the union army of of the potomac moves down. about 20 miles and then crosses the rapidan river and then comes back lee from below the river. so this is going to start off with a big movement. lee of course, also has a mythological existence in which writers talk about him as being able to almost magically fathom the plans of his enemies and to move quickly to thwart them. that's not the lee that we see. lee is sitting there underneath the rapidan river waiting to see what grant's going to do. he has no idea what's going to happen. suddenly he gets word that the federals crossed the rapidan river off to his right and he has to decide how do i respond to this. well, an interesting thing happens and. i think it's going to be an event that start the rupture between grant and meade. general meade decides once his army has crossed the rapidan river to let it sit there for a day so that supply trains can catch up. and so the union army sits for a off of lee's flank in a heavily wooded area known as the wilderness, really not doing much

so, the state of the union, the state of the unions is on the rise. [applause] >> on the rise with every strike, picket line, every win we deliver for workers across the country. my first job coming out of college was essentially -- two and three jobs pieced together. so i could make full-time pay. one of them was a clerical worker in rutland, oregon where i grew up. it was the same place my mom and dad worked. the local power company. my mom worked as an office worker as well, my dad worked at the power alignment. he was in the union. and he almost didn't even need to see the card because you felt it when those linemen walked around. the power they had. they knew their voice was respected. our clerical workers, on the other hand, did not have a union. it was frustrating. the same way i hear young people and workers today talk about this feeling like you should just be grateful you had a job. this feeling you were being taken for granted and not really seen. certainly not heard. so i became an organizer. i became part of this incredible team of mainly

so, the state of the unions, the state of the union's is on the rise.applause] >> on the rise with every strike, with every picket line, every win we deliver for workers all over this country. host: part of liz schuller's comments last week. (202) 748-8000, the lines use for those of you who are currently employed. (202) 748-8001, for those of you who are looking for work, unemployed. for retired workers, (202) 748-8002. the biggest challenge facing american workers. our opening topic on "washington journal" this morning. from the washington post this morning, the headline, workers cast aside the 9-5 grind. white-collar workers back in the office, just do not expect them for eight hours as more companies tell american workers to return to their cubicles for3 or four days a week, part of a wave of tougher returned to office mandates kicking in this fall. one thing is clear. the era of sitting at your desk from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. is over. instead, a transformative shift to the work day, employees are cashing in on an unspoken new flexibility, they are

if unions are taking a — across the economy. if unions are taking a harder— across the economy. ng a harder line, can we expect to see employers doing something similar? when you look at the hollywood screen actors and writers strike, that has been going on for months, we don't know what is going to happen with the uaw strike, how long that will last for. i strike, how long that will last for. ~' , , for. i think employers in the united states _ for. i think employers in the united states are _ for. i think employers in the united states are not - for. i think employers in the united states are not used i for. i think employers in the | united states are not used to workers pushing back at the level they are now. i think they are beginning to recalibrate how they are going to work with their employees engaging in collective action. we recently saw nearly 200,000 ups workers almost went on strike. members of teamsters. that strike did not happen because it looks like ups realised there is lots of activity, the workers are ready to walk. the teamsters were able to deal with the two

but instead from the union forces. and that's the way i start off my introduction because of the assault on fort mcallister. and i read this. and i could taste my own blood in my mouth, from my experience, literally, that the soldiers could. and i just want to read you this opening. soldiers in the 30th ohio volunteer infantry. knew the dangers they faced on december 16, 1864. but they followed orders and charged nonetheless. sergeant hartman was moving ahead with his comrades during the afternoon attack, when he was thrown violently to the ground by the explosion. the change of circumstances left him momentarily dazed. when he recovered his senses and realized what happened. he searched his body for wounds and discovered shattered bones in his left foot. hardin was not the only man from the 30s ohio to fall in that matter. private f. james horner saw his right foot blown off at the ankle. and i quote, at least five boys in blue were torn into fragments during the battle. and scores were hurtled to the ground. the next

but i would say the mundaneness of the war in ukraine for the european union has set in. it was still divided into these two questions from the point of view of the fact that ursula fonderlyan did a-a one of the main the emphasis of this annual report is precisely on the expanded and on what exactly the countries within the european union should do in order to maximally help all those who stand on the threshold, let's say, and are trying to enter the door of membership of the european union, and this also indicates a very serious such a tectonic owl and it is obvious that ukraine is the main flagship on this path and the country that changed these approaches of the european union, and therefore we can talk about what, in this context , there was such a great emphasis on ukraine precisely in view of the need to prepare this process within the european union as efficiently as possible so that all those who geopolitically consider themselves to be a part of the western world of western europe and are ready for this to make serious transformations within the european union can

what will the european union be based on. this is a free zone, huge a free trade zone, there are no customs duties in the middle between countries, when a product enters the territory of the european union, it is subject to a free market economy, there is a structure, then it is bought, it does not have such a sale, it is simply not bought. the embargo interrupted this, this... this chain, but if only it had happened, it would have been half the trouble, instead, ukraine is correct , deputy minister mr. taras kachka noted, after the statement of the polish minister of agriculture, that this embargo mechanism will be extended for a while, when ukraine becomes a member of the european union, and then it completely changes the rules, because in fact now these are the problems of the embargo and negotiations regarding its removal and the conditions under which ukrainian grain will enter the territory of all countries of the european union, this has actually already become an element of the negotiations on ukraine's accession to th

if unions are taking a — across the economy. if unions are taking a harder— across the economy. t know what�*s going to happen with the uaw strike and how long that will last. but there is a hardening of both positions? i is a hardening of both positions?— is a hardening of both positions? i think that employees _ positions? i think that employees in - positions? i think that employees in the i positions? i think that employees in the us i positions? i think that i employees in the us are not used to workers pushing back at level bailout. and they are beginning to recalibrate how they are going to work with their employees who are engaging in collective action. we recently saw that nearly 200,000 ups workers almost went on strike, members of the union, that strike did not happen in part because it looks like ups realised, 0k, there is lots of activity, these workers are ready to walk. so those teamsters were able to deal with the two tier wage system thatis with the two tier wage system that is the same sort of thing the uaw is trying to do. yes, some employers decide, we have to

let's talk about the union side a little bit. i mean, a lot of hood and hood certainly matters a lot to this this battle. but let's not discount the importance of the decisions of union commanders, particularly commanders like john mcallister scofield, one of george thomas top subordinates at the time. now, the initial burden of turning back or slowing hood's invasion would on scofield books we find scofield steamboats pardon guys there is there is on the left on the right is jacob d cox, who is one of the corps commanders under under scofield. now, while he was uncertain about hood's plans, general thomas still recognized the importance of that. pelham, pulaski, columbia, franklin axis of advance that seemed the most likely course, the most likely path that hood would take from alabama in the middle, tennessee. and as a consequence of that, thomas very logically ordered the 23rd corps under scofield there on the left to reinforce major general david stanley's fourth corps, which was pulaski, tennessee, as well, and scofield as th

so, the state of the unions, the state of the union's is on the rise.applause] >> on the rise with every strike, with every picket line, every win we deliver for workers all over this country. host: part of liz schuller's comments last week. (202) 748-8000, the lines use for those of you who are currently employed. (202) 748-8001, for those of you who are looking for work, unemployed. for retired workers, (202) 748-8002. the biggest challenge facing american workers. our opening topic on "washington journal" this morning. from the washington post this morning, the headline, workers cast aside the 9-5 grind. white-collar workers back in the office, just do not expect them for eight hours as more companies tell american workers to return to their cubicles for3 or four days a week, part of a wave of tougher returned to office mandates kicking in this fall. one thing is clear. the era of sitting at your desk from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. is over. instead, a transformative shift to the work day, employees are cashing in on an unspoken new flexibility, they are

we see it in the postal service and we see it in unions like the uaw.hey make it extremely hard to work alongside coworkers that have a decent retirement have a decent health plan and that is one of the biggest things they are fighting for. when the union in 2008 and nine gave up so much, and the workers took it. we as americans failed the companies out, when the prophet come, 365% more than the median wage, we as workers in the united states of america are standing up. if it is not uaw, tesla will be coming in. if starbucks and other places are fighting for a union, so will they. i hope they win. i hope and pray that our government stays out of it. the each have their own -- it is an election time and they are not thinking about the workers. we workers have to stick together and think about ourselves. we will win. good luck. >> that is interesting. i think the uaw is primarily focused on the past promises that the automakers have made. the automakers are focused on the future profits. that's where the tension is. uaw said you made record profits and as

as you know, the union, the answer is no. that's not to say -- they dream were under pressure but the answer is no. >> i was thinking of around like nashville. the city of nashville or franklin. >> that is a great question. i could not find any, any. and on your question, one of the -- some of the challenges on this project, which ties to your question, is general raines, the head of the confederate torpedo bureau under the sacred service bureau, wanted training manuals on landmines to be distributed to confederate forces. on how you use landmines. and jefferson davis said, no, because we don't want our insidious devices to file into our enemies hands. so that could be another, where training manuals never went to the federal forces. you know, because maybe they did put the money into these explosive technologies and tied to that, when the confederate government evacuated richmond in the spring of 1865, there was a fire in richmond, but the secret service building was purposely burned, to burn all the records. which included

that is kind of what the union wants to see. they want to make sure the workers who work in engine and transmission plants are protected. we get into this interim hybrid area last hunger -- last longer, that means engine and transmission jobs will be secure for longer someday they are going away and anyone who works at battery pay once -- a battery plant wants the same pay as an engine transmission worker. that's why the union wants a product in every plant that exists right now that means those workers will be employed. matt: excellent to get coverage from you. here to discuss further is a cornell university director of labor education researcher. you explain something to me last time which i thought was interesting. we talk about the wages issue a lot. we talk about the pension demands as well as shorter workweek. they also want to get rid of this tiered system. are they getting anywhere on that because that's one of the pieces we don't hear about often. guest: the companies have moved on that issue but not far enough for the u

and it becomes a big struggle between the movement and the union that ultimately leads to the demise of ufw as a viable labor union. >> at some point chavez becomes a national figure partly due to the boycotts -- the national boycotts that are held all across the country. would you tell us more about how that really became a symbol of his successes? >> sure. let me do that quickly, because we want to leave room for questions too. so i will do a very short story. because to me this shows his brilliance and him at his best and that what he did for this that made it so effective was to send mexican-american farmworkers across the country, never been on planes, did not have any support and tell them to stop the sale of grapes. which on its face is kind of an insane idea, and yet the smart, creative ones were able to tap into communities of support and build the networks. and ultimately put enough pressure on on the supermarket chains so that in 1970 that is what ends the strike. the contractors go back to the growers and say we cannot deal with this boycott anymore. you need to solve your

, they probably had no idea how to negotiate with the soviet union , they did not trust him and could not believe a single word, everyone was in a state of mistrust of each other, and only then when in germany, the ussr was attacked by this block of countries that was formed between england, the united states and the soviet union . the events themselves led to the fact that they became allies, and only for a short time, and then only until they defeated hitler. to pay tribute to the ability of both hitler himself and his team to play on human weaknesses, that is, well, in this case, not on human glory, on the weaknesses of a separate state that uh, they understand that at a certain stage great britain and france want something, they this is played for sure in my stage what czechoslovakia wants for sure in the stage of poland romania hungary soviet union and in this period of time the events there from er even even in the last year from september 38th to september 39th playing on these weaknesses in the interests of each of these central european states, taking these heavy weight

the union says otherwise. for the first time ever, the united auto workers union is striking against all big three us car makers simultaneously. we are the union. the union overnight. the union said strikes began at factories in wentzville, missouri. toledo ohio. and wayne, michigan. a total of nearly 13,000 workers and more walkouts could soon be scheduled. >> we want fair, economic and social justice for our members. >> that's what this is all about. it's a shame on them and what they're saying is complete bs strikes at individual plants will be far less costly to the union, which pays $500 per week to striking workers. >> the union has been demanding higher wages and benefits, including more paid time off pensions and an increase in retiree pay. >> we just want our fair share, plain and simple. but the two sides appear far apart. >> just weeks ago, the uaw president literally threw away one proposal. i'll tell you what i'm going to do with their proposal. >> i'm going to file it in its proper place because t

but all these decades, the soviet union worked with africa. our country in pretoria, the capital of south africa , opened in february 1942. you know what we had in that february, the germans were still bombing moscow. but stalin also thought, far in advance he sent diplomats to the very south of the black continent to work, history. to alexey volynets. in this regard, he recalled at the very end of the 19th century. the tsarist ministry of foreign affairs also asked to open diplomatic missions in pritoria, and at the same time in the hassle, but prime minister witte then responded with a quote that with the mentioned strange our fatherland does not conduct any trade relations. as a result, the commercial and industrial significance of the proposed establishment of consulates cannot be taken into account at all. as a result, before the anglo-boer war, russian diplomats never appeared in the capital of the future south africa, and they appeared again only in 1942 at the height of the great patriotic war to understand what africa was then , it is

itself, the reform of the european union itself, during the communication. with our partners,hear from them that they obviously understand that such a large country as ukraine, when it becomes a member of the eu, it will be both a positive and a challenge, and about the reform of the eu, starting there, from what will be the number of deputies from one or another country in the european parliament, which makes important decisions, ending with structural, regulations, certain of the european union, such a discussion is taking place today. old members of the eu are certainly afraid that the right of veto will not be abused by new members on one or another decision, especially in economic policy, in agrarian policy, so it seems to me that it is good that this discussion is taking place today and it is important that ukraine be very professional here, because today, when i read how the prime minister says that we want to be on equal terms, and not a second-rate country in the european union, it scares me, because it seems that everyone is equal in the european union, and the secon

the uaw wants to illuminate that. unionized workers, they feel like we are all in solidarity and should be on the same pay scale. i think that is likely to go away, because it is going to be harder and harder for automakers to justify that, since bankruptcies are becoming more of a distant memory. host: one more observation, we touched on this, that joan in milwaukee says my father was a uaw worker. while he was grateful for the good wages and benefits, and benefits, nothing upset my parents more than the rate of the union, which ultimately destroy the industry in the u.s., which cannot be against foreign automakers. guest: there is a lot of internal bitterness against the uaw, in part because of the corruption over the last years the corruption got so bad that the federal government appointed someone to oversee the union. that is in place today. there is some bitterness there and that is partially why shawn fain has been so aggressive about trying to recapture the moral authority that the uaw lost in recent years. he is now sa

, and ukraine, meanwhile, is in the status of a candidate for joining the european union. also know the news already from brussels that probably in december. the european commission will recommend starting the process of negotiations with ukraine on acquiring full membership in the european union, we also hear a lot different opinions about how much, how long this process might take, we refer for example to the example of croatia, which took 10 years for this, but croatia was not in a state of military conflict, how long do you think it might be until achievement of this fact: is ukraine a full member of the european union? i want to tell you that this, this, this protest has no special calendar, it depends on how ukraine will make the relevant reforms and to be at the level of european standards, let's step by step. first you need to approach this process. from the beginning of the negotiations and now spain plays a very important role and we will lead the debate, but the decision will be made by the council of europe and esta, the esta decision will be made on the basis o

speech , which outlines the main plans of the european union for the coming year, and it is particularlynt because it is the last speech before elections to the european parliament, which will take place from june 6 to 9, 2024, and so there was a lot to tell about ukraine , let's start with what concerns the 4 million ukrainian refugees who currently live in the european union, 4 million of them were released by von der leyen, so it is official on behalf of the european commission announced that the instrument of temporary protection granted to ukrainians by the european union will be extended after march 2024. weeks from the beginning of the full-scale russian aggression, and also an important moment, the eu announced that the european union intends to allocate 50 billion euros of aid to ukraine , but what is the truth for the next four years and we can now listen to the direct speech of the foundation regarding aid to ukraine 12 billion in aid so that schools, hospitals in ukraine continue to function, we will also strengthen the production of our weapons in order to help meet the urge

at the same moment, the prime minister of poland appears. god bless him, our great unions a lot even in rome. thank you for everything he did for us, together with the president of poland, together with mr. kaczyński, thank you very much. and he says at this moment that poland is leading restrictions on ukrainian agricultural products , the real result of these restrictions is also the collapse of ukrainian agriculture, that is, i am not going to compare poland with russia in a nightmare, russia is an aggressive terrorist the state of poland is a democratic european state putin is a dictator and criminal kaczyński duda and moraveski democratically elected politicians electoral politicians who protect the interests of their own people and putin does not protect the interests of even his own people you can't even compare it like comparing sweet and wet ugh i don't even have such an opinion kaczynski was a member of solidarity and putin was a kgb. if you tell me , i am comparing kaczynski. and puzin is just blasphemy. for the sake of freedom from a free poland, i say this ab

happen before christmas, and she emphasizes at the same time that the european parliament, the european union must carry out internal reforms in order to prepare for the next waves of expansion, to start... accession negotiations, it is noteworthy that they are now talking about reforms in the european union itself, and not reforms in ukraine, because we usually talk in the context of our homework, which we are doing , but nevertheless, david rahami said the day before that the ukrainian parliament has already completed almost 99% of everything it has committed to do - committed to do in order to for these negotiations to begin, now it's up to the government, robertalo is talking about reform to the european union itself, what exactly is it about? well, really , first of all it should be said that there is a decision of the european commission, and about the possibility of the very beginning of negotiations, respectively simply as the next stage of ukraine's integration into of the european union, what matsola is talking about is due to the fact that there has been no expansion of the europea

act to make it easierfor workers to the 20 16th trade union act to make it easier for workerssick pay, of course trade unions, going to ask for more. but i think given what we've seen from the conservative government, a lot of trade unions will rather negotiate with the labour government. angela rayner, she of course has a union background. rayner, she of course has a union background-— rayner, she of course has a union background. yes, i'll come back to what unions _ background. yes, i'll come back to what unions way _ background. yes, i'll come back to what unions way might _ background. yes, i'll come back to what unions way might want - background. yes, i'll come back to what unions way might want more| background. yes, i'll come back to i what unions way might want more in background. yes, i'll come back to - what unions way might want more in a few. that of course is one of the major labour donors and one of the biggest union unions expressed fears some commitments to worker's risks being watered down. with the unions being watered down. with the unions be reassured by w

a-and the topic for our conversation and the reason for our conversation is the decision of the european union, which simplified the rules regarding the assets seized as part of sanctions and confiscated as part of criminal proceedings, which must be transferred to ukraine, he at least started negotiations with the governments of the eu countries regarding the relevant directive directive - this is an analogue of the ukrainian word law in the european union, and at what stage are these negotiations now , have the countries of the european union already reached some kind of agreement regarding the fact that the assets of russians arrested as part of the sanctions regimes will be given to us i would like to pass on here to start the answer to this question. i will mention that recently an international register of losses was created in gas, which should accumulate all losses incurred by the state of ukraine by companies and citizens, and everyone understands that these losses must be compensated precisely at the expense of russian assets. the question is what to fill today uh, the european union

here's the friction primer. some union soldier steps on it, the presses it ignites, and the fuze and then it blows up. that wasn't the end of the peninsula campaign as the confederate troops retreated towards richmond. the federals were in hot pursuit and they laid landmines on the yorktown road and the williamsburg road. the idea was the federals would not march quickly or fast to pursue the retreating cavalry, retreating confederates due to land mines. and it worked. who is responsible for this use of victim activated mines was general gabriel raines. his brother george raines, you may know, was head of the augusta powder arsenal. the number one supplier of gunpowder to the confederacy there. born in newburn, north carolina. it's now a national it is now a state marker. the rains brothers are known as the bomb brothers. gabriel raines studied explosives. george raines. explosive agents. there's my pickup truck that i used to show that i'm actually doing research when i did that. money off deductions. work deductions. pro

the value of being a union member. so through my relationships with the community, with the administration, with affirmative action, with the first hiring rules in the city of newark, and 472, having the highways, laboring 472, who actually did the work, we were able to come to an agreement where they brought in apprentices from the laborers, who are still working today. they're still members of 472, even though the work is finished. right? so they have good careers. so we're table to build that coalition and that ground swell around how to do this the right way. and they talk about people being marginalized so the mayor was insistent. he said you're going to hire a certain amount of minority contractors period. you're going to hire a certain amount of minorities from the city of newark, period else you general contractors are going to take the work away from you. so, there was no if, ands or buts, this is what you're going to do. when i talk about language, those who control the money make the rules. the rules can't be

under your leadership there the union supported the city as it replaced 100% of the lead service lines. it was over 23,000 of them. [applause] and just -- let me brag a little bit before you brag on yourself. you made sure those were done by good, union workers. those were union jobs. and that they were accessible to women, to people of color, to black, indigenous an other communities that have been left out and underserved workers in the community so that's sort of the trifecta of the things we think of as the key to bindomics. how do we immediate -- to bidenomics. how do we meet needs and make sure these are accessible to everyone. and you supported women-owned and minority-owned contractors. the bipartisan infrastructure law provided e.p.a. with $15 billion to invest in the water sector. we want everyone who turns on the faucet in their home to have clean water coming out of it. so please talk about how community can lef rablg e.p.a. investments today to support work force development, equity and good union jobs in the water sector. wayne: build a coalition. bring the municipality,

, you have to reform the way the european union operateshere's an enormous debate to be had about how the rules would work. >> absolutely. i think you discussed on bbc yesterday, talks about the reforms that have to be made. they're enormous. example, such a simple thing that -- more than 700, will that be increased offer stay the same? the commission we have is already 27. way too many already. but they have to make efficient decisions because right now in the european union, most things are done by unanimity. that slows things down so to move that to some sort of majority voting wl be an enormous change and most likely need a treat is exchange. that usually means refunda in some countries and those are not easy to win so this is a monumental task further your off-season union. christian: would it be universally accepted among the 27 leaders if it was put to them in december? >> my indication is that it will. i think the country to look out for is obviously hungary. they have a slightly different view on ukraine compared to others. >> do t

, particularly the teamsters union under the presidency of shawn o'brien, the union got a very good pay at u.p.s. without a strike earlier the summer. now the uaw under their new president shawn fain, represents new breed of union leader that's not unapologetic of taking on corporate greed. >> but there's a bit of -- sorry to jump in, there's a bit of a paradox here, you talk about the unions being more militant, there's been a greater move to yuanize but the numbers in so far as participation is going down. >> it has for several decades and that will continue to be the case unless realistically, unless we get stronger legal protection for the right to choose a union and the right to organize in the united states, the united states is the hardest country to form a new yoonon because of combination of the weak law and the very strong opposition on the part of companies like starbucks and amazon. >> and the political opposition as well from the red states, the so-called right to work states. i'm wondering how all these high-profile strikes, how that could, you know, be interpreted in the

challenges that the european union has been facing. but as you said, this is her last address before the next your p in elections that are scheduled to take place next summer. so the time is running out to cover all the issues to implement or the policies that are still on the table. absolutely, i mean, many of the issues that she addressed in her speech last year are still on results . i mean, the war in ukraine and ukraine's you membership emissions being one obvious example . one of the main achievements do think that she will highlight today of the well, i think that, uh, what is uh will be important for her to emphasize is that the european union and its member states remained united when it came to responding to russia's war on ukraine within came to dealing with the huge energy crisis and then it cannot make crisis that followed. and of course, the question whether you creams place is eventually within the block. a will also play a role. we know that was left on the line as a stone support of ukraine, and she ha

, it's not easy the way to become part of the european union we signed the association agreementiends as well as our slovak friends all other friends were ardent supporters of this agreement the association agreement it provides for customs duties and quotas on ukrainian agricultural products, we made these decisions precisely because we want to become members of the european union in the future , to become part of the common market, that no one will set any customs quotas for me, and we agreed that this agreement is a transitional period during which our neighbors will agree with certain standards of future life will prepare for ukrainian mesh products on the market, and that is why we sell more to the poorest countries of the world, mostly to the global south and not to europe, say where we could successfully compete with poland or with portugal, conditional because we are also a very serious agricultural country, unfortunately because there is nothing good in the economy here , neither for poland nor for us, it is better for you to be a high-tech country but this is how the ec

yes, but the european union is afraid to transfer it. ransfer only the profits from the management of this money, because if he transfers the money, it is like someone else's property violation of property rights and this destroys the very system of uhm sovereignty, that is, we are talking about the confiscation of all assets because these are sovereign assets, they are protected by this sovereign immunity and the european union profits from the management of this money are ready to enumerate, although we are not yet ready step by step, the opponent is the european central bank, but talks are underway, and this is one of the realistic ideas. so we actually only have two minutes left, and there are many questions. to be honest with you , let's choose the most important, so let's talk about the confiscated assets in it is clear to ukraine in europe. and what should be done in ukraine with the confiscated assets of russians or russian-related structures, or should they not be handed over to the organization that manages these seized assets a

you mentioned the rules that apply within the european union, but even the members of the european union, as you can see, sometimes they are violated, and this concerns individual countries and their interests, despite, for example, the decision and position of the european commission. this particular case shows it, on the other hand, mrs. ivano, i didn't really , to be honest, always believed in the sincerity of this conflict, simply because, well , poland in itself is as big as the market for us and how interested we are in order for our grain to be delivered there and not go further, it seems obvious to me that we are always more interested in transit, now there is agreement... and in principle, there is an understanding that this transit through polish territory to the markets of third countries will be increased, special transit corridors are already being prepared, elections will be held in poland very soon, do we even have any hope that it will be, you know, exhausted by at the end of the story, i can agree with you that indeed ukraine was primarily interested in transit, and here

this is a monumental task for the european union. versally accepted within - for the european union. would it be universally accepted within the - universally accepted within the european council among 27 leaders if it was put to them in december? my it was put to them in december? tj�*i1: indication it was put to them in december? ti1 indication is it was put to them in december? m1 indication is that it will. the country to look out for is hungary. they had a slightly different view on ukraine compared to others. do they have a veto? they _ on ukraine compared to others. do they have a veto? they do - on ukraine compared to others. do they have a veto? they do have - on ukraine compared to others. do they have a veto? they do have a l they have a veto? they do have a veto, but brussels _ they have a veto? they do have a veto, but brussels is _ they have a veto? they do have a veto, but brussels is an - they have a veto? they do have a veto, but brussels is an exciting. veto, but brussels is an exciting place at the end of december.

this is how the european union reacted in 2008. nd you and i talked a lot about it in moscow in 2014. again, the european union did not react adequately for some time, some minsk peace agreements were accepted, but nothing was done so that you simply stopped russia completely. so yes, i am sure that the georgian society is certainly not traumatized in them, how much 20% of their territory is occupied today, but on the other hand , they do not accept araflot, they accept russian refugees, they accept not only refugees, but they do not accept businessmen who are now going from tbilisi to batumi and here to georgia with their own finances that there are a lot of complex layers here, and it is very difficult to understand the georgian language. i just know that 80% of the georgian people want georgia to join the european union, this is a huge percentage. and that's why it's hard for me to understand why the state and government do not do what their people ask or what their people want . why is such a halt in the democratic development o

the tories pushed through the 2016 a trade union _ pushed through the 2016 a trade union act, — pushed 2016 a trade union act, preventing fair bargaining and holding back living standards and this year, they gave us the _ standards and this year, they gave us the minimum service levels bill, a spiteful— us the minimum service levels bill, a spiteful and bitter attack that threatens nurses —— nurses with the sack _ threatens nurses —— nurses with the sack we _ threatens nurses —— nurses with the sack. we know that going on strike is always— sack. we know that going on strike is always the last resort. it is a fundamental freedom that must be respected. let me tell you, loud and clear. _ respected. let me tell you, loud and clear, congress, the next labour government will ask parliament to repeal— government will ask parliament to repeal these anti—trade union laws within— repeal these anti—trade union laws within the — repeal these anti—trade union laws within the first 100 days. applause. this will enable you to get on with youriobs— this will enable you to get on with yourjobs at nego

and to give the union the first contract. , all these years later, you know, i'm filled with a great sense of pride, having been raised in a uaw family, being a union member myself currently on strike with the writers guild and the screen actors guild. and it's not just us. it's 350 starbucks locations have unionized. they voted in the union. amazon warehouse, chipotles, go down the list. young people, young people, young dadults are organizing unions. it's a very important time. and before, it was hard for the unions -- for the communities to survive a strike because they would just fire everybody and hire more people. well, right now in this country, we have 9.8 million jobs that are not filled. they can't find workers to fill them. 9.8 million. so, they know -- the auto makers know -- that they aren't just going to be able to treat the union poorly and get away with it this time. they need these workers or they can't build the cars. and the union, i think, is going to stand very strong because they have a great new presiden

he is the most pro-union _ movement at all? he is the most pro-union leader _ movement at all? een, or that's how he likes to tout himself in the idea that under his watch she would see a strike that potentially has such a huge implication for the broader economy because of the shutdown goes on and lasts for an extended period of time there is concern about what it will mean for suppliers to these car companies and for local dealerships and there are talks whether it will push up car prices and suppliers will find themselves in difficulties. and i understand the white house has been speaking to them to see the assistance they need but if you think back to the recent big strike on the cards, that will involve the railroads in the present have the authority to demand work not strike on the presidents and have that power when it comes to the car—makers. it's between the two parties and what they can do is apply leveraged and that appears to be the case and they seem to be saying that to the car—makers to keep them at the table but at the moment it seems most sides are far apart and

that is what the unions say. here, that, but that is the threat here, that people would essentially be able to vote for lawful strike action but then would be banned from taking part. otherwise, they could fear losing theirjob altogether. let's just pick fear losing theirjob altogether. let'sjust pick up, fear losing theirjob altogether. let's just pick up, you fear losing theirjob altogether. let'sjust pick up, you mentioned fear losing theirjob altogether. let's just pick up, you mentioned at the beginning of our conversation, some of the other themes and topics that are due to be discussed during the congress, which is continuing on into wednesday. talk to us about some of the other themes alongside this key pillar of discussion? yes, that is right. _ this key pillar of discussion? yes, that is right, the _ this key pillar of discussion? yes, that is right, the congress - this key pillar of discussion? yes that is right, the congress started yesterday afternoon, so i arrived in the evening, people were already

one of the largest unions in the u.s.s it is preparing targeted strikes at auto plants if new labor agreements are not reached with three detroit-based automakers by thursday evening. united alkyl work -- the united auto workers president says that if their demands are not, strikes will only take place at a limited number of plants, but it is possible for all 146 -- 146 thousand union members to walk out over time. that includes a 36% wage increase over four years, and they have responded with wage increases up to 20% over a 4.5 year contract. the president says that the union will not back down on its demands, -- >> we will not allow the big three to continue dragging out negotiations for months. the big three can afford to immediately give us our fair share. if they choose not to, then they are choosing to strike themselves, and we are not afraid to take action. >> in an intervi with cnbc on thursday, the fort ceo said that the union cements could bankrupt the company. he also said that he is worried but his company is

, literally today or the day before yesterday, borel, the chief diplomat of the european union two at most , the ministers of foreign affairs of all the countries of the european union will meet in kyiv. when we already became a candidate for membership, we received the status of a candidate for membership of the european union . actually, the progress that ukraine has made will be evaluated . consultations on what we should focus on, what we might not have enough pace for, it seems to me that it is more like a general assembly. i would not expect any serious decisions there, it is more of a ceremonial element, as it seems to me. well, let's go from the seminals to the court practical elements regarding the european commission regarding the position of some countries of our neighbors, well, regarding blocking the export of our grain, we already talked about this yesterday with denys marchuk, he is the deputy head of the all-ukrainian agrarian we announced this meeting at the level of the representation of the countries of the european union, of our western partners, poland, slo