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the question, isn't it? politically, it could be a major blow to unions. last month in michigan, voters rejected a referendum that would have made this unconstitutional. passage could also make unions in the private sectorete. if the law passes, union supporters are convinced pay and benefits could take a big hit. the later bureau of labor statistics for 2011 put the immedia median salary for full time union workers at about $940 a week. compared to about $730 a week for nonunion workers. the head of the united auto workers in michigan, not happy. >> data and the facts from all of the right to work states show that it's right to work for less. >> in michigan, 17.5% of the workforce is unionized. one of the highest of any state. >> all right, susan, so supporters including republicans, led by gop governor rick schneider, they think the bill is going to wind up boosting the economy there, not hurt it and that's the whole point of this law, right? >> exactly. the governor and others insist that right to work laws will save jobs and in fact, bring more work to michigan and even increase salaries by not forces union dues on workers. here's michigan's governor. >> to give freedom of choice to the workplace an

the centrallality. i think it anemic effort there is a lot of reason to think there is a split. pluck sector unions support the president and he needs their support. private sector remember a lot of them boycotted the democratic convention they didn't work on card check hard enough. i think a lot of union members are mad at the president. >> i think the graph shows that it is a symbol of tradeoff. you can have higher inflated wages with a lot more people unemployed or you can spread the wealth and spread the employment. and i think the argument is that there is an interesting argument on principle about the freedom of choice. you know, democrats famously call themselves pro-choice. that's only about aborting a fetus. when it comes to choosing a public school for your child they are not in favor of that. when it comes to choosing whether you should be forced into a union or not they are not in favor. it's a rather problematic and i would say unilateral claim to be pro-choice. >> bret: next up, are we finally getting some movement, some movement away from the fiscal cliff? we will look at that. >> now, if the president doesn't agree with our approach, he ha

the standard? has nothing to do with the unions they will discover what of lower nominal increase they see that afforded the private sectorion power dwindles everyday. this is about starting their coffers. neil: why should they be unionize? why is it a given everyone be part of a union? >> if a majority people don't then there is no union neil: i thought you have no choice? >> but if the majority being represented did not want to me they could vote to leave the union. neil: easier said than done. many have said it will follow the same trajectory. >> in indiana the results have been fantastic. that is what the states need indiana gets it. it will be beneficial to the people of the argument as against those the represent. neil: of south carolina is right to work with 10 percent unemployment. >> right to work states have a much better economic record the those divorces union. south carolina is doing well. they make the world class airliners private sector job growth is being created. >> it is a sneak attack they tried to get this done but i the line. the governor was right when he said it is not appropriate. neil: think you

. >> unions are reeling, and the more states that enact measures like this, the more unions will be reeling. their penetration, the private sectorsomething like 7% of the private sector work force is unionized, and i have to say -- i don't use words like this very often, i thought some of the governor's comments were kind of orwelian to suggest this was a pro-worker move. it's clearly a move that may help businesses, but what a kick in the teeth to autoworkers unions, who as you correctly point d out, gave a lot back to help the auto industry get back on its feet, the notion that we had to do this now with this lame-duck session because they raised it in some other proposition is bizarre to me, and the notion that this is ask autoworkers in michigan whether they would be better off with or without unions, of course, their bargaining position is stronger with unions, and -- but unions aren't going to survive when people have a choice whether that anttis up the dues or to get the benefit of being free riders. it's going to be very difficult for the union movement to continue. >> ruth, let me ask you about the fiscal cliff because

the public and private sector union battle. ey start to revolutionize their message. >> many thanks. here now to talk more about the fiscal cliff and michigan. jack bernstein. and kate obenshane. author of divider in chief. you know, kate. i think jarod should think about how strong this right to work law is passing michigan. that is the union wonderland. the country is running against the unions. studieow the right to work states outperform the other states. i think we are looking at different studies. i think kate said this is something that -- defamation of unions. it gives the worker the kind of choice. that is the thing. it is the mill of the union leaders pocketing off of the workers and the undue influence and the rising cost of government. this is recognition that we have to get control over out-of-control governments. i think you were more accurate the first time. i idea here is that you have a free rider problem. when you have folks that are not paying union dues. kate's comment is right. it is a union breaking measure

there is the private union and the public union. >> right. >> greta: and the public-sector union is so vastly different in one respect, you know, lawyers always have to worry about the conflict of interest. but there is something bizarre about a public-sector union, putting somebody in office and then negotiating with that somebody for the person's wages or benefits. >> right. >> greta: public service. there is a horrible conflict of interest that i don't know how it correct t. i just know that it exists because, you know, you are negotiating with the person who put in office. >> exactly. right! they go raise money for this guy, they nominate him and then they elect him. he wins by a few poign points and they want to negotiate the contract, joe, you and i are buddies. let's talk it over. so have you an inherent conflict of interest. the public prb with the public unions, look, we are borrowing 40 cents out of every dollar we spend. mon of the public unions when i wrote by book, the federal government, the pay and benefits combined of the average federal worker were about twice what the

the cradle of unionism. so, you know, unions are under assault. not just in the private sectorchris, but the public sector unions. remember, right to work yesterday has effected the entire public sector union movement. and that's where most of the membership and growth has been in the union movement in the last decade or two. >> okay. it's great having you on. bill, i hear you're a great reporter. and mr. geiss, good luck on your career. >>> one of those on the far right richard mourdock is still pointing fingers after losing the senate race in indiana. sounds like sore loser. this is "hardball" the place for politics. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it may help lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just have to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> back to "hardball." and now to the sideshow. a merry cliffmas from stephen colbert. >> everywhere you go you could se

the cradle of unionism. so, you know, unions are under assault. not just in the private sectorchris, but the public sector unions. remember, right to work yesterday has effected the entire public sector union movement. and that's where most of the membership and growth has been in the union movement in the last decade or two. >> okay. it's great having you on. bill, i hear you're a great reporter. and mr. geiss, good luck on your career. >>> one of those on the far right richard mourdock is still pointing fingers after losing the senate race in indiana. sounds like sore loser. this is "hardball" the place for politics. new trident layers juicy berry + tangy tangerine is a thrilling, dual-flavored ride to mouth fun-town. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally probably never happen. stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back with great ideas like our optional better car replacement. if your car is totaled,

the cradle of unionism. so, you know, unions are under assault. not just in the private sectorris, but the public sector unions. remember, right to work yesterday has effected the entire public sector union movement. and that's where most of the membership and growth has been in the union movement in the last decade or two. >> okay. it's great having you on. bill, i hear you're a great reporter. and mr. geiss, good luck on your career. >>> one of those on the far right richard mourdock is still pointing fingers after losing the senate race in indiana. sounds like sore loser. this is "hardball" the place for politics. [ male announcer ] feeling like a shadow of your former self? c'mon, michael! get in the game! [ male announcer ] don't have the hops for hoops with your buddies? lost your appetite for romance? and your mood is on its way down. you might not just be getting older. you might have a treatable condition called low testosterone or low t. millions of men, forty-five or older, may have low t. so talk to your doctor about low t. hey, michael! [ male announcer ] and step

the state capital in lansing. michigan is a union stronghold where the united auto workers were founded. the bill was voted by rick schneider. they ban unions from requiring private or public sector workers to join the union as part of their employment. this new law will result in lower pay for all workers. backers say the more than will help bring more jobs to michigan. >>> a florida judge this morning ordered george zimmerman to continue to wear a leg bracelet and to remain in sanford county. the judge also refused to lower zimmerman's $1 million bail. >>> the suspensions have been overturned for four nfl players involved in the so called bounty gate scandals. the ruling was made by taglia. despite vacating the suspensions, taglia found that three of the new orleans saints players participated in dangerous activity. >>> at this hour an investigation is going on into a fatal accident on mount hamilton in santa clara county. we'll show you why it's been hard to come up with answers to a crash. >>> the weather is changing rapidly. the clouds have increased, the temperatures have dropped and soon the rain will be falling. i'll let you know when it gets here and how long it sticks a

the heart of all their power. it's no secret that union power, particularly in the private sector, has been declining for a long period of time. but, you know, the question is, less whether they can win the battle in the short term but if there's a backlash of the regular voter, nonunion voter saying why are you wasting your time with this stuff? >>> standing up for malala. historic global conferences under way right now in paris honoring the teenager shot in the head by the taliban. a young schoolgirl read a statement from malala yousseffy saying, quote, the sooner all deprived children go to school the sooner i will get better. they've established the malala fund which will promote girls' education around the world. pakistan says it will donate $10 million to the fund. mala lalala is now recovering ik hospital. of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and re

the private sector. work force. we've been talking about the automobile industry, but this affects school teachers. state and local public employees. anybody who is part of a public employee union. they are affected by this. they are just as angry as the private sector workers. in fact, the only growth sector in the union movement in this country over the last decade or two has been in the public sector. so that was a big target of today. i think you're going to see some recall efforts. they're going to start up again although, by the way, the republican legislature has now amended the recall law to make recalls tougher. i think there will be a lot of litigation. this is going to be fought out for a long time. this thing isn't a slam dunk over and done with today. this was a major event, but this battle is going to continue for days or weeks into the future. >> woodruff: a major event for sure. we thank both of you for talking with us. bill ballanger and micheline maynard. >> thank you, judy. >> suarez: still to come on the newshour, egypt's worsening political crisis; pennsylvania democrat allyson schwartz; a settlement in a money laundering case; a chinese artist's first amer

the blue last week. they passed a pair of bills to take union rights away from public employees, and this is important, from workers in the private sector. you can see the reaction from supporters of union rights today at the capitol. more than 10,000 people gathered on the lawn outside. they say the protests today in michigan the largest the state has ever seen. the bills weaken unions in michigan by making it so that workers do not have to pay for union representation. even before the bills passed you did not have to join a bill in michigan. even if there was a union job, you didn't have to be part of it. you only had to pay your share of the cost of the union representing you. what michigan republicans approved today is a new rule that says you do not have to pay even if you are being represented. you get the perks of membership, the higher wages, the higher benefits without contributing anything. you can be a free rider. yesterday michigan's entire democratic congressional delegation met with governor snyder and asked him to please slow the process down, to stop the bills, or at least send them out for referendum. let the people hav

trying to figure out whether the new union-stripping laws in michigan will apply to workers who work for the state government, or if they only killed the unions in the private sector. but the reason that governor snyder has been able to do all of this in such a hurry, the reason he was able to make the 180 he pulled on stripping union rights, for example, the reason he is able to purchase saul the anti-abortion and the anti-sharia law legislation is because he can, right? michigan republicans are moving full steam ahead with whatever they want. they've got control of both houses of the legislature. they've got the governorship. even after they come back next year for the next session, even after this election, which was not very kind to republicans, including those in michigan, they're still going to have control of both houses of the legislature. they're still going to have the governorship. they are steaming right ahead. republicans can do whatever they want in michigan, now and for the foreseeable future, because obviously, as you know, michigan is a red state. a red state, michigan. that's why republicans get to say what happens there. see? red state. see how

the decline of labor unions. it used to be that when the union movement was much bigger and more powerful, and especially when private sector workers dominated the union movement, the afl-cio sort of looked out for the working class. they looked out for all workers, not just union workers. they understood that a healthy working class having lots of jobs was ultimately to the benefit of their members. and i think the decline in power of the unions and now and the fact that public sector unions now dominate the afl-cio is a key reason for that. the other thing is kind of a dirty secret, which you may not agree with is that fundamentally barack obama's pretty conservative. he really is. he's an eisenhower conservative. he's not a liberal. i mean, he's -- and i think that's one of the problems with the democratic party is they're looking for leadership to a guy on an issue like why aren't we creating jobs? why isn't there more aggregate demand in the economy? and it's because their guy doesn't really want it. >> i agree 100%. i mean, obama has been -- i'm always shocked when people call obama a socialist, because he's in fact,

the republican controlled state legislature in michigan voted right to work legislation. it prohibits unions from collecting fees. critics say the move only applies to the private sectorl weaken bargaining power for unions,s supporting including reich sni rick snyder says it will make them more competitive. the home, if you will, the unofficial home, of the labor movement, is now a right-to-work state. that's going to make for an interesting 2014 state campaign there. >>> the final race of 20912 election set for tomorrow thanks to the crazy ways louisiana does things. they have a run-off for a congressional race. it's a battle pitting the newly redrawn third district. it's republican versus republican there. >>> well, good news on the jobs front. helping to boost the markets at the opening bell. we've been telling you the november jobs report showed 146,000 jobs added for the month. top estimates all over the place by more than 50% tempering the optimism a bit, though, downward revisions both in september and october showing employers added 49,000 fewer jobs than originally estimated. well, we'll have the gaggle here early. get their take on the jim demint surprise, t

union dues? municipal workers? >> for a teacher in michigan, a law that prohibits deuce check off but that is for teachers. what this would do and unlike wisconsin is the supplies to the private sectorrnment sector unions and says not only that the state is not going to do the check off but workers can choose whether they want to pay the union period. in the soon-to-be 26 forced unionism or non right to work state a union can actually get a worker fired for not paying them. stuart: why is michigan doing this? i am told it is because neighboring indiana became right to work and attracted a whole bunch of jobs and michigan is jealous so they want to fall in line. is that the reasoning? >> right to work has been kicked around in michigan for decades. when indiana went right to work michigan took a look at that and said right to work states have lower unemployment, bigger population growth, bigger wage growth and when you factor in cost of living they have higher wages. we have to do something to compete because our neighbor next door is doing right to work and they attract business and we want those businesses to stay here so indiana going right to work probably played a big part of la

the capitol in lansing, michigan. despite shouts from pro-union workers, the gop-led house okayed 2 bills that essentially stop public and private sector workers from being forced to pay union dues, with exceptions for police and fire fighters. some people consider it a form of "union busting." "we're going to challenge it in court. it's discriminatory. it's anti-worker. we hope to put it on the ballot. we're going to get petitions. all of labor is united on this." michigan, home of the uaw and the big three automakers, will now become the 24th right-to- work state in the u.s. we may have to wait until after christmas for a budget deal. that's what senator harry reid tells reporters. talks on the fiscal cliff appear to be hitting a wall as democrats and the gop remain stuck on the latest offers from each camp. the gop is stuck on extending bush-era tax breaks for the wealthy, and republicans say the president is failing to reduce government spending. "where are the president's spending cuts? the longer the white house slow-walks this process, the closer our economy gets to the fiscal cliff." "we have been calling on the speaker to brin

the air traffic controllers union patco in one thousand nine hundred one a third of the american workforce was unionize. forty years ago today it's just about a tenth and if you're looking at strictly a private sector unions fewer than seven percent of workers are members of unions smelling blood corporatists and conservatives have put the last remaining strongholds of organized labor into their crosshairs collective bargaining rights for public employee unions are a favorite target conservative lawmakers nowadays as we saw in wisconsin and ohio unionized cops and firefighters are losing their jobs things to conservative austerity policies at the state level in camden new jersey for example the most dangerous city in america the entire unionized police force is getting pink slips and will be replaced by non-unionized law enforcement scams teachers' unions are under assault by non-unionized private charter schools so one of the primary issues motivating the chicago teachers union strike and then the situation is grim and working people know they've won a few proxy battles like in wisconsin where the triggered a recall against governor scott walker in ohio by repealing the state's anti collective bar

unions, not just here in michigan, but across the country as well. also, if the law passes, it could also make unions in the private sector obsolete. what you're essentially seeing are these union members coming out, demonstrating and protesting because they're fighting for their lives. they're fighting for survival and rel at this point, ted. >> what's the timetable? republican governor rick snyder said he'll sign it as soon as it reaches his desk. when's the final vote xwpd? >> reporter: tomorrow around 10:00 a.m. here at the state house, the congress and senate will take up measures. the governor has already made clear he's ready to sign it. here's what he said last week. >> to be pro worker, to give freedom of choice to our workplace, and that legislators move promptly and efficiently moving it through the legislature. when it arrives on my desk, i plan on signing it. >> reporter: so he is expected to rubber stamp it, to sign it by tomorrow, ted. >> moving very quickly. alison kosik for us this morning in lansing, michigan. >>> investigators in mexico are looking into what brought down the plane that killed popular mexican-amer

the car. >> stephanie: no. >> caller: thegy with the unions, my brothers are electricians and the unions will let anybody in. it's the private sector: yes. we'll be right back on the "stephanie miller show." from silver screens... to flat screens... twizzlerize your entertainment everyday with twizzlers the twist you can't resist. ♪ >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> hello santa! now we have got a slight problem here, because i have been rather naughty. ♪ out where the river runs ♪ >> stephanie: thirty-four minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. let's go to queenby in tennessee. chris it's for you. >> hi, queen bee. >> caller: hi y'all. >> stephanie: hi, queen bee go ahead. >> caller: okay. stephanie you would not believe what i have been subjected to waiting to get this call. >> stephanie: huh oh. >> caller: i'm going to have to have chris give me some -- i don't know, nurse me back to health. >> i'll nurse you back to health any time queen bee. >> stephanie: what is happening here. >> caller: okay. i would like to apologize to all of the disabled people all over the world, really for the

>> reporter: the new law means private sector workers don't have to pay union dues while getting unionepresentation. backers say it creates more jobs and gives workers more freedom. >> it is the principle that people should not be forced to join a union or any organization if they do not wish to. >> reporter: the demonstration did not die down even after lawmakers passed the legislation. protesters swarmed rick snyder's office building tuesday demanding that he veto the bill, but the republican governor signed them into law. randall pinkston, cbs news, michigan. >>> "cbs moneywatch" time now on a wednesday. a scandal and a $50 cup of coffee, but you might not want to know how it's made. ashley morrison here in new york with more. good morning. >> you really don't. good morning to you, too, terrell. asian stocks got strength. tokyo's nikkei added half a percent to its highest closing in nearly eight months while hong kong's hang seng gained nearly 1%. wall street remains hopeful that washington will reach a budget deal. the dow added 78 points while the nasdaq gained 35. >>> authorities

the governor not to sign right to work legislation and barring them from requiring workers to pay union dues as a condition of employment. the state house passed both bills today dealing with private and public sector unions. protesters were shouting "shame on you" from the gallery. michael moore said they're up to 15,000 people at the protest. state senate passed both bills last week and now michigan governor rick snyder says he'll sign them as early as tomorrow. nbc's ron mott is there. what's the latest? >> reporter: hey there, good day to you. i'm not sure about 15,000 number but there are still a lot of folks here. most of them have probably started making their away from the state capitol because the measures here to protest have come and gone. as you mentioned the house passing two measures of public and private unions. i came back from an interview with the governor and asked him about the timing of this. this is pushed through the legislature in a lame deck session. a few more democratic me believes headed here and i asked the governor why not just table it? let the bills come to the desk, veto it and come back in january and have a fuller debate if you will. his answer was essentially tha

makers commanded think it will see the benefits and see the union rhetoric about what it does is just not true. it will see what indiana is seeing, 47,000 new private-sectorobs. it will see what oklahoma as experience, and right to work will be the law of the land. lou: some estimate on how many states will be right to work states next year? >> we are working on 26. lou: very well. do you want to name it? >> kentucky and missouri are states that are having growing debate about it. so there are some that are actually active right now. lou: you have some time here as the year winds down to solidify your support and to get moving. congratulations on michigan. thank you both for being here. appreciated. >> thank you. lou: the government class, those who depend on government for entitlements, welfare, and jobs, that is local, state, and federal workers, those folks are growing in number every year. close to 50 million people on food stamps in this country right now under the obama administration. the food stamp participation rate has risen by more than 13 million people. every single month of this year additional members, folks moving on to the roles of food s