in turkey, too big trade unions two biging -- trade unions are staging a strike to protest the methods police used to clear a demonstration. there was more trouble between demonstrators and police last night. james reynolds is in istanbul for us. is it quieter there now, james? is the strike unfolding? >> yes and soon is the answer to that. the morning in this conflict tends to be quiet. over the last two weeks, usually nothing happened in the morning while the demonstrators and police recover and catch their breath. we will only know the status of the unrest later on in the day, when two things will happen. number one, trade unions will carry out a march from two different areas of istanbul. they say their aim is to march it isim square, but unlikely the police will let them arrived there. later in the day and at night we will find out just what kind of protest residents of istanbul -- last night was some of the most rheumatic yet. >> how ruffle does the government by all this? >> not at all. -- how rattled is the government by this? >> not at all. we can tell by the pro-prime ministe

in turkey, too big trade unions two biging -- trade unions are staging a strike to protest the methods police used to clear a demonstration. there was more trouble between demonstrators and police last night. james reynolds is in istanbul for us. is it quieter there now, james? is the strike unfolding? >> yes and soon is the answer to that. the morning in this conflict tends to be quiet. over the last two weeks, usually nothing happened in the morning while the demonstrators and police recover and catch their breath. we will only know the status of the unrest later on in the day, when two things will happen. number one, trade unions will carry out a march from two different areas of istanbul. they say their aim is to march it isim square, but unlikely the police will let them arrived there. later in the day and at night we will find out just what kind of protest residents of istanbul -- last night was some of the most rheumatic yet. >> how ruffle does the government by all this? >> not at all. -- how rattled is the government by this? >> not at all. we can tell by the pro-prime ministe

we have not seen the trade unions themselves make a final decision whether they will indeed kick off the striker not. the deputy prime minister urged them not to take art and what he said would be asked promoting instability in turkey, particularly after what he described, significant public and private property damage and losses that he stated were more than $30 million. >> all right, thank you. reporting from ankara in turkey. of the worst flooding in central european more than a decade has killed at least 80 people and nine others are missing. the floods have hit large areas off the czech republic, with a state of emergency being declared in several parts. a swollen river has brought many railroad -- railroads to a standstill. more than 70,000 people have been evacuated. in poland, villages and surrounding farms are flooded after days of heavy rain. i air fighters are using pumps to keep water levels in check. one of the worst hit areas are in germany, road connecting the city of munich to an austrian city is underwater. the army has been drafted in to help reinforce flood defense

but it's a good place to start >> commissioner and i was wondering how many people - how many trade unions find the lp a. we need to remember we can only do this within the context of the p l a so if we propose to include trades that didn't participate the last time we can't negotiate for the cover groups they don't represent. i know we had two unions that signed that were not members of the council last time. >> i think it all the labors union and there might have been one other one not an affiliate. >> if all the trade unions that work on our projects were signaturey. i think so we not monitor to keep track of small groups but also it is not a question of them being part of the group in negotiating >> commissioner and we can track all of the smaller trades. i mean, that's already an inherent part of the software. but in terms of getting into this process of preconvincing firms and maintaining those records it becomes i think a burden on contractors to try to meet this because if they don't have a pre-qualify sub that's only going to contribute one hundred hours to that operator job and t

to be more open minded others opinions we want our regional speech and what about the fact that trade unions now are organizing a two day strike will that make any difference to the course just briefly. i just say that. not all the unions in change and think the others should get out of their place and join us join our cause and help us to realize this dream of us all right thank you very much indeed live from and you get to go take in one of the demonstrators also experience being tear gassed by the police recently thank you very much indeed for telling us about some of what you make of asians are there in turkey thank you. professor fit at devon has been gauging opinion on the streets as people are defending their freedoms from the north rotarian regime stumbled the first day of the protests had only thirty people in taxi and. the next day the people became three hundred people and the next day it was tweeted thousand and now there are tens of thousands of people protesting so the best course of action probably would be for the government to step back and look what did demands of the prote

it is the birthplace of the solidarity trade union movement. in 1980, shipyard workers went on strike, and it spread to the rest of the country. they forced the communist government to its knees. on august 31, 1980, the stunning announcement -- the people's republic of poland granted official recognition. finally, they told the assembled crowd that they have a right to a free, independent, self- governing union, and they have the right to strike. the only independent trade union in the east bloc soon had more than 10 million members. it became a mass movement, shaking the regime to its foundation. for communism, it was the beginning of the end. today, it is a shadow of its former self. only 1 million members remain, and the union has little political clout. longtime supporters like this 33-year member feel betrayed. >> we went on strike in 1980 to improve our lives. some of us are doing much better today, but only a few. ordinary workers are just trampled underfoot. as you can see, it is completely legal to just not pay our wages. it is not a c

it is the birthplace of the solidarity trade union movement. in 1980, shipyard workers went on strike, and it spread to the rest of the country. they forced the communist government to its knees. on august 31, 1980, the stunning announcement -- the people's republic of poland granted official recognition. finally, they told the assembled crowd that they have a right to a free, independent, self- governing union, and they have the right to strike. the only independent trade union in the east bloc soon had more than 10 million members. it became a mass movement, shaking the regime to its foundation. for communism, it was the beginning of the end. today, it is a shadow of its former self. only 1 million members remain, and the union has little political clout. longtime supporters like this 33-year member feel betrayed. >> we went on strike in 1980 to improve our lives. some of us are doing much better today, but only a few. ordinary workers are just trampled underfoot. as you can see, it is completely legal to just not pay our wages. it is not a c

in turkey as trade unions join the nationwide protest against what they called state terror by the regime. has claimed with the latest killing being blamed on the police. washington says it will send patriot missiles with f. sixteen fighters to jordan for exercises and may base them there afterwards to help of cross the border from conflicts from syria. and prosecutors move against u.s. army private bradley manning saying he knew full well that hundreds of thousands of state secrets leaked by him could fall into the wrong hands. on screen online international news and comments live from moscow this is r.t. with you twenty four hours a day. leading turkish trade unions representing two hundred forty thousand workers have begun a two day strike against the government it's the latest force to join the nationwide protests that have gripped the country with police brutally cracking down on demonstrations a second fatality has been confirmed the fatal shooting of a protester which some of blaming on the authorities. reports now from istanbul. twenty two year old man did die after his sustaining

geographic ins and jackass trade unions join the nationwide protests against all they called state terror by the regime the violence has claimed two lives with the latest killing being blamed on the families. washington says it will send hatred missiles would at sixteen fighters to jordan for exercises and maybe base them that afterwards just a couple calls the border from conflicts triggered syria. prosecutors move against us on the private bradley manning saying he knew well that hundreds of thousands of state secrets leaked by him a good fall into the wrong kind of. international news live from moscow this is us here with me here national thanks for joining is leading talk as trade unions representing two hundred forty thousand workers have begun a two day strike against the government is the latest force to join the nationwide protests that have gripped the country with police a burst of a cracking down on demonstrations a second fatality has been confirmed the fatal shooting of a protest which some are blaming on the also our shoes as arena going to sound from istanbul. twenty two ye

gas sickens and trade unions joined a nationwide protest against what they called state terrify the regime the violence has claimed two lines up with the latest killing big blamed on depletes. washington says it will send patriot missiles with f. sixteen fighters to jordan for exercises and made bays them that afterwards just to hold across the border from conflicts trick in syria. prosecutors move against us on a crowded bradley manning say he knew full well that hundreds of thousands of state secrets lead by him could fall into the wrong hands. international news and comment live from moscow this is all to see with me. and welcome to the program leading talk as trade unions representing two hundred forty thousand workers have begun a two day strike against the government is the latest force to join the nationwide protests that have gripped the country with police bush really cracking down on demonstrations a second time to has been going to fund the fatal shooting of a purse test which some are blaming on the authorities as a raid i'm going to report sound from istanbul. twenty two year

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herra balls and web corp, swenderdon and kay hill and i want to acknowledge the union trade partners. the laborers were such an integral component of this programming and the carpenter's union which i'm so closely attached to. thanks for coming manny. >> and also, our broader expansion with the sheet metal workers, with the electricians and with the operating engineers, and the long list of trade unions that we participated in our programming. i want to thank everybody, and enjoy the food, take care. [ applause ] >> i want to learn more about it. >> social networking and e-mail. >> i want to know how to use it. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> divisional divide is a divide between those with access to use digital tools and those who don't. >> with young people, having computers and i just don't know. they're doing it fast. so, i want to know. >> not knowing how to navigate the internet or at a loss of what to do. >> we don't have a computer. >> we're a nonprofit that unites organizations and volunteers to transform lies through literacy. our big problem right now is the broadband opportunity program. a feder

turkish trade union workers have held a nationwide strike for a second successive day. workers marched to the square in istanbul where antigovernment protests again last week. many joined another rally in the capital at and cara -- ankara. payments are expected to be issued. it is thought they will receive $4000 in compensation. the payout follows the test case in britain's high court. three elderly men said they were tortured and mutilated i troops during the rebellion against reddish rule. in london, counterterrorism police are investigating a fire at an islamic center. filling out the name of the english -- the name of the english defense league was scrawled on the building. they were blamed for starting tensions. trade the world's biggest partners, china and the european union are having a tit-for-tat over tariffs. the eu will impose duties on chinese solar panels saying the prices are too low thanks to the illegal subsidies. china has responded by launching its own investigation into european wine imports. >> manufacturers in europe cannot compete with the subsidie

but it's a good place to start >> commissioner and i was wondering how many people - how many trade unions find the lp a. we need to remember we can only do this within the context of the p l a so if we propose to include trades that didn't participate the last time

herra balls and web corp, swenderdon and kay hill and i want to acknowledge the union trade partners. the laborers were such an integral component of this programming and the carpenter's union which i'm so closely attached to. thanks for coming manny. >> and also, our broader expansion with the sheet metal workers, with the electricians and with the operating engineers, and the long list of trade unions that we participated in our programming. i want to thank everybody, and enjoy the food, take care. [ applause ] >> good morning, everyone. thank you so much for coming out to washington heights and the richmond district for this first of a series of budget town halls for our cities. isn't this wonderful to have the city department heads, the mayor, supervisors tackv and farrell with us this morning as well? i wanted to say that my role is to facilitate this to make sure that we're going to stick to time and that we can have you out of here in a short amount of time, but also to gather as much input as possible. my name is eric mar, i'm the supervisor for the richmond district. and i wa

in this instance means that labor unions, trade unions must open up and provide more training so they can lay a brick. it means that the education system must instill the value of strong minds and that brings strong change. take your child to school. meet your child's teachers. exchange numbers. turn the tv off at night. take a report card every nine weeks and take your child to religious celebration once a week. most of the violence is from the bottom up, not top down. mothers say something like "i'm going to beat you boy. i'm going to beat you so the police don't have to do it one day". it was their own way of saying get some home training, some home cultivation is a big fact in the social order and we must restore homes but unemployed parents don't do as good job as parents with jobs. i'm all about welfare back to work. there are four steps involved. one the parents must have day care. if you leave the child without day care you're called an unfit parent and are arrested. you need day care. you need transportation and job training and a job. you need those four steps. what gives yo

in trade wars -- well, a trade war is brewing between the european union and china, and germany is caught in the middle. >> it is about solar technology. brussels has slapped beijing with an import levy, saying it is guilty of a monopoly. >> the eu trade commissioner did not mince words, even though they could trigger a trade war. >> the european commission has decided unanimously to imposed provisional tariffs on solar panels imported from china in order to counter the dominance of these products on the european market. >> the european commission concluded that chinese solar panels were being sold way below cost in europe. the inputs should be 88% more expensive. a punitive tariff of 11%, rising to 40% in august, is now in force. several member states oppose the move, including germany, but the commissioner was unrepentant. >> it is true that the number of member states, of which germany, had a negative opinion, but we have the responsibility to enforce these regulations. >> the tariffs are provisional until december when member states will vote again on the measure. the commissioner say

[ applause ] >> others are on their path to being into the labor's union or other construction trade unions and while the construction admin graduates will begin their required internships. without further adieu, to begin the commencement ceremony, please welcome south of market employment center senior program manager for construction admin training stella atrera. >> [ applause ] >> good evening. it is great, it is so great to see so many people here tonight. let me begin by recognizing the families and friends that provided support and encouragement for these students to complete the program. your role was key to their success. we must also acknowledge the dedicated dcsf staff and employers, your diligence created a class that is driven for success in this industry. i would like to give special thanks to kathleen carroll and anna laso, she is sitting right over there. for being the key link between the program and the career of the graduates are now headed towards. these dedicated professionals are to thank for providing 12 industry experts necessary to bolster capt with the construction

the lead up to the summit, thousands of protesters have marched through including trade unions and humanitarian groups. they're calling him meters to act on issues like extreme poverty and hunger. >> they are jumping. rescue workers plan to sing to ships in a daring attempt to fund this broken levy. hundreds of cubic meters of water. more than 20 towns have been evacuated. >> authorities blew up a lead the -- muddy -- trying to drainlevy them away. >> the left party is finalizing its campaign platform at a convention. this is the fourth largest political force. party leaders are hoping a unified front on social justice issues will win favor with the voters. >> 100 present social. that is the left parties of march oh -- motto for the election. it could be an up peel to party members. in the past year they have worked to overcome divisions. this is about demonstrating unity. >> we are dead if another group weeks. we have to treat each other with respect. social issues like demanding pension levels are more support. >> we are like a social alarm system. we tackle the hard issues. that can annoy th

in trade wars -- well, a trade war is brewing between the european union and china, and germany is caught in the middle. >> it is about solar technology. brussels has slapped beijing with an import levy, saying it is guilty of a monopoly. >> the eu trade commissioner did not mince words, even though they could trigger a trade war. >> the european commission has decided unanimously to imposed provisional tariffs on solar panels imported from china in order to counter the dominance of these products on the european market. >> the european commission concluded that chinese solar panels were being sold way below cost in europe. the inputs should be 88% more expensive. a punitive tariff of 11%, rising to 40% in august, is now in force. several member states oppose the move, including germany, but the commissioner was unrepentant. >> it is true that the number of member states, of which germany, had a negative opinion, but we have the responsibility to enforce these regulations. >> the tariffs are provisional until december when member states will vote again on the measure. the commissioner say

a representative of the trade union has called a nationwide strike in support of the protest in a number of well- known actors and actresses have been reporting the protests. no one knows quite what the prime minister has said, but earlier in the day, he did make an incredibly tough statement saying he would clear the park of terrorists. no one knows why but it is a germanic move in these few weeks of unrest. >> you have just been to gezi park. what do you make of this? >> it's very much like the reprieve of a condemned man. up until this dramatic move from the prime minister, it was a very worried atmosphere but for now, it is like a carnival. there are thousands of people. there is music flaying, drums. protesters have arrived to support. it is feeling like a largely middle-class crowd like the movement had been for the last two weeks. in the square, there are thousands of people. there is a piano recital going on and people are quietly sitting and listening but not the same time surrounded by riot police. in the side streets, i saw dozens buses filled with police. >> the white house h

said she would encourage officials to sit down with representatives from the protest groups and trade unions to discuss their returns. reactions were positive. >> the president might have lost touch with the general public, but i think she did a nice job with her address today. crocs if we have money to build nice stadiums, we have money for health and education and to run the country well. >> demonstrations are continued -- expect to continue, but they may subside as the president has spoken. inprotests are continuing turkey where authorities have cracked down on demonstrators. water filed tear gas and cannons to break up the crowd last night, demanding the release of demonstrators being held in custody. topturkish government's response has led to a flareup of diplomatic tensions between ankara and berlin. german chancellor angela merkel has called on russia to return thousands of works of art seized by soviet sources at the end of world war ii. she made the demand at the opening at st. petersburg museum, featuring 600 items germany says were taken as were reparations. vladimir putin reject

. >> a major turkish trade union has announced. this is likely to put more pressure on the financial markets which have already been rattled by the unrest. share prices drop by more than 10% on monday. >> it hit a 16 month low against the dollar. bond yields jumped making it more expensive or the government to borrow money. >> with stock markets twisting and turning last week, disappointing manufacturing data from the u.s. set the mood. we have the view from the trading floor in inc. -- in frankfurt. >> everywhere in the world, purchasing managers were asked and surveyed about their businesses. unfortunately, their purchasing managers indices which are based on these surveys do not paint a clear picture. the mood in the sector is not as good as previously thought. this made the mood turned sour. the floods in germany are adding to the count of natural disasters which already have happened in the course of this year worldwide. this is adding to the damage that will eventually have to be paid for area >> let's see what is happening -

the confederation of public augurs unions and the confederation of progressive trade unions are amongstreets. other groups representing doctors, engineers, and to just have joined in the action. they have continued the crackdown on our testers, dispersing the crowds. the antigovernment protest to have slept the country for more than two weeks and were renewed this week and following the forced eviction of protesters from gezi park, which was occupied for 18 days by people protesting against plans for its redevelopment. the prime minister says he has done his duty as prime minister. for more, we go to an activist and scholar based in instanbul who has joined the taksim square protest. can you describe what is happening now? >> hello. can you hear me? >> yes, we can hear you fine. >> hello to everybody. actually what is happening at therement in instanbul is , declared by the confederation of trade unions and the public workers unions. the people will march in taksim , but the instanbul governorship declared that this is not a legal act and they will not let the people walk. so there is

the second time since 2011 that the two largest trade unions have been acting together in protest of the government's measures. portugal received a $100 billion bailout to avoid bankruptcy. and thousands of brazilians have kept up pressure on the government, rallying outside a football stadium. >> taking no chances, thousands of police in the capital started early, mounting an operation of 4000 officers to counter tens of thousands of protestors expected that the anti- government rally. the area where congress and the ministries are located is essentially on lockdown. hundreds of football's symbolized growing unrest of the money spent on the world cup reparations, estimated at $15 billion. when the first protesters arrived in the afternoon, they kicked the ball at the riot police as a sign of frustration. >> if we fight for our rights, we can succeed. if we succeeded once, then we can succeed again. >> there's too much corruption. we need health, education, and brazil only spend money oncidiums when actually the brazilian government needs to look out for us. >> everybody here is figh

. >> a major turkish trade union has announced. this is likely to put more pressure on the financial markets which have already been rattled by the unrest. share prices drop by more than 10% on monday. >> it hit a 16 month low against the dollar. bond yields jumped making it more expensive or the government to borrow money. >> with stock markets twisting and turning last week, disappointing manufacturing data from the u.s. set the mood. we have the view from the trading floor in inc. -- in frankfurt. >> everywhere in the world, purchasing managers were asked and surveyed about their businesses. unfortunately, their purchasing managers indices which are based on these surveys do not paint a clear picture. the mood in the sector is not as good as previously thought. this made the mood turned sour. the floods in germany are adding to the count of natural disasters which already have happened in the course of this year worldwide. this is adding to the damage that will eventually have to be paid for area >> let's see what is happening -

the trade union leaders are predicting mass numbers of people on the streets here that did not materialize. around 1000 people going on protest in istanbul, similar number of -- in the capital, and cara -- ankara. syrian ministers warning of severe consequences -- government ministers warning of severe consequences. >> thank you so much for that. >> political upheaval continues in the czech republic following the resignation of prime minister -- of the prime minister over corruption and spy scandal -- over a corruption and spy scandal that resulted in a police raid last week. >> the country's president has asked him to stay on as caretaker until a new government can be formed. it remains unclear whether he was directly involved. eight high-ranking civil servants and politicians have been arrested. water levels continue to receivde in southern and eastern germany after the record- breaking frauds -- floods of the past two weeks. >> the situation in fishbeck is improving after weekend efforts to plug the gaping hole in the dyk-- in a dike. bundeswehr helicopters have been dropping concrete b

graduates from this program will be offered seats essentially in apprenticeship seats within the local trade unions. >> let's go through the nurse when you mentioned the, minority and disadvantaged businesses and all that. >> the small business participation goal for the program was amended at 20%. and tutor perini came in at 25% level, exceeding the goal by approximately 5 percent. >> of these local businesses? >> california state small businesses. of the listed subcontractor for the contract, approximately a quarter of the businesses have addresses located in san francisco. >> and the minorities? >> the disadvantaged db, center enterprises, would be incorporated as part of the sbe umbrella, but i have not segregated out the list of sub contractors, db versus lbe. >> it seems like a huge project, an extraordinary opportunity to do something for small businesses in san francisco. whatever we can do to support that he ought to look into it very seriously. >> if i could clarify, locally funded projects have a prohibition on locally geographic base preferences such after 14b of the city administrator

the trade union leaders are predicting mass numbers of people on the streets here that did not materialize. around 1000 people going on protest in istanbul, similar number of -- in the capital, and cara -- ankara. syrian ministers warning of severe consequences -- government ministers warning of severe consequences. >> thank you so much for that. >> political upheaval continues in the czech republic following the resignation of prime minister -- of the prime minister over corruption and spy scandal -- over a corruption and spy scandal that resulted in a police raid last week. >> the country's president has asked him to stay on as caretaker until a new government can be formed. it remains unclear whether he was directly involved. eight high-ranking civil servants and politicians have been arrested. water levels continue to receivde in southern and eastern germany after the record- breaking frauds -- floods of the past two weeks. >> the situation in fishbeck is improving after weekend efforts to plug the gaping hole in the dyk-- in a dike. bundeswehr helicopters have been dropping concrete b

. >> trade unions will hold a general strike thursday. journalists elsewhere have walked off the job in solidarity. >> in germany, now is the north of the country that facesd be over 12 billion euros. >> the river elba was about five meters above normal here. the water is not expected to rise much further, but it is said -- set to stay at that level for days, putting the area's levies to the test. chancellor angela merkel was on hand to pay tribute to workers' efforts. >> i have nothing but respect for those fighting for every meter of levy, day and night, for days now. it is an admirable achievement, seeing the country come together like this is a great experience. >> public funding to fix the flood damage is expected to total 8 billion euros. that is more than for the floods in 2002, when the government set aside 7 billion euros. >> the federal government and the states will each pay half. it will cover reconstruction costs and long-term damage. we know that those will be very high. >> the situation remains dire further upstream around