. i think the second thing and hogan's right about this, i think there's a reasonable approach to minimum wage. look, at the end of the day, we all know that a minimum wage, there needs to be some type of living wage. states are taking the initiative to pass living wages because the federal government is kind of stuck, if you will, in neutral. so i think those two things, along with maybe even some foreign policy initiatives when it comes to trade, i think are on the table and most likely could pass overwhelmingly. >> thank you so much, both of you. hogan, last word to you. we've only got a few seconds left. these diverse candidates coming in, like mia love, do you see that change on the policy side? more out of the gop party and gaining prominence within the gop platform. >> i hope so. but with mia love, tim scott, folks like th

unionizing. they joined teamsters 853.llied over issues like low pay and a split shift schedule. >>> tonight, we are getting the first look at a new kind of dressing room that will soon make its bay area debut. betty yu takes us inside. >> i select an item. the minute i start doing that, i started adding to my dressing room. >> reporter: designer rebecca's new store in san francisco set to open next month. it is selling a whole new experience. >> there is no store in the world that has this keep of technology. >> reporter: pick out clothes in the giant screen and send them to your fitting room. you will get another one when it is ready and your drink is ready. you can browse in the meantime. >> it is a natural thing to want interactive technology. we wanted to make shopping easier. >> reporter: this looks like any other fitting room, but as soon as i get my items in, the mirror will recognize the the size and the product and doubles as a touchscreen. you can set your mood lighting. a morning in north beach or an afternoon

union representation. >> reporter: it came a week after teamsters protested outside menlo park's officers calling on markon. >> the people that service them have not. >> today is a brighter day for all the bus drivers within the high-tech system. >> reporter: with benefits factored in, the ceo says drivers actually make 24 to 31 $31 an hour. >> with due respect to the drivers, they have spoken and will cooperate fully with the union. >> reporter: union activists say look for similar vote ahead among google and gened apple drivers. >> we have heard from the companies that have contracted. i think we have a movement going rather than a one time organizing drive. >> reporter: facebook did not respond to our request for comment, but maurina says he hopes they will sit in. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> oakland businesses are bracing for more after two nights of destructive protests. coming up at 6:00, we are learning how looters were dissuaded from what could have been massive thievery. >>> it started as a high end hobby. now drones are growing in popularity and becoming a key business tool. the n

. >> supporters rallied in front of facebook headquarters teamsters say there were 28 votes against joining their unioncompany says it pays an hourly wage among the highest in the industry, along with medical benefits, vacation, holiday, and sick days. >> city council approved a proposal allowing the zoo to go ahead with a major expansion project. the zoo wants to build exhibits on 53 acres of a large open space that would include room for zoo animals and a gondola. environmentalists saying it would lead to a loss of critical habitats. >> still to come on abc7 news at 6:00 tonight president obama appears ready to make good on a promise to act on immigration reforms. one local republican likes it. >> i'm michael finney. san francisco is notorious for parking tickets. there is one ticket you may not have to pay. see what the deal is next in the special report. >> and so song san francisco for pablo female announcer: the mattress price wars are ending soon at sleep train! we challenged the manufacturers to offer even lower prices. now it's posturepedic vs. beautyrest with big savings of up to $400 off. se

teamsters. there was a group that tried to unionize earlier this year in delaware and they got crushed. was 21-6. you are not on very stable ground. this will increase the education of workers rights but i am much or amazon will be that much more vulnerable. >> i completely agree with that point. amazon has worked very hard over a very long time to prevent unionization, even very small ones. the machinist union has tried to gain toehold. again, amazon takes those toehold efforts very seriously because they see them as being chips that could be laid out for future effort. you can say this particular one even though it was not anything big -- this was one employee in an arizona warehouse that complain about the fact that he was reprimanded allegedly for complaining about lack of security in the parking lot which affects a lot of people in the warehouse and their security. he also complain about these overbroad policies. you can say that is not really a victory and even though they settled it. you can say it is a nice toehold for unionization efforts because it shows with one person and mi

. >> supporters rallied in front of facebook headquarters teamsters say there were 28 votes against joining their unionurly wage among the highest in the industry, along with medical benefits, vacation, holiday, and sick days. >> city council approved a proposal allowing the zoo to go ahead with a major expansion project. the zoo wants to build exhibits on 53 acres of a large open space that would include room for zoo animals and a gondola. environmentalists saying it would lead to a loss of critical habitats. >> still to come on abc7 news at 6:00 tonight president obama appears ready to make good on a promise to act on immigration reforms. one local republican likes it. >> i'm michael finney. san francisco is notorious for parking tickets. there is one ticket you may not have to pay. see what the deal is next in the special report. >> and so song san francisco for pablo sandoval? hey john,whoa!k it out. yeah, i was testing to see if we really can turn any device in your house into a tv. and the tablet worked just fine. but i wanted to see if the phone would work as well. so i shrunk sharon. every chan

my union, this is my personally opinion not of the teamsters, but charlie pulled out in the end. neil: yeah, the democratic candddate for governor and now you have a republican governor. one of the things i notice with a lot of unions, althhugh they tend to vote democratic, there is a separation between the union members and their leaders and that there's some resentment on members and the rank-and-file on how the leaders spent their money and paid their dues. is that true? >> again, neil, i on'' always agree with the politics of my president who is a dear personal friend and i would follow him into a fire. we just happen to disagree in politics. sean o'brien i love him, but we disagree on candidates for governor. neil: what do you do when the union heads are saying any republican head is dead for us they're antiunion. how do guys like you or other union -- because it was clearly happening across the country. >> well, i think, neil, you know, this is not the 1930s anymore where people are knocking on your doors with baseball bats. when you're my size, neil, people tend to think tw

teamsters or the afl-cio. there was a group that tried to unionize earlier this year in delaware, and they got crushed.e was 21-6. you are not on very stable ground and this will increase the education of workers rights. i'm not sure that amazon will be that much more normal. >> i agree. amazon has worked very hard over a long time to prevent unionization, even small ones. the unions especially the machinists union, have tried to gain toehold, even with tiny 30-person groups. amazon takes those efforts very seriously because they see them as being chips that could be laid out for future efforts. you could say this particular one, even though it was not anything big -- just one employee in an arizona warehouse who complained about the fact that he was reprimanded allegedly, for complaining about lack of security in the parking lot, which affects a lot of people in the warehouse. he also complained about these overbroad policies. you could say that is not really a victory because amazon back down but you could say it is a nice toehold for unionization efforts because it shows that, with one person come a

. >>> facebook's shuttle bus drivers are banding together to form a union. 87 drivers voted yes last night to joining teamsters based in san leandro. they staged a rally outside facebook yesterday over issues like low pay and split shift schedules. >>> 5:55 on your thursday. a monster snowstorm burying the northeast and expected to get a little worse before it gets any better. the major mess caused by up to 6 feet of snow. >> reporter: cal students are camping out to make a point as the regents prepare to vote on another tuition increase. we'll tell you about it next. ,, ,,,, ,,,, i love this new sirachi burger. it's siracha. sluracha? no. si-rah-chah. siriracha. no. watch how i say it. si-rah-cha. that's not helping. bam! that's jack's new spicy sriracha burger comin' in all hot and melty with jalapeños and bacon! but the best part? it's not just sriracha sauce, it's creamy sri-rah... slur-rah cha... whatever it's called, it's awesome sauce. >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> good morning, i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 6:00. >>> two earthquakes rocked

teamsters and supporters collected nearly 5,000 signatures in a petition demanding facebook respect the rights of bus drivers to organize a union they should be able to get paid for time working and have health care. >> one complaint is working split shifts. drivers often leave six hours between picking up and dropping off without being paid. facebook contracts for buses and the company says it company says it pays a hourly wage with full medical benefits, holiday, sick days. >> in san francisco, native americans are demanding the federal government intervene to save what they say are sacred sites. caltrans is building a bypass in mendocino county. the group marched in front of the army corps of engineers today. caltrans found evidence of 30 more potential sites in the area. >> the roadway because it's going to be >> caltrans is in talk was other native americans in the area. there has been no agreement. >> baby wipes, kitchen wipes, handy wipes are easy and effective cleaning tools but they're clogging our sewer systems. >> store shelves are packed with disposable wipes these days. wipes to clean your baby, face, and bottom. s

teamsters and supporters collected nearly 5,000 signatures in a petition demanding facebook respect the rights of bus drivers to organize a unionhey should be able to get paid for time working and have health care. >> one complaint is working split shifts. drivers often leave six hours between picking up and dropping off without being paid. facebook contracts for buses and the company says it company says it pays a hourly wage with full medical benefits, holiday, sick days. >> in san francisco, native americans are demanding the federal government intervene to save what they say are sacred sites. caltrans is building a bypass in mendocino county. the group marched in front of the army corps of engineers today. caltrans found evidence of 30 more potential sites in the area. >> the roadway because it's going to be >> caltrans is in talk was other native americans in the area. there has been no agreement. >> baby wipes, kitchen wipes, handy wipes are easy and effective cleaning tools but they're clogging our sewer systems. >> store shelves are packed with disposable wipes these days. wipes to clean your baby, face, and bottom. som

unionized carpenters will hold a rally in center city. they will protest at 11:00 a.m. outside the pennsylvania convention center. the nrcc will focus on the unfair lockout of carpenters and teamsters from the pcc. >>> there's a healthy and fun freebie going on in trenton. saint francis medical center is holding a wellness fair, flu shots and screenings are free at 601 hammonton avenue. >>> get your food donations ready, the boy scouts are coming around to pick them up. the boy scouts will be collecting the food bags this morning partly as the dunkin' donuts holiday food drive. last year, the drive provided 771,000 meals to those in need. >>> the new movie fox catcher opens nationwide. it's the story of murder of olympic dave shultz right here in the delaware valley. we talk to the director who brought this haunting tragedy to the big screen. >> actor steve correll turns in an uncanny portrayal of john dupont. he died in prison four years ago, correll brings him back to life. dupont shot and killed dave shultz on his fox catcher estate in newtown square. shultz and his brother mark lived on the estate along with others training for the olympics. it's a film director bennett miller