to pay for the union.a state that is the rule. they have persuaded legislatures to a union nice day care workers >> actually was 15. a bunch of them kicked the unions out. they realize that the unionare not fulfilling there promises. there were costing them and the state's money and they were not fulfilling anything that the promised. john: we ask the union lawyer to talk to us. he agreed. the union called him and told them, don't talk to that "stossel" show. keep an eye and whats happening in minnesota. thank you. coming up, who will decide wha to teach your kids? we debate that next. ♪ thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. [applause] john: and the controversy. who will decide what your kids sh

to pay for the union.a state that is the rule. they have persuaded legislatures to a union nice day care workers >> actually was 15. a bunch of them kicked the unions out. they realize that the unions are not fulfilling there promises. there were costing them and the state's money and they were not fulfilling anything that the promised. john: we ask the union lawyer to talk to us. he agreed. the union called him and told them, don't talk to that "stossel" show. keep an eye and what is happening in minnesota. thank you. coming up, who will decide what to teach your kids? we debate that next. ♪ [applause] john: and the controversy. who will decide what your kids should learn in public schools. every state has different rules. when school contains nudity is to meet local needs. now there's a mement to standardize. politicians of sinon create something called a common core standards, the same goals for math and english. envy that's a good thing. you would know if kids in one state do better than another. linds

to pay for the union.ate that is the rule. they have persuaded legislatures to a union nice day care workers >> actually was 15. a bunch of them kicked the unions out. they realize that the unions are not fulfilling there promises. there were costing them and the state's money and they were not fulfilling anything that the promised. john: we ask the union lawyer to talk to us. he agreed. the union called him and told them, don't talk to that "stossel" show. keep an eye and what is happening in minnesota. thank you. coming up, who will decide what to teach your kids? we debate that next. ♪ whoa! nobody insures more bikes than progressive. do you guys ride? well... no. sometimes, yeah. yes. well, if you know anybody else who also rides, send them here -- we got great coverage. it's not like bikers love their bikes more than life itself. i doubt anyone will even notice. leading the pack in motorcycle insurance. now, that's progressive. call or click today. aarrggh! that work the way you wish they would. like

to pay for the union.ate that is the rule. they have persuaded legislatures to a union nice day care workers >> actually was 15. a bunch of them kicked the unions out. they realize that the unions are not fulfilling there promises. there were costing them and the state's money and they were not fulfilling anything that the promised. john: we ask the union lawyer to talk to us. he agreed. the union called him and told them, don't talk to that "stossel" show. keep an eye and what is happening in minnesota. thank you. coming up, who will decide what to teach your kids? we debate that next. ♪ [ engine revving ] ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just stay alive.. but feel alive. the c-class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz, through and through. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their s

pay for the union.e that is the rule. they have persuaded legislatures to a union nice day ce workers >> actually was 15. a bunch of them kicked the unions out. they realize that the unions are not fulfilling there promises. there were costing them and the state's money and they were not fulfillingnything that the promised. john: we ask the union lawyer to talk to us. he agreed. the union called him and told them, don't talk to that "stossel" show. keep an eye and what is happening in minnesota. thank you. coming up, who will decide what to teach your kids? we debate that next. ♪ we went out and asked people a simple question: how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 90s. and that's a great thing. but even though we're living longer, one thing that hasn't changed: the official retirement age. ♪ the question is how do you make sure you have the money you need to enjoy all of these years.

go to union city. okay, i believe you will go to union city. i didn't go on my own because unions piteously clannish place. some professor shows up and says i miss professor. tell me about your schools. i'm not sure but the reception would've been. i had a voucher for a guy who is sitting over here. he came at me and said basically he is a good guy and courtney somebody who the district as well and trust well. so i spent some time looking at preschools and i knew it through eighth grade, reading and math test scores were really good. so i was in one of the schools that has a preschool through eighth grade program. i thought i am going to wander in the school and duck in a classroom and see what they are like. i was impressed by what i saw. so i thought the nice thing about being professors you get these things called sabbaticals. you get a year doing something else away from home. why don't i come back here and spend a year hanging out and see what's happening because there's been a lot of books about great teachers in grade schools. there's no

to pay for the union.a state that is the rule. they have persuaded legislatures to a union nice day care workers >> actually was 15. a bunch of them kicked the unions out. they realize that the unions are not fulfilling there promises. there were costing them and the state's money and they were not fulfilling anything that the promised. john: ask the union lawyer to talko us. he agreed. th union called him and told them, don't talk to that "stossel" show. keep an eye and what is happening in minnesota. thank you. coming up, who will decide what to teach your kids? we debate that next. ♪ [applause] hn: andhe controversy. who will decide what your kids should learn in public schools. every state has different rules. when school contains nudity is to meet local needs. now there's a movement to standardize. politicians of sinon create something called a common core standards, the same goals for math and english. envy that's a good thing. you would know if kids in one state do better than another. lindsay burke

to pay for the union.e that is the rule. they have persuaded legislatures to a union nice day care workers >> actually was 15. a bunch of them kicked the unions out. they realize that the unions are not fulfilling there promises. there were costing them and the state's money and they were not fulfilling anything that the promised. john: we ask the union lawyer to talk to us. he agreed. the union called him and told them, don't talk to that "stossel" show. keep an eye and what is happening in minnesota. thank you. coming up, who will decide what to teach your kids? we debate that next. ♪ all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. step seven point two one two. rify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to tak

in our union, we have not used it very often. we've only used it with a handful of employers in san francisco. but, kind of industry wide city agreements we have not done this except maybe if you go back 15-20 years ago there might have been handful. the reason that it's so critical right now is because of the uncertain nature of what's going to happen with health care. with the affordable care act coming in next year and the exchanges which will provide that health care for millions of californians who don't have health care right now, it's expected that the health care industry is going to be changing quite a bit and we are not sure exactly, it's very impossible to predict what that's going to do. if you poll our members, the number 1 issue is health care for our members and retirees. that is the no. 1 issue in our considerations in our discussions over the course of each year and our members will make those determinations as to what the priorities are and whether or not more money should be allocated to health care or wages or

to pay for the union.that is the rule. they have persuaded legislatures to a union nice day care workers >> actually was 15. a bunch of them kicked the unions out. they realize that the unions are not fulfilling there promises. there were costing them and the state's money and they were not fulfilling anything that the promised. john: we ask the union lawyer to talk to us. he agreed. the union called him and told them, don't talk to that "stossel" show. keep an eye and what is happening in minnesota. thank you. ming up, who will decide what to teach your kids? we debate that next. ♪ my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious. so now we've turned her toffee into a business. my goal was to take an idea and make it happen. i'm janet long and i formed my toffee company through legalzoom. never really thought i would make money doing what i love. [ robert ] we created legalzoom to help people start their business and launch their dreams. go to legalzoom.com today and make your business dream a

no surprise to me, that new management condition have a union -- can't have a union. neil: management changed a lot too, so i'm not sure new management and this management. is the ce. but i do know they went through a lot of management. i am not here to sing praises of management or disparage unions as i am saying there has to be something in the mix to the baking analogy, it happens every where, boeing went to a right-to-work state to add jobs, same in lexus condering it. they seek out the right-to-work states, for a reason. >> of course, they do. by the way, i did the same thing, if there is no need to be buburdens with a union, why do . neil: to give workers a fair break and air pay. >>, oh, no. neil: hear me. i am doingy fair and planned thing, they would or argue that management would rather stick workers to the wall, you say -- >> in is not late 1800s or early 1900s, when an. neil: there are still twinkies made from late 1800s on storeshelves today but i digress. >> i understand. unions provide no real purpose today. because employees have fair salaries, they ha

unions. how do they differ from banks? how likely is it that you can get a loan from one, and how do you know where to even find one? basically we're going to explore whether going to a credit union is a good 0 option for your company. paul is executive vice president at the credit union national association, a national trade association for both state and federally chartered credit unions located in the united states. good to see you. >> great to be here. >> we hear so much about banks and over the last many years we've heard how hard it is to get a loan from a bank. how do you make the decision whether to go to a bank or a credit union? >> it has been hard to get a loan from the bank. during the recessionary period banks tighten down their lending. credit unions on the other hand continue to lend during a recessionary time. our lending up 12% from 2007 to 2012. we're there for our membership. as a credit union member you're an owner of that institution. unlike banks we don't have shareholde

in the union. they decided to take this kimmel. they did do that, but they were the only slaveholding class in the 19th century world today. the brazilians didn't do it. i did these guys do it? that's an interesting question. i explained what the mindset was. it is fascinating inside the mind. not just in terms of social power, but political power. they really did not doubt to do that separately. the confidence is bear. >> host: was her overwhelming support amongst the south. >> guest: know, it's a really interesting political campaign. i have written about it three or four times in my life. it's as interesting as any campaign in modern history. karl rove would've been impressed. most of the political elite, only a third own slaves and most of them didn't own very many. but it was orchestrating this and they were extremely confident they can do this, and they believe that they would be able to pull it off. they did not have any trouble aligning each other. but this was a white man's democracy. ther

to pay for the union.ate that is the rule. they have persuaded legislatures to a union nice day care workers >> actually was 15. a bunch of them kicked the unions out. they realize that the unions are not fulfilling there promises. there were costing them and the state's money and they were not fulfilling anything that the promised. john: we ask the union lawyer to talk to us. he agreed. the union called him and told them, don't talk to that "stossel" show. keep an eye and what is happening in minnesota. thank you. coming up, who will decide what to teach your kids? we debate that next. ♪ ♪ hey everybody, hi mom... streaming live with a tour of my new place... knowing you can still reach out. ... and now you've seen it. that's powerful. verizon. get mom a lucid 2 by lg for free. ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us inveing billions... in

to pay for the union.state that is the rule. they have persuaded legislatures to a union nice day care workers >> actually was 15. a bunch of them kicked the unions out. they realize that the unions are not fulfilling there promises. there were costing themng and te state's money and they were not fulfilling anything that the promised. john: we ask the union lawyer to talk to us. he agreed. the union called him and told them, don't talk to that "stossel" show. keep an eye and what is happening in minnesota. thank you. coming up, who will decide what to teach your kids? we debate that next. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] help brazil reduce its overall reliance on foreign imports with the launch of the country's largest petrochemical operation. ♪ when emerson takes up the challenge, "it's never been done before" simply bemes consider it solved. emerson. ♪ how old is the oldest person you've known? we gave people a sticker and had them show us. we learned a lot of us have known someone who's lived well into their 9

the european union and the rest of the world. we need to work together to apply ourselves to building a better future together. as jack delauro also said of this present crisis, europe does not just need firefighters, it needs architects, too. and a first and urgent test must be to get europe back to sustainable employment and a return to real growth. there is nothing moreorve society and more crushing to the person than endemic unemployment, particularly among the young. with 26 million people across he union without work, 5.7 million young people, 115 million people in our union at risk of poverty and social exclusion. we simply cannot allow this to continue. an irish presidencies have always drawn practically fm the spirit of the founding treaties and the irish presidency has therefore put job creation at the top of its agenda. and the european council has agreed addressing unemployment is the most important social challenge we face. at least month's social summit, mr. president, rightly, you warned of the repercussions of the

san francisco which is tourism and the hotels and their conclusion with the labor union to come to angreement that extends perhaps 5-and-a-half years of agreeing to a labor contract for all the 750 union members working in this hotel. you know, san francisco is incredible. i just came back from the international city cities of cork ireland, paris, france. they marvel at how well we have done things here in our great city and keep it going and remake it. they also have a sense that anytime their members come here, they are experiencing a huge amount of warmth from people who serve them. i know the quality of our hotels is one of the main stays of why we are such a really and successful tourist center for all over the world, not just in san francisco or california, but all over the world. these workers who have in past years probably didn't have such smooth negotiations in the past, we are reminded of that through some couple of decades where everybody struggled, but it's quite apropos that we have stressed the important collaboration of talking with people and making sure we understand

up the door for freeloaders to benefit from collective bargaining efforts without paying their union dues and now the g.o.p. is back at it michigan state senator mike sharkey has proposed another bill that would ban any cause for union representation contracts allowing for multiple unions to represent the same class of worker in the same workplace opening up the door for race to the bottom on union wages and benefits is it is it is it just this is just another ploy of the of the g.o.p. to dilute the power of collective bargaining and ultimately crush the power of the working class in the state of michigan and the rest of america. i think first of all why are you calling workers freeloaders no i'm calling the workers that are i'm calling the loss of their you know the larger share you know i can these guys are working hard for their money because they all have somebody who's all down in the hold up here doing and thug bodies on a second meal nobody is calling the workers the freeloader what we're saying is when the law was create it was created to create a group that will get free rid

liberty and union. clay thought, okay, do it again, get up and speak and tell the members that they must not secede. think what would have happened to this country, and he outlined his big proposals and webster listened. he marveled at what clay had done. you see, ladies and gentlemen, it takes leadership. it takes vision. if you haven't got it, you're no place. leadership. leadership means as speaker of the house, you are not the speaker of your own party. you're the speaker of the house, and that means both parties. i'm the historian of the house, and i have to be very nonpartisan and my office is there from both sides, and i hope -- [inaudible] [laughter] webster said i'll support it. he had a perfect horror of secession because he knew it would bring war, and war never solves or rarely solves any problem, so clay went back, and then in january, late january, 1850, he got up in the senate and outlinedded his proposals. california was to come in as a state. he didn't say whether it would be free state

one political scientist looks at the union government, and the federal government of the union and in the confederacy and he said that was the lead by a fine state and the states never had a government that big until the new deal. they seceded on states' rights because they had to this enormous apparatus. they conscripted within a year. think about that with state power then they pass taxes within a year, and had agents all over the south literally taking food out of the barnes. they impressed the men's slaves and that is what is fascinating is the huge slaveholders go to war to protect slavery then they find out the new government is there to protect there slaves in war but it turns to use those to win the war. there was the tussle between the slave owners and confederate -- federal befriend the also wrote the amendment that congress could never abolish slavery they had a problem of sovereignty and could not reach the slaves for a meal -- male bodies they could now reach him without the permission of the owner they had codified them as private property and they had to live with that.

attack on the union. and the sort of society that they would have established, the unions, was not attractive. and it was a time rea class resentment. you felt it coming up from below and down from above. and you thought about it 20 times a day. you couldn't help but think about class. and it's just not like that any more. >> she rescued britain. rescued it from anarchy. >> also immensely afraid. let's not forget that she was in her hot nell brighton getting ready for the labor, for the tory party conference when an ira bomb went off and almost killed her. >> and killed five people and two members of her cabinet. >> and she went rit out to thconfence. >> and she was so battered about that, she was absolutely steelly about it it was churchillian actually. and of course against the ira, she actually wasn't as hard line against giving some reforms as often presented but she certainly rightly tough against the ira. >> what we're saying is she was a conviction politician. and she entered, she took her leadersh

did together and union what have the union done good for teachers i think the unions have done a lot of good things for to really get the frankly i have to hasten systems the worst it's ever been in the entire american economy ever since ronald reagan was i mean ronald reagan to go you know users would bill bennett in charge of the education department who had run for president himself the year before on the cap on the pay a campaign platform of destroying of ending the department of education. ok so what has happened to those we all know educate me had one of the best education systems in the world primary education systems in the world one hundred eighty today are going to be running it and bill bennett for that you've had forty eight years of clinton you've had you've got obama in there so they couldn't overcome that the reason they want to get rid of the department of education was a very good as they aided education aid and teachers they wanted to put it more to the local level not the federal level and you know what i know that nothing is not one size fits all for anybody or an

been people are realizing that the european union is a lamp our affiliate union that is in fact destroying their freedom and doesn't protect them from economic social or migratory difficulties and i think that the increase in padgett is meant to managing a country's own affairs to control of the border is whether it's human capital or product flows is irreversible i think what we're seeing is the brussels will falling down its crumbling that is to say that the european union and its model has reached an end it's a destruction that is slow right now but will probably accelerate it was he was happening at the european parliament is supposed to be democratic but it's not at all representative of what the people of the european union think there is a very strong proportion of people who reject this model and these people are not represented by the european parliament so i think that electing the success of resentment of al gore although it is not a screen it's to make people believe that there will be an increase in democracy but in fact the mortal the economic model the truth is killing democ

the mighty unions were her enemy number one. was a new union laws and high interest rates and soaring unemployment drove thousands onto the streets. you want to. -- you turn if oyu want to. [applause] [laughter] the lady is not for turning. >> that result was put to the test in 1982 when the argentine flag was raised on a british territory. against much diplomatic advice on the market after it sent a task force a thousand miles to the south atlantic to launch a controversial war. >> that news and congratulate our forces. >> hundreds of lives were lost the victory was secure it appeared the nation celebrated the success. the woman you order them into battle went on to secure a landslide victory. acrobat so with those she dubbed divided theth in country as rarely before. labourthoughts of a government rolling back ended when gordon browning stated a political embrace to a frail lady thatcher after he became prime minister. today even her political enemies were ready to praise her resolve. >> we disagreed with much of what she did

in order to save the union. if to save the union to free the slaves i will do that. i will do whatever it takes to save the union. that is why eyes title the new book henry clay and the compromise that saved the union. thank you very much. [applause] if you have any questions shall be glad to attempt to resolve. a if you would use the microphone so everybody can hear the of question. >> of the package of resolution did not pass and the senate's we voted in cherry picked then how did the compromise worked? >> the problem is if you take one away than the balance between what each section gets is thrown off then they will not accept it. >> when they read coded it was for all of it? >> it worked out that there were enough votes for each one of those rebels -- resolutions together to get it passed with the enemies of compromise the separate bills united the people who wanted to save the union. >> how did it fall on clay to broker the compromise? what was it about him in the senate that led him to create that consensus? >> i think it was unique with this union and webster

chain and unionized. environment were almost all other schools are not unionized. the other charters that they compete for kids with. it is very different with a traditional public school environment with a monopoly. you could have one of 10 unionize the competing with the nine others it is a differing union in this scenario with the traditional schools. gerri: as this plays out of lot of people out there think the only thing that will happen is that the charter schools will gain more momentum at the end of the day the parents makes the decision. what happens? >> also statewide voucher laws that i new voucher just passed in alabama major cities as voucher programs like milwaukee and cleveland and washington d.c. it is exploding across the country as school choice. not just charter schools but i have actually forgot in your question. [laughter] the that is about the only form of school choice right now is. gerri: the unions want of a piece of the prize. >> but then looked at michigan who went right to work

so they are all tracking well but we could break that out by trade union as well.ke to see that in the future reports. >> it would be interesting to know which ones are having a more difficult time because it can vary across the trade. >> early on we were having a lot of difficulty with operating engineers. because it is the fifth man on the job is supposed to be an apprentice but that is by subcontractor, and most of the subcontractors, they were having two or three pieces of equipment in operation, so they were never getting to that fifth individual. and so the numbers were quite low on the operating engineers just because the number of operating engineers under any individual subcontractor was not very high. and you don't want to have an apprentice out working a piece of heavy equipment if they are not, you know, in the right accompanied by a journey person. so, that was the place where early on we had the most difficulty meeting the percentages. >> thank you. >> and all right, and i would like to say thank you bob, to give us an update on construction. >> we ha

the unions of course, the unions helped elect these city council people and in fact, a lot of these peoplea city government are part of the unions and they're the ones who are negotiating the so-called cuts. >> paul: james? >> well, i think if you're -- you mentioned the dentist in peoria. i think that muni bond hope they get lawyers to fight appeal. it's a horrible precedent in bankruptcy where normally creditors, including all the people with contracts take a hit. >> paul: well, municipal bonds for years have, for decades have fought to be some of the safest investments. if suddenly they're at risk, then other cities to get credit will be vulnerable. >> they're safe because ultimately taxpayers are behind them. in this case are whether taxpayers can afford to pay all of this sort of thing. i have to have some -- the bond companies were selling these bonds well after they knew that stockton was making these sweetheart deals that alicia has been describing. there has just been a tremendous amount of moral hazard created here. so while that doesn't solve the problem, it nonetheless, in hind

union workers' average weekly pay $943.on 740 from a taxpayer pointed you the fear factor is that these charter schools will organize and we will be paying even more. like, at the end of the day people are opting for charter and opting to put down their own money. sometimes there are tax benefits, sometimes there aren't now that would increase their cost. the end how insulting is that? >> it is really insulting. especially in charter schools some of the teachers make less money. some of the best teachers from the public school who opted out of higher pay to come teach in the charter schools where they could have a creative flexibility to change children's lives for the better. if you unionize the workforce in the way they're talking about him you will take resources out of the classroom and actually impact results negatively for these children. it should be about t children. iraq the it is a cliche. gerri: aig reaction from our viewers on the story. i think it is because they're looking for results. we want to see results.