that's the history of the trade union movement. and we should be proud of that. but what all of you know is that over the last several decades, despite the fact that millions of workers want to join a union, it has become harder and harder for workers to in fact create unions, to become members of unions. you know and i know that employers have acted illegally with the support of the nlrb so that if workers tried to organize the organizers there would be fired and if by some miracle people actually did organize a union, employers would refuse to engage in a first contract, collective bargaining. and that is why i believe that the middle class does not grow unless the trade union movement grows. [cheers and applause] the middle class does not prosper unless workers are engaged in strong collective bargaining. now, what a lot of people, what a lot of nonunion people don't understand is that to the degree they get anywhere near decent wages, it has a lot to do with the success of the trade union movement. because you're driving wages up. in any case, after decades of

that's the history of the trade union movement. and we should be proud of that. but what all of you know is that over the last several decades, despite the fact that millions of workers want to join a union, it has become harder and harder for workers to in fact create unions, to become members of unions. you know and i know that employers have acted illegally with the support of the nlrb so that if workers tried to organize the organizers there would be fired and if by some miracle people actually did organize a union, employers would refuse to engage in a first contract, collective bargaining. and that is why i believe that the middle class does not grow unless the trade union movement grows. [cheers and applause] the middle class does not prosper unless workers are engaged in strong collective bargaining. now, what a lot of people, what a lot of nonunion people don't understand is that to the degree they get anywhere near decent wages, it has a lot to do with the success of the trade union movement. because you're driving wages up. in any case, after decades of

he received his degree from columbia college and has been a longstanding member of trade unions, working in the aircraft assembly -- working in the aircraft industry. he serves on the exec tough committee and also on the national labor caucus of the afl-cio. we also have with us senator donny trotter who was elected to the illinois general assembly in 1988. he previously served in the house of representatives and was then elected to the state senate where he served as chair of the joint illinois legislative black caucus. from the beginning, senator trotter has championed health care initiatives for women and children and addressing environmental justice issues as well as laws banning assault weapons. i think we can all think about why that's particularly salient thing at this moment, witnessing the current events unfold.

the middle class does not grow unless the trade union movement grows. [applause] the middle class does not prosper unless workers are engaged in strong collective-bargaining. what a lot of nonunion people don't understand is that to the degree they get anywhere near decent wages and has a lot to do with the success of the trade union movement. and driving wages up. in any case, after decades of illegal action on the part of employers it seems to me we have got to make it easier, not hardereasier, not harder for workers to join unions. that is why we have introduced a new piece of legislation this is simply that if 50 percent of workers in the plus one sign a card saying i want toi want to be in the union they will have a union. [applause] there is the truth. i'm not going to tell you every worker in america wants to join the union, but millions of them do. millions of them understand that workers to have a union get better wages, better working conditions and better benefits. and our job is to say that the american people must be able to exercise their

that's the history of the trade union movement. and we should be proud of that. but what all of you know is that over the last several decades, despite the fact that millions of workers want to join a union, it has become harder and harder for workers to in fact create unions, to become members of unions. you know and i know that employers have acted illegally with the support of the nlrb so that if workers tried to organize the organizers there would be fired and if by some miracle people actually did organize a union, employers would refuse to engage in a first contract, collective bargaining. and that is why i believe that the middle class does not grow unless the trade union movement grows. [cheers and applause] the middle class does not prosper unless workers are engaged in strong collective bargaining. now, what a lot of people, what a lot of nonunion people don't understand is that to the degree they get anywhere near decent wages, it has a lot to do with the success of the trade union movement. because you're driving wages up. in any case, after decades of

i was telling you earlier about the importance of the pullman porters being the first black trade union. and i mentioned the importance of the man on the west coast who was the right hand man for a. philip randolph who was the founder of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters, and the man who is on the right of this picture is c. l. dillon, and he is very important to us, because he was the president of the fourth international group, so he held a high rank of the government body of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters. this group fought for almost 15 years, they fought to be recognized as a legitimate labor union themselves that were affiliated with the american federation of labor. this is a little sampler that came out, signed by actually taught in, who was the secretary of treasury of the brotherhood of sleeping car porters, and it is asking why every porter should join the brotherhood of sleeping car porters and pay dues, so it is kind of a 19 point list of why. some of the lists here say because the brotherhood has stood firm against great opposition for over five years. this

port authority could have eliminated expensive idle workers to negotiate tougher deals with the trade unions. >> there is no question that if the port authority had sat down with the unions and said, we and-by team that teld have been able to engage in some seerls negotiations and they would have gotten compensation for the taxpayers. >> do you think taxpayers should be paying for these stand-by laborers? >> i think the contractor should be paying for it. why should the taxpayers have to pay for it? that's absurd. >> he says if the port authority did know bills were being paid for idle workers, they should deny payment request. he feels the leadership was too cozy with its own contractors. foedrm. that's the parent company of di tishman. >> there was often an unhealthy arrangement between some of the contract workers they are dealing with. >> as a whistle blower, magna usef would be due a cut of any ill-gotten gains his lawsuit has an uphill battle. two attorneys have agreed to sign on the case, but just last month, the mayor of new york did find tishman billed in a different way by inflatin

that's the history of the trade union movement. and we should be proud of that. but what all of you know is that over the last several decades, despite the fact that millions of workers want to join a union, it has become harder and harder for workers to in fact create unions, to become members of unions. you know and i know that employers have acted illegally with the support of the nlrb so that if workers tried to organize the organizers there would be fired and if by some miracle people actually did organize a union, employers would refuse to engage in a first contract, collective bargaining. and that is why i believe that the middle class does not grow unless the trade union movement grows. cheers and applause] the middle class does not prosper unless workers are engaged in strong collective argaining. now, what a lot of people, what a lot of nonunion people don't understand is that to the degree they get anywhere near decent wages, it has a lot to do with the success of the trade union movement. because you're driving wages p. in any case, after decades of il

celeste works for a trade union that organizes and advocates for migrant workers. >> translator: almost every morning we get up at the first light of dawn and with our van work as a street union. most migrants have residency permits but many others are either still waiting or don't have their documents. to organize those who aren't organized is to make them visible. >> what does it mean to be invisible? >> translator: it means that you are not recognized by society in its institutions. unfortunately, the ghettos tent cities and container camps where they live allow this invisibility. >> one union goal is to pressure orchard owners to treat migrant workers as they would italians. give them a steady contract for work and a minimum of 40 euros a day. but the unions are up against carpalato, basically, mafia governed work. >> workers are paid less than the minimum wage and earn a maximum of 25 euros per day. >> could farmers here harvest their crops and make a profit without workers working for less than the minimum wage? >> unfortunately, the agriculture sector has also experienced a crisi

the japan business federation kicked off a two-day forum with the japanese trade union confederation rengo. >> translator: companies must brkaway fr the deflationary mind-set and increase profits through aggressive management. an i'd like to ask them to make the utmt effort to raise wages. create more jobs and boost investment in equipment, research and development. >> the secretary explained that they are urging to raise the workers' annual income, not necessarily base pay. but rengo's president stressed the importance of raising the monthly base pay. he said they will focus on improving working conditions. full-fledged negotiations start next month after the unions present their demands, most companies are expected to respond in mid-march. >>> a nhk survey suggests more companies are wary about raising wages this year. this comes amid volatility in stock markets and concerns over china and other economies. nhk polled 100 major firms in december and january. all of them responded. 54 companies said they would consider boosting their employees' income in one way or another. that's 17

the distric--t and the local trade union --agreed on pay school employees point-5 percent raise those employees `` ` include.. bus drivers, @ mechanics. time to take a look we have leonardo dicaprio ..and paul kantner... but we start with ethan couch. the "affluenza" teen is now back on american soil --and in a texas detention center. couch arrived yesterday afternoon-- after dropping his fight against extradition. couch-- and his mother-- were arrested last month in mexico --after they fled because couch violated his probation. his mother is out on bond. next is leonardo dicaprio. the actor flew to the vatican yesterday for a private meeting with the pope. the pair met for 15 minutes to exchange gifts and discuss their shared ``@ concern over the environment. the actor gave pope francis a book of art and a check from his ble foundation. your final name is paul kantner... sad news surrounding the musician. kantner...the co- founder of the band "jefferson airplane" has died. kantner passed away last night at a hospital in san francisco after getting sick last week. joel & deb -- saint

talks with trade unions have broken down. nationwide strikes on thursday will continue on friday, slowing productivity for an economy already struggling. anchor: finally, if you're looking for a new set of wheels, how would you like your very own popemobile? a least one of the customized 's used by pope francis on his travels last year going up for auction next week at the opening event of the philadelphia auto show. the car itself has been valued at $30,000 but there is no saying what price it might fetch. the proceeds will go/ñ>x>xxú÷úl from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> a terrorist opened fire at me. iran upstairs and jumped from the third floor. i fell unconscious. >> in northwest pakistan, at least the people were killed and dozens wounded when attackers stormed the northwest bacha khan university and gunned down students and teachers. this comest

trade unions say israel haven't issued any new permits since 1994. an israeli company quarrying stone in the occupied west bank. no-one wants to talk to us here. the owner, palestinian workers and businessmen buying stone all said the issue is too complicated. the owner did say he pays his workers well. they have social benefits and he has a lot of palestinian buyerers. they seem to agree. however the palestinians told us that israeli companies gets preferential treatment obtaining more licences and in better locations. this quarry is used as an example of how settlement businesses benefit from israeli policies that discriminate against palestinians. the report comes at a time of seemingly growing international pressure on israel. the european union is labelling products from the settlement. the e.u. wants to distinguish between israel and the occupied territory. the israeli government denies international pressure on israel is growing. >> when we look, the horizon is bright and we see very good relations with many countries and this is a way it will

the march was organized by trade unions but only attracted a third of people that it had hoped. there is dwindling support for angela merkel's welcome support policies since the new year's eve i wants in cologne. >>> ten coffins were taken to istanbul international airport and then from there thrown to germany on an military plane. the germans were killed in istanbul another 17 injured the in the explosion. turkey blames isil for the explosion. >>> since october brazil said that more than 3.5000 children were born with microcephaly. it's from a mosquito-born virus tha. in the meantime, women are encouraged to postpone pregnancy. as the virus is spreading. >> the corridors of this public hotel in northeastern brazil are full of distraught mothers holding babies with one thing in common. they were born with noticebly smaller than normal heads. it's called microcephaly. a condition that severely limits a child's development and has reached epidemic proportions in brazil. researchers say they believe the cause is to a virus new to brazil called zika spread by the same mosquito that

port authority could have eliminated expensive idle workers by negotiating tougher deals with the trade unions. >> there's no question that if the port authority had sat down don't want to pay for all this stand-by time, that they would have been able to engage in some serious negotiations and would have had the potential to get some savings for the taxpayers. >> do you think taxpayers should be paying for these stand-by laborers? >> i think the contractor should be paying for it. why should the taxpayers have to pay for that? that's absurd. >> reporter: new york assemblyman says if the port authority did know taxpayers were being billed for idle workers, the agency should have denied payment requests. he fears the agency's leadership was too cozy with its own contractors. former port authority executive director chris ward recently took a job with aecom, the parent company of tishman. >> there was often an unhealthy relationship between a particular government agency and some of the contractors that they're dealing with. >> reporter: chris glorioso, "today in new york." >> chris ward did not

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?

it's all been put together by jarrett and trade unions. but as dominic can will tell us it's all in the face of dwindling public support in angela merkel's policy for asylum seekers. >> in stuttgart thousands of people were on the streets, drawn here by the chance to show their support for the coalition government recent opinion polls suggest that a growing number of germans think that it's government should no longer be quite so welcoming. but in stuttgart that sentiment was absent. >> we're here to show a strong signal. according to the asylum policy, this is a long and difficult path, but we're on the right one. >> violence like what happened on new year's eve cannot be blamed on refugees. this is a part of humanity. we need to stand against it every day. not just violence against women, but violence in general. >> we need to make sure that everyone knows that they're safe here and welcome here. >> the demonstration called for 10,000 people to come out. the police say in the event perhaps around 3.5000 people are peer. but the events ar

the trade union movement was huge.fe has changed so extra narrowly under her -- extraordinarily under her ring. she has been such a firm fixture. go, ite does finally will be interesting to see what will happen because the next monarch will be the first of a new age. charlie: prime minister's, and go, parties, and go, but -- prime ministers come and go, parties come and go, but the queen stays. >> the royal family was important to the country, gave them a sense of support and dignity and they visited the areas that had been blitzed and tried to become involved. she was like one of our family. queen and the monarch, they have to be a figurehead for the entire nation. times change underneath them. they have to represent the country. the queen very rarely expresses opinions. monarch has to represent her country when homosexuality is illegal. and she has to represent her country when homosexuality is legal. if she had expressed her opinion at one point, she would have tied yourself in a not. -- in a knot. diana wanted to e

the rally has been organized by charities and trade unions, but it comes in the. >> reporter: saturdayorning and thousands of people were on the streets. drawn here by the chance to show their support for the coalition govpt's asylum policies. recent polls have suggested a growing number of germans think they should no longer be welcoming. that sentiment was not here method >> translation: we're here to show a support for the country. this is a long and difficult path but we're on right one. >> reporter: for these people the issues were clear. >> translation: violence like what happened on new year's eve cannot be blapd on the rest gees. this is unfortunately a part of humanitarian and we-- humanity and we need to stand against eit every day, not simply violence against women but violence in general. >> we want to make sure that everyone knows that they are safe here and that they're welcome here >> reporter: the organisers of this demonstration have called for around 10,000 people to come out onto the streets here today. the police say in the event perhaps around three and a half thou

thing is to look at trump and bernie sanders talking the same way on trade to see that there are trade unionse endorsed hillary clinton but members prefer trump or sanders tells me about how important this issue is as a live rail in politics and as a reflection of the insecurity that working americans feel. i think it's very powerful. it's one big reason he's doing well. the fact of the matter is for 0 years the middle class has been hammered and hammered in the recovery from the recession. the level of level of frustration and rage is a powder keg that has to be addressed through the political process. thank you very much. >> see you. >> that's "all in" for this evening. rachel maddow starts now. >> good evening. hope you have a good friend. >> see you from des moines. >> when do you go? >> sunday. >> do you need to borrow any warm clothes? >> i have warm clothes. thank you very much. >>> thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. he's forshadowing something i'm about to explain in detail. fridays are supposed to be slow news days. today was not a slow news day. we have some big news th

you understand the history of the trade union movement. and you are understand that change, real change, never comes from the top on down, it always comes from the bottom on up. >> john campbell is a member of the steelworkers local 310. he helped put that event together for sanders, and he joins me now. john, thank you for being here. >> thank you, reverend. >> let me ask you, what do you say to those who say that sanders can't win nationally? >> i'd say they're wrong. that president obama, people said that about him. they said that about the labor movement. you know. they said slaves would never be free. yet i stand a free man. you know. so, change is inevitable. it's just which direction we want that change to go. >> sanders is neck and neck with secretary clinton in the polls. she's slightly ahead with the last poll this morning. how are you guys going to make a difference, and push the voters out, and push them to support senator sanders and put him over the top? >> well, i'm going to work tomorrow in the factory and i'm going to talk

you have to pay attention to the need to rebuild the trade union movement in this country. so it can't just be gay rights or women's rights. it has got to be trying to create an economy that works for all of our people. >> what is part of the frustration, right? is that you can say -- come before them, say i'm bernie sanders, i believe in these things. i think people believe you when you say that because you do believe in them. your record shows that. this is not a con job. but there's so little faith that anyone can change this. when we're talking about 40 years of the way the global economy is -- >> yes. >> in some ways it's like great, good for you. but what are you going to do? >> can i tell you a happy story? >> yes. >> invisible times. let me tell you a happy story. when i was elected to be mayor of burlington, vermont i won by ten points. 1981. two years later we almost doubled the voter turnout. you know why? because we showed people -- and i'm not here boasting -- that we would stand with working people, low-income people. we did things that would improve their liv

union has done for workers? philip: no, it is about the economic conditions. most of our people are working in businesses that have trade links across the european union. to be fair, the amount of trade europe does with itself is much higher than other parts of the world. there are jobs at stake, investment decisions at stake, and a general cloud of uncertainty. we would like to see more social europe. there have been advancements in terms of giving workers a voice in european enterprises. we have legislation when it comes to equality that part-time work and the regulation of labor time.s and working overall, it has been a good thing for the european workforce. the recent experience for greece and the troika intervention made us very concerned about their approach and the wrecking ball they took to welfare and other structures of what we would call the safety net, but overall, working people believe in europe. they might have concerns about the kinds of decisions taken, but our feeling is they want to be at the table, be able to negotiate. our job is to negotiate. you cannot negotiate if you are not at the table. by bri

he received his degree from columbia college and has been a long-standing member of trade unions working in the aircraft assembly field. senator donnelly trotter who is a member of the illinois state legislature. he has championed health care and assistance to women and children. environmental justice issues. banning assault weapons. salient issue at this moment. he is assistant majority leader. chair of the appropriations committee overseeing the budget. making sure the disadvantaged groups are represented at the table. he has also been a leader in some juvenile justice issues. chief chris burbank, director of the law enforcement engagement policing effort. he recently retired but has been a part of very groundbreaking programs at ucla. ways of addressing bias in policing. an unwavering advocate of the national justice database. he worked with the salt lake city police department from 1991 until this year. was appointed to be chief of police in 2006. most influential leaders in the state of utah. we would much rather hear from these people that hear about them. i will pose a couple of q

on the first of january, there will be a deep and comprehensive free trade area between ukraine and the european union. in a few years, we will offset economic losses which ukraine incurred from russia. russia strictly rejects any cooperation between ukraine and the e.u. for now, the kremlin has suspended its free trade agreement with ukraine. russia officially claims ukraine could provide access to the russian market for unwanted european products. the fight over ukraine moving closer to the e.u. was one of the main reasons for the protests in november 2013. with the free trade agreement in place, former protesters now see one of their goals realized. phil: natalie cole has died at a hospital in los angeles. she will perhaps be best remembered for her recording of "unforgettable" sung as a duet with her father. she cancelled concerts in december because of long-standing health issues. she was 65 years old. ♪ ♪ phil: in sports, the new year's day leg of the four-hill ski jumping tournament at the german resort. the slovenian favorite finished ahead of norway's skier after his fourth victory of the sea

next to james is sean mccarthy, president of north america's building trade unions, afl-cio. next to sean is an important member alan armstrong, president and ceo of williams company. thank you for being here. next to alan s. are good friend, don harris, director of office of economic impact and diversity department of energy. and then our good friend and admiral don lauren, or strategic advisor for veterans for energy. peter, the president ceo of the american road transportation association and is thrilled that he got a highway bill done, is that right, peter? next to peter s. our long-standing border apologizing, american association of energy. and our friend barry russell coeds the ita. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] our head table you've all met louis so let me go to florida. floyd is a president of the asian pacific american institute for congressional studies. randall, president of the national association ocean industries association. next is the president of black women's agenda. next is karen, president of the small business council. then we have rob

to the south and we have a letter of support from the cathedral hill association and the local trade unions are here for support. >> we've also worked with the san francisco parks alliance to establish a parks support funds which will go to the upkeep of james weldon johnson square park before i i'm going to turn it over to perry with perry addition i'd like to thank planning department staff mary woods and ms. lynch that have's about absolutely great through the whole process here's steve perry. >> good evening turn on the scre screen. >> good evening my name is steve perry with perry architect here to present the design the site is a vacant lot at the intersection of golf and eddy across the street from james weldon johnson square park 8 stories with 95 units 10 thousand square feet sanctuary on the ground floor and lower floor on golf street a new floor for st. paul's luther republican church a 6 space parking garage with starkers for bicyclists as quay step back we look at the design of the skyline and as it is designed as builds towards van ness this is the main corridor of city we loo

cynthia: bernie sanders spoke to the united steelworkers union hillary clinton have real differences of opinion in 2 areas -- on trade and social security. in the union hall across the street from bridgestone-firestone, sanders' speech was also broadcast to workers in the plant in their break rooms. he told the group u.s. trade agreements have been disastrous, benefitting only corporate america which could care less about working families. sen. sanders: since 2001 in america, we have lost 60,000 factories. a lot of it is attributable to trade, and when you lose 60,000 factories, many attributable to the disastrous trade agreements, you're talking about the loss of millions of good paying american jobs. cynthia: sanders also told the union workers he would expand social security and move to a single payer system to provide health care for everyone, while affordable care act. the steelworkers union has not endorsed sanders. it has invited all candidates and so far, he is the only one who has shown up to speak to them here. at 6:00, hear more as sanders doubts he can match obama's performance in the 2008 caucuses. steve

let me thank the international union of painters and allied trades for standing up. let me thank the american federation of state and county and municipal employees for all the help they've been. the service employees international union, the seiu, thank you so much. but, most of all, let me thank you, from all over america, coming to change this country. we haven't seen this in 30 years. now, in my generation was the last time i saw all this stuff going on, with people your all age, under 30-years-old. and we were a little more-we were-what? when i was your age -- when i was your age we did change two presidents and changed the foreign policy of the united states of america. now the only difference is it took six years, and we've got six months to go before we're going to do it here. this is the changing of the generations, the passing of the torch to the new generation, it is your generation, and it's your generation that's fueled this campaign, because you know that the half trillion dollar deficits this president is piling up are going to be billed to you and your

president of bricklayers and allied craftsman and next to james is shawn mcgarvey the president of the trade unions afl-cio and next to shawn is one of our important members allen armstrong who is the president and ceo of williams companies. allen, thank you for being here. and next to allen is our good friend dodd harris, the director of office of economic impact and diversity department of energy. and then our good friend and admiral don lauren our strategic adviser for veterans for energy. the president and ceo of the american road and transportation and is thrilled that he got a highway bill done, is that right, peter? and next to peter's our long-standing partner paula jackson, is the president and ceo of the association blacks in energy and then barry russell who heads the ipaa. let's give them a round of applause. and our head table over here, you've all met louis, so let me go to floyd. floyd is the president and ceo of the asian pacific american institute for congressional studies. floyd. randall luthy president of the national association -- ocean industries association. and next to him i

. >> well, there's a historical allergy to change among the building trades and the unions in this towno that would -- getting out in front of that would surprise me. but this is -- the bigger question here is, can jim kenney be nixon going to china when it comes to the whole union situation? does he have the -- he does have the credibility to stand up to his friends... >> yep. >> ...and ask them to change. and i think that is the question going forward that will determine the successful nature of his mayoralty. >> my sense is they think they have changed. >> oh, they really do. >> no, they do. >> no, that is true. >> this is how insane it is. i mean, i used to have pat gillespie on the show a lot, and he thinks they've changed. and they have bases 100% that they used to be. but, again, it's something that's out there. and you would think jim kenney would be called upon by all these constituencies. >> here's the test. you know, this mayoralty came together, various slices coming together to make a pineapple coalition government. >> exactly. >> and the question is whether or not -- when