we knew that environmentalists and trade unions weren't on site. we knew about the trade deals, we didn't know this would happen, that his own parties would pass votes in opposition. >> what is crazy about it is the way they killed it, they voted against something near and dear to the heart of the democratic party. that is aid to the workers who would be displaced by a free trade agreement, the ttp, and the larger agreement. they figured with the democrats that was the only name bringing down the fast-track vote. it would follow procedure employed by john boehner and the republican leadership. apparently it was too cute by half. there are echos of 20 years ago, in an n.a.f.t.a. battle. i covered it when president clinton was in the white house. really the same dynamic. the labour unions were skeptical. at the end of the day the clinton white house carried this over the finish line, pushing this fast-track through n.a.f.t.a. the echos of that, they feel they were sold a pig in a poke, have never gotten over it. the n.a.f.t.a. agreement, you'll talk t

. >>> some of the most powerful trade unions, are calling for one day general strike, they're demandinges to, taxations and, pensions and stronger measures for job insecurity. but not all unions agree. >>> this is a show of force byar gen tina's powerful truck driver's union who held their own action before the general strike. >>> they're out again along with train drivers and airport workers, bringing argentina to a standstill. >>> we are holding the strike with hope that it will generate expectation in population and be a show of force to the government that we are not prepare to surrender and we'll keep fighting for what's right. >>> however, many trade unions remain loyal to the president saying things aren't that bad. and the problems they do have, are not of the government's fault. >>> we believe that to hold it will strike is to give or try to give the workers over to those who want to return to the old politics. >>> with presidential elections four months away, there are demonstrations by different groups almost everyday batting for influence and a share of decreasing funds the

. >> members of japan's largest trade union group are also opposed to the bill. >> translator: the bill would enable companies to use dispatch workers one after another. it will force more people to work on temporary jobs, all through life, for low wages. that's such a bad law. >> the trade union group plans to hold rallies and demonstrations to protest the legislation. >>> the european central bank is giving banks in greece more emergency cash to keep them operating. depositors there have withdrawn billions in savings. eurozone finance ministers have not agreed on the greek government's reconstruction plan. an agreement is a precondition for a bailout. european and u.s. media report the ecb raised the ceiling on a loan program for greek banks. the ceiling is currently 84 billion euros or $95 billion. depositors are believed to have withdrawn about $3.4 billion this week alone in an attempt to keep cash on hand. the greek government has to repay $1.8 billion to the international monetary fund by the end of this month. the deadlock in negotiations has raised fears the country may default

. >>> some of the most powerful trade unions, in argentina, have a general strike, they're calling fores and job insecurity and not all the unions agree. >>> this is a show of force by argentina's powerful truck-driver's union. they held their own. >>> they're out again, along with bus and train drivers and port and airport workers bringing argentina to a standstill. >>> we are holding the strike with hope that it will generate expectation and, ab show to the government that we're not prepared to surrender and, we'll keep fighting for what's right. >>> however many trade unions remain loyal to the president. sailing things aren't that bad and the problems that they do have are not the government's fault. >>> we believe that to hole this strike is to give or try to give the workers over to those who want to return to the old liberal politics. with presidential elections four months away, there are demon sprayings almost everyday. >>> battling for influwins and a share of decreasing funds. the party in power was built with the backing of the workers and, stayed in power by a trade union

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had a 56 billion pound trade deaf situation with the european union. can you tell us if any of these discussions with angela miracle. she's indicated that she le look to stop training b.m.w., mercedes and audi. will my honorable friend make his case with his characteristics figure and clarity. britain's relationship with europe is not just about a trading relationship. it is having a say over what the rules of the single market actually are. and it's that that we're going to have to discuss and think about about over these coming months is what is the difference between a trading relationship and having a say of the way the market works. >> mr. speaker, under the prime minister british productivity has plummeted 30% behind germany, the u.s. and france. why this gap since 1992 and another tori government. and in the northeast, we have the highest productivity growth in the country. isn't it time he gave us the power toed by an economy that matches our values without -- >> well, first of all, i think the honorable lady is actually right to raise this iss

divisions. >> argentina, they are months away from presidential elections in some of the most powerful trade unions are calling for a one day general strike, demanding changes to tackle inflation and job insecurity. not all the unions agree. we have this report. >> this is a show of force by argentina's powerful truck drivers union who held their own industrial action the week before the general strike. they are out again along with train drivers and airport workers, bringing argentina to a virtual stand still. >> we are holding the strike with hope it will generate expectation and population and be a show of force to the bosses the government that we are not prepared to surrender and will keep fighting for what's right. >> however many trade unions remain loyal to the president and her government, saying things aren't that bad and the problems they do have are not the government's fault. >> we believe that to hold this strike is to give or try to give the workers over to those who want to return to the old liberal politics. >> with presidential elections four months away, there are demonstrations

my government will bring forward legislation to reform trade unions and to protect central public services against strikes. to give new opportunities to the most disadvantaged, my government will expand the troubled families program and continue to reform welfare with legislation encouraging employment by capping benefits and requiring young people to earn or learn. legislation will be brought forward to improve schools and give every child the best start in life with new powers to take over failing and coasting schools and create more academies. in england, my government will secure the future of the national health service by implementing the national health services own five-year plan. by increasing the health budget come integrating health care and social care, and ensuring the national health service works on a seven-day basis. measures will be introduced to improve access to general practitioners and mental health care. measures will also be brought forward to secure the real value of the basic state pension, so that more people can live in dignity and security in retirement. measure

trade union members, people are worried that there'll be cuts to welfare, pensions and they feel that the taxes should be specifically directed at the wealthy, the rich. these people say are possible for creating the nation's debt crisis in the first place. >> we are hearing that david cameron, the prime minister is availing more cuts in the national budget. are the protests then will they be the start of a series of campaigns against austerity measures. >> that's what we gather. as i mentioned all of these different campaign groups in the length and breadth of the country, united in aims against further cuts and cuts to welfare, also against restrictions to trade unions. they are also standing up against new surveillance hours, the deepest and broadest powers that the british government introduced. but the main aim though is to continue harrowing the government to make sure they don't sit on their laurels over the coming five years, and make sure those in power are held to lent. thank you very much. updating us on that anti-austerity march taking place now in central london. >> in in

the whole affair has its bearing on china and a european trade union. a grand total of 40 billion euros. it is constantly rising and it has been heavily investing in the peripheral countries. another investment project call -- causing headaches is pouring billions to infrastructure. some officials are not exactly thrilled. >> badly in need of recovery. the european fund for strategic investments or efs i is aimed at improving infrastructure. it helps projects get off the ground. in the next three years, they plan to spearhead public and private investment totaling 315 billion euros. the fund is based on guarantees of 21 million euros. it is meant to serve as collateral for 63 billion euros in loans and could stimulate project investment of 252 billion euros. germany has approved projects as have france, italy poland. china has announced it is ready to participate primarily in technology and communication projects. it could give china a say in the management of the fund. ben: officials signed a pact to create the infrastructure investment bank. the beiji

there are no independent trade unions. it is illegal to form unions. met with their colleagues have been jailed. there was a guy i met with just gotten out of a 5 year jail sentence for handing out a flyer asking for a free and open election. even when the deal goes through, and url it looks likes the going to happen. and the president is saying they will have a chance to have independent trade unions. there is no infrastructure to help them do that. >> and no record of their lives getting better because of any trade deal. >> absolutely not. and in my 15 years in working in indonesia. the spending power for workers has not increased in that arc. even though wages go up they are actually making less now in terms of what they can buy in local markets than 15 years ago. and this is one of the myths the fundamentalists tells you. open the trade and pump in foreign investment. the rising tide lifts all ships. corporationish and we get cheaper products. but nike's revenues have gone up from a couple hundred million to $27 billion last year. and they can buy

. >> however many trade unions remain loyal to the president government. saying things aren't that bad. and the problems they have are not the government's fault. >> we believe that to hold this strike is to give or try to give the workers over to those that want to return to the old politics. >> battling for influence and a share of funds. >> it was built largely with the backing of the workers and the power by a powerful trade union movement. now election year, with security rising they find themselves in conflict. instead lit be left to the argentine to make sense of the divided movement, and it's relationship with the government. the unions want them to go up. they want this to go to the stop go policies that you tend to this group and that group, and nobody is quite happy. >> the only certainty is that as the elections approach, argentine that will be faced with more strikes and protests like this one. >> al jazeera, buenos aires. >> three firefighters are missing after a powerful explosion at a fuel depo in ukraine, emergency services have been battl

trade unions, investors, the private sector the business side, clearly governments. the media. everybody was looking at the phenomenon here has a contribution to make. the international organizations who work and asked on behalf of of the collective of government. we all have a contribution to make and that is what we're here for. caroline: you hope having the finance ministers here tomorrow and mr. varoufakis will be here, too and that will help the greek crisis at the moment? they may sit down? angel gurria: i do not think of this is where the negotiations will take place. there's a group of designated negotiators meeting in brussels or athens or wherever they decide to meet. and they are meeting as far as i know right now practically full-time. and today should. it is not going to be here because of a issue in which we are want to be discussing the economic outlook, we will be discussing a human capital. we will be discussing innovation. we will be discussing more competition. we will be discussing skills skills skills as critical elements of productivity. product

and flex inl to the chankdz in the global economy. >>. >> you know listen i believe in free trade, but the union says this is a wake up call but i do believe that the trade bill will create jobs in the long-term, but there will be pain in the short-term. >> john does the union ad make any sense at all to you? >> yeah. the union ad makes the argument for free trade. baltimore became a rich city precisely because it was globally engaged with the world in terms of commerce. an economy is just a collection of individuals, and free trade just presumes that you have the most talented individuals on earth vying to serve your needs, and because they're serving your needs, you are most likely to get to do what are you best at. as rich said in the engine of global prosperity that's not what we see in baltimore. >> absolutely not. it's crushing taxes, crummy schools, regulations that drive out businesses hostile atmosphere incompetent government. you know new york was going in that direction 20 years ago. we turned it around in new york. cut taxes. got better policing. the city prospered. baltimore's fate

it talks about the trade unions not having had enough control some of them acting in a provocative and inflammatory way. it says the minister does not carry a responsibility as the executive does not carry responsibility for the action of police on-site. they say the police should not have acted that day as their plan was flawed. it says the plan was defective meaning it could not work under the circumstances. it furthermore implies that the action was an appropriate and goes into a lot of detail. and after deal with the situation. sarah: what are the implications of the police going forward? >> some heads may role as the recommendation is further investigation by public prosecutors and police staff involved. and the office of stability and the national police commissioner as well as the province that polices the commissioner. it also recommends better communication skills and training by those in public crowd control. sarah: what is the reaction to this report? >> the first is not a surprise. they expected the report to be this way because they had been dealing with this for years. th

there is a harikrishna movement, clear put trade unions members all united but one key demand. that's the end of austerity. the planned spending cuts are not working and are completely unnecessary. the real core belief is that the taxation system is skewed. that it really should be directed at the very wealthy the richest of society. we're talking about the banks financial institutions, which is half the reason why the demonstration started at the bank england. they want cuts to loopholes and tax havens and they want society that is much fairer, based on cooperation and community. this gather something likely to be here for a few more hours but the general belief here is that the conservative government, now that they've won a majority, have a mandate to introduce much harsher legislation that would have been unavailable. they want to make sure that the next five years is continually challengeed. >> thank you for the update from the anti-austerity march taking place in london there. >>> a car bomb has exploded in yemen's capital of sanaa killing one person. the blast happened n

it talks about the trade unions not having had enough control some of them acting in a provocative and inflammatory way. it says the minister does not carry a responsibility as the executive does not carry responsibility for the action of police on-site. they say the police should not have acted that day as their plan was flawed. it says the plan was defective meaning it could not work under the circumstances. it furthermore implies that the action was an appropriate and goes into a lot of detail. and after deal with the situation. sarah: what are the implications of the police going forward? >> some heads may role as the recommendation is further investigation by public prosecutors and police staff involved. and the office of stability and the national police commissioner as well as the province that polices the commissioner. it also recommends better communication skills and training by those in public crowd control. sarah: what is the reaction to this report? >> the first is not a surprise. they expected the report to be this way because they had been dealing with this for years. th

the whole affair has its bearing on china and a european trade union. a grand total of 40 billion euros. it is constantly rising and it has been heavily investing in the peripheral countries. another investment project call -- causing headaches is pouring billions to infrastructure. some officials are not exactly thrilled. >> badly in need of recovery. the european fund for strategic investments or efs i is aimed at improving infrastructure. it helps projects get off the ground. in the next three years, they plan to spearhead public and private investment totaling 315 billion euros. the fund is based on guarantees of 21 million euros. it is meant to serve as collateral for 63 billion euros in loans and could stimulate project investment of 252 billion euros. germany has approved projects as have france, italy poland. china has announced it is ready to participate primarily in technology and communication projects. it could give china a say in the management of the fund. ben: officials signed a pact to create the infrastructure investment bank. the beiji

the biggest trade union wrote to the administration accusing the government of hiding behind the ongoing criminal investigation as a reason not to give out too many details. but earnest was adamant protecting the government networks. >> protecting the networking is a daunting challenge and it requires the ability to be nimble. j. david cox said we believe the central personnel data file was the target, and the hearings are. >> possession of all records of federal employees and he backed his accusations up with specifics. social security numbers birth it deas, pay history health insurance, life insurance and pension information have been stolen. the rowe moved to capitol hill over who is to blame for the hack. read saying openly for the first , it may have been the chinese. john terret, al jazeera. >> u.s. president barack obama's ambitious trade agenda has been dealt a severe blow by congress. to strengthen ties with pierre nations. our white house correspondent patty culhane reports. >> this doesn't happen often. u.s. president barack obama was supposedly done working thursday night. th

on thursday the biggest employees trade union wrote to the administration, accusing the government of hiding behind the criminal investigation as a reason not to give out details. ernst was adamant protecting government systems was a big tack because of size of databases involved. >> it is a daunting challenge, and requires the federal government to be nimble. something difficult when you talk about an organization that is this large. >> in thursday's alert, it was written: and he backed accusations up with specifics saying social security numbers, birth dates, pay history, data such as health insurance, life insurance and petrol information had been stolen. the row spread to capital hill in the senate over who was to blame. reed saying it may have been the chinese >>> let's give you breaking news. 17 afghan police men have been killed in a taliban attack. it too at a police compound. more on that as we get it here at al jazeera >>> u.s. president obama's ambitious trade agenda has been dealt a severe blow. it's part of a package to streptionzen trade ties. white house correspondent r

. >> the biggest trade union the american federation of government employees wrote to the administration accusing the government of hiding the ongoing criminal investigation not to give out too many details. but earnest was adamant protecting was a task, given the size of the systems involved. >> protecting the government security is is a challenge and it requires the government to be nimble something you're talking about when you talk about a system this large. >> jay cox said we believe the central personnel data file was the target and the hackers are now in possession of every employee retiree and up to 4 million retirees. you social security, birth dates, data such as health insurance life insurance and pension data had been stolen. the rowe spread to capitol hill, mitch mcconnell and harry reed, reed saying oftenly for first time it may have been the chinese. so was it the chinese? well, the answer is we simply don't know. harry reid certainly thinks so. he said so yesterday. however, the point being there have been hacks in the white house and the pentagon last year and those were

people here are concerned about cuts to welfare they're worried that civil rights groups and the trade unionlso no longer be able to move in the same scale and capacity. they're deeply worried about about new surveillance law and how that will impact privacy as well. but more than anything they're here to gather against austerity austerity. the main drive is that the super research, the bangers financeers the global financial institution itself is really to blame for the deficit in the first place and it should be the very wealthy who bear the brunt of the country's debt problems. the stage has been erected over here. if you don't mind me moving out of the way. but there is something of a party atmosphere as the rape continues. i'm sure people will be back. the music no doubt will be going on for a few more hours 347 insistent that they make sure that challenge against the government--i apologize about that but they continue and. >> that was neavi barker and apologies for that rather rude hand signal there. >>> two sides were engaged in a month long battle and even though fighters were force

the biggest trade union, the american federation of government employees wrote to the administration accusing the government of hiding behind a criminal investigation as a reason not to give out too many details. ernst is adamant protecting government systems is a big task given the size of the databases involved. >> protecting the computer networks of the federal government is documenting and requires the federal government to benimble something difficult when you talk about an organisation this large. >> in thursday's letter union boss wrote: he backed his using up with specifics saying social security, personal and pay history, life insurance and pension information has been stolen. the row spread to capitol hill with changes between mitch mcconnell, and minority leader harry reid in the senate over who is to blame for the hack. reid saying for the first time it may have been the chinese. >>> investigators closed the inquiry into the alleged tapping of clerk's mobile phone. they were accused of recording phone data. german prosecutors have been unable to find evidence that would s

can i ask the prime minister again to defend -- reengage with meaningful consultation with trade unions and stop them from playing fast and loose with her own employees pensions of? >> of course i hope the parties will return to the negotiating table to find a solution as quickly as possible but ultimately this is a matter for the trade unions and i would urge them to do as i said. >> thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. speaker. prime minister, we need to come to you every city, town, village and, indeed, region and if it's from the growing economy. can be prime minister kindly explain how the letters in the queens speech will bring this about? but take a relation to my area the southwest, even more particularly. [inaudible] which i would like to make the gateway to the southwest. >> what i would say to my honorable friend after congratulate her on her magnificent election victory is that i think the are some very important infrastructure proposals that need to go ahead. for instance, the 8358 which the party opposite much to counsel during the election campaign making sure that expr

we are speaking to the trade commissioner at the african union, looking at negotiations in the coming week around the continental free trade agreement. >> thank you very much. that report from johannesburg >>> robbie is here with me. it's raining in amman, i understand. >> yes the remains of the cyclone, which was well forecast. started to come in last wednesday. the first sites were the waves lapping gapes the sea walls. now, it came in did well, well worn, the authorities say get your candles in just prepare for it. it doesn't look like a storm. it falls apart completely and a streak of cloud now. 53mm of rain from recorded doesn't sound much. this rain fall is focussed in certain places. as a result you get flooding. it's a rescue effort necessary. even because only 53mm. that was not the wettest play by a long way. more rescue effort here. muscat didn't get a lot but the i would further south got a lot of it. that is a fast amount of rain torents running down the wadies which is normally dry. it gives you a flooded outlook, which you could do without. it is raining, not everywhere

on thursday, the biggest american trade union, the american federation of employees wrote to the administration accusing them of hiding behind the criminal investigation as a reason not to give out too many details. ernst is adamant protecting government systems is a big task given the size of the databases involved. >> protecting the computer networks of the federal government is a daunting challenge and it does require the federal government to be nimble, something difficult when you talk about an organisation this large. >> in thursday's letter union boss wrote: he backed his accusation up with specifics saying social security numbers, birthdates, pay history, life insurance and pension information has been stolen. the row spread to capitol hill, with terse changes between majority leader mitch mcconnell, and minority leader harry reid in the senate over who is to blame for the hack. reid saying openly for the first time it may have been the chinese. >>> indonesia says australia would have stooped to a new low if allegations that it paid people smugglers to turn back are found to be true. >>

the trade unions claim that the measure will shift more american jobs overseas. >>> the chaos in colwyn continues. nbc 10 was in the town for the council meeting when members realized they didn't have votes to overturn the mayor's veto of the decision to eliminate the borough manager position. the arguing prompted the mayor to leave early. the former borough manager was again at the center of the discord. she and councilwoman at williams argued and snatched documents out of each other's hands. all of this happened during the first meeting for the new state appointed borough administrator. >>> delaware's first dispensary for medical marijuana is set to open two weeks from today. the first state compassion center will be located outside of wilmington. the opening comes more than four years after governor jack markell and legislators legalized medical marijuana in delaware. in new jersey there are three medical marijuana dispensaries open. medical marijuana is illegal in pennsylvania but state lawmakers are considering a bill to change that. >>> let's stay in delaware and talk about a ban

trade. mostly between the european union and north america. if we could a jury -- agree on this free trade union and on product standards, then we could enforce these on the world. europe and america are still the two greatest economic markets in the world. if we sat down for two days in a locked room, where we did not know they were there, and they came out with an agreement. melinda: not to mention the protesters. mr. posener: but to say finally rake this deadlock and get ahead on one issue. and leave all of this talk about climate change and so forth, do something. don't just talk. melinda: let me come back to the title of our show, " no putin no point?" there is one other point called the -- it involves the g7 or g8 on the last day inviting five special guest. the five against emerging economies. the group is called the outreach five. is there some kind of compromise idea in which putin could be included? the g7 meets but on the last day it invites the six big emerging economies including russia? mr. leithauser: time has told us that this

ask the prime minister again to do net -- demand reengage with meaningful , consultation with trade unions and stop them from playing fast and loose with her own employees pensions? david cameron: of course i hope the parties will return to the negotiating table to find a solution as quickly as possible but ultimately this is a matter for the trade unions and i would urge them to do as i said. >> thank you, mr. -- [shouting] thank you, mr. speaker. prime minister, we need to come to you every city, town, village and, indeed, region and if it's from the growing economy. can the prime minister kindly explain how the let -- the matters in the queens speech will bring this about? but take a relation to my area the southwest, even more particularly the place where i would like to make the gateway to the southwest. david cameron: i would like to congratulate my honorable friend on her magnificent election victory. i think there are some very important infrastructure proposals the need to go ahead. for instance, the 8358 which the party opposite much to counsel -- pledged to cancel during the ele

>> yes these are charities, 501 c 4's, that are unions trade associations those would not be exempt, those can participate in candidate elections, they do. we're talking about charities, where you make a donation, and write it off as a tax deduction, you cannot do that as a 501 c four or trade or union for that matter. would you like more explanation on that >> no i still don't think i agree with it. >> okay, member communication, are members, communications, with shareholders of an organization, this includes union members, employees of a corporation, this is for advocating, for or against election or defeat of a candidate, the final thing is persuasion polls, these are push polls, that is the shorthand these are are defined of surveys, telephone surveys 30 days prior to an election where it seems, the various criteria, can be confusing, the point of the poll is not so much to gain information but to impact the election to sort of implicitly say, vote for or against somebody. so that is sort of the four. so here are the current requirements >> supervisor tang? >> sure >> i don't kno

right to vote and civil rights and the farmer populist victories and the victories of industrial trade unions in those horrific dungeon factories in the late 19th century. you learn from them. you learn why our founders used the word "posterity" again and again. but we don't use that word anymore because we're too shortsighted as a society. we want it now. the corporations want it for the next quarterly report. the politicians want it for their next report on how much money they've raised. so the idea that ordinary people cannot become extraordinary citizens is nonsense. it's a lot easier than we all think to change it. how do you turn the country around? well, where do you start? you start where the lever is the most physically effective, and that's the u.s. congress. congress has the tax power, the spending power, the war declaration power, the confirmation of nominees power, the investigative power, the power to say no, the power to say yes. it affects us all the way down to our stockings. congress is made up of 535 men and women who put their shoes on every day like you and i. they want o

imagine a trade union movement with a completely different strategic idea from what it has typically been. unions have typically been organizations who make it possible for workers, instead of bargaining individually with the employer, to get particular conditions of work. the union bargains for the workers collectively. collective bargaining. and so it enters into a negotiation with an employer to get a contract that covers all the workers in a workplace. what unions do. and they try to get better wages than the workers have been able to get, better working conditions, and so forth. well, imagine now the following: the union sits down and bargains for the workers, but it doesn't just say, "hey, we would like higher wages or better working conditions, and if you don't do that, we may strike" and all the usual that i think you understand. but now they have a new weapon, a new chip, if you might say, to play. "if you don't come to a reasonable agreement with us about wages or working conditions, we have another plan. we may withdraw the workers from your plant and set up our own." what?

france is a country with very strong trade unions. a company like uber coming in and expecting a country to roll over, in favor of an offshore upstart doesn't surprise me. i think we'll see more of it. some think it rolled over and died, obviously it hasn't. >> you have uber, you have airbnb, a lot of different businesses stringing up -- not a good choice of words in this case. but, you know, effectively they're more efficient making use of spare capacity whether it be flats that are vacant, or cars that could be made available to hire. but the problem is that they're not subject to the same regulations and costs that other businesses are. how -- i mean how difficult is it going to be to bridge that? >> it's not a level playing field, i think that's the problem with all these sharing-economy businesses. the platform is clever and disruptive. the problems are they don't have the responsibilities and it's unfair of the incumbent businesses that they have to carry the cost. for london it is for carrying the cab driver cost. they have to

come up high enough from vietnam but they don't undercut wages even though they don't have free trade unions even though there's no mechanism so far in any of these trade agreements whether it's through tpa or transpacific partnership that vietnam reach these levels, reach these ways ways -- ways levels and free trade unionism. we need to figure those questions out. when to make sure that any tpp deal has strong of arm of the protections and the thomases and other agreements never much on the delivery side of these promises. we want to see strong currency provisions. again big promises on tpp little results in the past and so far an administration not willing to carry it out. we need to make sure we protect medicare and medicaid rome investor state dispute resolution. we need to preserve access to medicines. we know that medicines in the developing world citizens in the developing world can't afford the high cost of western medicines. americans much of the time can afford the high cost of medicines. when you look at some of these tpp countries in south america and asia that can afford it eve

. >> however many trade unions remain loyal to president christina kishner's government saying it's nott bad. >> we want to give or try to give to the workers who believe in the old neo-politics. >> there are demonstrations by different groups both for and against the government almost every day on the streets of buenos aires. battling for influence and the share in the decreasing funds. the party was built largely with the backing of the workers now they find themselves in conflict. instead it will be left to the argentine locate rate to make sense of the divided movement and it's relationship with the government. >> the unions want their salaries to go up, and you have this conflict going on all the time. this sort of stop-go policy that you tend to this group and tend to that group and then nobody is really happy. >> the only certainty is the election approach. argentina will be faced with more strikes and protests like this one. al jazeera buenos aires. >> hundreds of people in the u.s. state of texas are calling for a police officer to be fired after he was filmed throwing a teenag

in terms of independent unions it's currently against the law to have independent unions even if this trade deal were to help them get creative. there's zero infrastructure in place. no ngo's to help them build capacity. the president used nike as an example saying nike is a model for fair trade. nike has 330,000 workers in vietnam right now. it would take an army to go in there to organize nike's factory workers. >> well congressman, it's cool being repealed yesterday, a good example of what can happen with the tpp? >> exactly. you know everything we've been saying that could happen wrong with doing this fast track proposal on tpp happened when we lost in the two on country of origin labelling. because of that, we had to change our laws about that's exactly the problem, there's a lot of republicans and democrats, one of the main issues they have is around losing sovereignty. lori mentioned that it's so true, it's the wimpy theory. i'll pay you tuesday for a hamburger today. we voted for something that without having the senate's vote, you're going to be voting for $700 million in medicare

on thursday, the biggest trade union, the american federation of government employees wrote to the administration accusing the government of hiding behind the ongoing criminal investigation as a reason not to give out too many details. but earnest was adamant protecting government employees given the size of the network involved. >> it is a daunting challenge and it does require the federal government to be nimble, something that's difficult when you talk about an organization this large. >> reporter: j. david cox said we believe the central file was the database and the hackers are in possession of all personnel data for every employee, every retiree and up to 1 million form he federal employees. he backed up his accusations with specifics, social security numbers, birth dates pay data such as health insurance life insurance has been stolen. terse exchanges between mitch mcconnell and harry reid, as to who was to blame reid saying openly, for the first time, it may be the chinese. either the hackers went in just once or visited two rooms as it were and installed two tranches of forecast informat

on thursday, the biggest american trade union, the american federation of government employees wrote to the administration accusing them of hiding behind the criminal investigation as a reason not to give out too many details. ernst is adamant protecting government systems is a big task given the size of the databases involved. >> protecting the computer networks of the federal government is a daunting challenge and it does require the federal government to be nimble, something difficult when you talk about an organisation this large. >> in thursday's letter union boss wrote: he backed his accusation up with specifics saying social security numbers, birthdates, pay history, and data such as health insurance, life insurance and pension information has been stolen. the row spread to capitol hill, with terse changes between majority leader mitch mcconnell, and minority leader harry reid in the senate over who is to blame for the hack. reid saying openly for the first time it may have been the chinese. >>> the world health organisation warn if more people are infected with middle eastern

difficult and obviously one needs to rely on the forces that exist in the society, whether they have trade unions a government with people who can come with ideas out of the box to solve those pressing issues. >> of course, you can't talk sisi without addressing this issue of human rights, massive crockdown on dissent. you yourself have just been subjected to a travel ban. can you tell us why? >> indeed, i was traveling to berlin on the two of june to speak at a round table organized by the green party of the german parliament. that was during the visit of sisi for germany. at the airport, i was prevented from crossing the possible control and when i asked the security person in plain clothes the reason for this, he said for security reasons. of course, i couldn't get more information on now and my passport is still confiscated. >> do you see any signs of sisi lifting the lid on his option to allow some sort of level at least of dissent in the country? >> unfortunately, so far we haven't seen any sign of a strong political will to reform the security sector or to reform the judiciary and its capa