this is a great interest to the union bargaining. about 10% of the people in sciu are in the jobs now program. it is kind of a trading program that is entirely in horne's for those individuals to be in contemporary exempt position. it is appropriate to be temporary. >> so that the people watching in the audience that may not know what an as-needed employee is, is there a definition of what it means to be an as-needed employee? hand in terms of comparing that employee to a permanent employee, what are the differences in terms of the benefits or protections that the employee has? >> the charter has several categories of exemptions employees. typically, what we consider as- needed employees, there will the people that are intended to be used for non-career jobs. we know they are going to the people in those categories cannot receive, under the health service system, medical benefits or retirement benefits. the are limited. let's say the department is using employee to back a long medical leave. they typically will have a turnover in the

in february of 2011, when thousands protested governor scott walker's push to limit union bargainingr public sector workers. msnbc's ed schultz, as i said, was there, and loud. and last night governor walker got his challenger, democratic tom barrett, the same candidate walker beat by five points in 2010. he's the mayor of milwaukee. let's listen to him. >> we all have witnessed what has happened in this state over the last 16 months, with scott walker starting an ideological civil war in the state that has divided our state like it has never been divided before. family members shy away from talking to family members about politics, because it becomes too bitter. it does not have to be that way in wisconsin. >> so is the recall going to succeed? ed schultz is the expert, he's the host, of course, of the upcoming ed show, every night here at 8:00 eastern, on msnbc. it's my role to be your warm-up act every night, ed schultz. >> no one's better. >> tonight you get to do it yourself. you are an expert, as well as an advocate out there. test of labor strength, labor? can they do the poll

vying for this collective bargaining agent position, they will designate which one of the competing unionsas prevailed as the selected bargaining agent for the employees. [narrator] >> in addition to governing the union organizing process, the law also identifies unfair labor tactics. for example, management is prohibited from interfering with the right of employees to form or join a labor union. management is also not permitted to discriminate against union organizers or union members. >> management can't terminate someone because they have chosen to join a union, and management cannot refuse to promote, or in any way compensate someone because they've joined a union or decided to go along with the authorization card. in essence, there can't be any retaliatory action by management. also, management cannot become involved in the union, or in any way inhibit the free speech that union members should have in their organization efforts. >> and members of the union, or the advocates of the union on the labor side, cannot use unfair or coercive tactics against fellow workers who may be opposed

the union believes the reason they have been unable to win any traction in its negotiation for a meaningful raise is a clause in the chief's contract allowing chief lanier to directly bargainthe union over compensation. >> so they are suing, arguing that chief lanier shouldn't be involved in the process anyway now that her contract has expired. as fox's paul wagner explains, the city says the chief's contract has another year to go. >> reporter: the union representing d.c.'s rank and file says in its lawsuit against the city that it is highly unusual for a department head to be directly involved in negotiations over compensation. but chief lanier, the union says, has had that authority since she signed her first contract five years ago and has been nothing more than an obstructionist ever since. >> listen. it has been five years. there have been no raises or cost of living adjustments for officers. lanier has increased her compensation by 35%. we node her out of this process. the contract is expired so scherr exemption from being removed from that law is over now and she needs to move out of the process so we have a chance at actually getting compensation for police office

planned way back in february 2011 when thousands protested governor scott walker's push to limit union bargainingrkers. ed 2011. ed schultz as i said there was and loud. and he got his challenger. the same mayor was there. >> we all have witnessed what has happened in this state over the last 16 months with scott walker starting an ideological self-state that has been divided like never been. family members shy away from talking to family members about politics because it gets too bitter. it does not have to be that way in wisconsin. >> so will the recall succeed? ed schultz is the host of a show here on msnbc. you are an expert and an advocate out there, labor strength, can they do the polling operation? >> they can and they will. that's what they're telling me. no broken noses over this, it was as clean as it could get for four democrats going for the nomination. and he is not the perfect candidate for labor, which speaks volumes about how wrong he has been. labor didn't even support the guy that won the democratic primary last night. tom barrett is a reasonable guy. the major of milwaukee was

june 5th election which has gained national attention because the governor effectively ended union bargaining rights in that state. joining me today is one of the democrats vying for the spot on that ballot, milwaukee mayor tom barrett, who's hoping for a rematch. he faced off with governor walker in 2010 in the race for governor losing by 125,000 votes, which is about 5%. mayor, good to have you here this morning. let's talk about what's taking place now. polls show you with a 17%-point advantage over your closest rival, kathleen falk. she picked up some endorsements, though. what do you think it is about your campaign, your message that you're hoping is going to gain traction with the voters? >> thomas, i've been focusing this entire time on scott walker and his failures as governor. at the end of the day, this is going to be a referendum on scott walker. th this is a historic recall in the state of wisconsin. it centers around several questions. since he's been governor, it's cost us more jobs than any other state in the entire country. between march of 2011 and march of 2012, wisconsin wa

mendelson had a similar take. >> the whole process is set forward in the law for how public unions can bargain for stompsation and this is part of a negotiating tactic to stir the pot going to court. >> the city is playing by fire not agreeing to a new deal. it's soaring and the recruit classes are getting more and more difficult to fill. although the union believes the chief's contract expired last month, a spokesman for the mayor said it has one more year to go because the city council did not ratify the deal until a year after signed by the chief. on another note, wilson building sources say mayor gray and chief lanier agreed on a new five-year contract and the only thing it lacks now is signatures from both sides. brian? >>> the edge on maryland. a florida man was arrested on bwi. he had a loaded .9-millimeter. they found the weapon and officers arrested him before he was able to board the plane. smith told officials he forgot the gun was in his bag. >>> the atf offering up to 5 grand on reward to information leading to a fire that injured prince georges county firefighters. of the seven i

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. >> do you think, though, as i talked about, the recall all started because of the union bargaining the, debate over the weekend, turning into more than just that. tom barrett even saying, this is about the middle class. so is he trying to change that issue here? >> no, i think he's -- no, i think what mayor barrett is doing is absolutely correct. he's seeing this as a larger fight, beyond just collective bargaining. obviously, collective bargaining is the bedrock issue which spurned this recall effort. but what mayor walker -- i'm sorry, what mayor barrett is saying is clearly that scott walker is trying to divide the state of wisconsin. so he's trying to unite the state of wisconsin on a variety of issues. the war on women, the attack on workers' rights, and, you know, there's been people who have stopped being able to talk about politics around their kitchen table because of walker's just brutal divisive tactics. and i think that mayor barrett is doing a great job unite einge state, and i think ultimately he'll win on tuesday. >> josh orton, great to have you on this morning. tha

. >> do you think, though, as i talked about, the recall all started because of the union bargaining the, debate over the weekend, turning into more than just that. tom barrett even saying, this is about the middle class. so is he trying to change that issue here? >> no, i think he's -- no, i think what mayor barrett is doing is absolutely correct. he's seeing this as a larger fight, beyond just collective bargaining. obviously, collective bargaining is the bedrock issue which spurned this recall effort. but what mayor walker -- i'm sorry, what mayor barrett is saying is clearly that scott walker is trying to divide the state of wisconsin. so he's trying to unite the state of wisconsin on a variety of issues. the war on women, the attack on workers' rights, and, you know, there's been people who have stopped being able to talk about politics around their kitchen table because of walker's just brutal divisive tactics. and i think that mayor barrett is doing a great job unite einge state, and i think ultimately he'll win on tuesday. >> josh orton, great to have you on this morning. tha

unions insured worker dignity and a living wage. to try to roll back the rights of collective bargaining and for the people of not just the state but of the country, for them not to be outraged and not looking to protect the little guy, which is what unions do. the same republican nonsense. americans ought to be outraged. this man ought to be put out for good. host: that was peter in new york. on twitter -- next is lancaster, virginia. john, an independent. caller: lancaster, pennsylvania. the summary that fellow gave was pretty good. it is a microcosm for the country in that republicans will say anything to get elected. all politicians give you a somewhat of a line. the 2010 elections it was jobs, jobs, jobs. republicans haven't done nothing to do that. walker ran on everything other than getting rid of unions and collective bargaining. there was a wisconsin representative on last week on c-span that said there was all sorts of outside money coming in through the democrats. walker with outside money has outspent the democrats 25-1. so that's lots of outside money. the key will be like the 2010 elections, democrats and independents

then it refers to collectively the rates to collectively bargain, ed collectively bargain, ed join a union, the fair labor act protected then the 1940's and '50's of a rapist is more entwined. but that is not always the case. and is not clear a civil rights means voting rights or keep to in a restaurant. if you look back have the civil war with the 14th amendment when it was ratified people fought it was about owning property and to sit on a jury but not about to social rights. go to a hotel hotel, restaurant, attend of school and not political rights. so that definition is very different of multiple changes over the course of american history. >> host: where did you grow up? >> guest: brooklyn. my image of what it was to be an american, of very robust sense of history you go through europe and that alice i land and live in brooklyn. and college i a came across a book from james goodwin and took of class and the american south. we had gone to monticello and new were lands but really never thought about a completely different kind of america. everybody by a new it was a few generations and

with a lot of what has been talked about with defunding unions, those kinds of laws where people are not getting the right to collective bargaining. union dos what? register people to vote. also third party registrations, anybody who does active voter registration drives now has to overcome a second hurdle and make sure their organization is strikely set up for a social program. so it's a lot of interesting things happening, it's hard not to see it when you take the big picture view here. >> so well said, thank you, joe. the ad vice to people stuck with this attack it may be too late to change the law. if you don't use it, you lose it. up next, mitt romney is leading and attacking them over syria now. mitt romney the warrior now listening to the neo cons welcoming their tool. ♪ i'd like to thank eating right, whole grain, multigrain cheerios! mom, are those my jeans? [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain tend to weigh less than those who don't. multigrain cheerios you could spend as much as $200. olay says challenge that with an instrument that cleanses as effectively as what's sold by skin professionals for a w

billion dollar hole in his state budget and decided to plug it in part by taking on unions and taking away collective bargaining rights for workers this is alternately about a commitment to the future so our children don't face even more dire consequences than what we face today but fourteen state senators all democrats fled the state in an attempt to block the measure meanwhile chaos erupted in the state capitol. and protesters remained for four months sparking a larger discussion about inequality and the power of corporations but we're here because a wall street reckless gambling angry ok that is why we're all here people are suffering. recall scott walker organizers collected nine hundred thousand signatures when you take on main street and you take on the basic rights and values of everyday americans whether they be in wisconsin ohio florida or what have you there we're going to stand up and we're going to say enough is enough union leaders have been on the forefront of the recall effort and are working to raise money for walker's opponent milwaukee mayor tom barrett so far his campaign has raised about thr

with a lot of what has been talked about with defunding unions, those kinds of laws where people are not getting the right to collective bargainingunion dos what? register people to vote. also third party registrations, anybody who does active voter registration drives now has to overcome a second hurdle and make sure their organization is strikely set up for a social program. so it's a lot of interesting things happening, it's hard not to see it when you take the big picture view here. >> so well said, thank you, joe. the ad vice to people stuck with this attack it may be too late to change the law. if you don't use it, you lose it. up next, mitt romney is leading and attacking them over syria now. mitt romney the warrior now listening to the neo cons welcoming their tool. [ male announcer ] before the gold, silver and bronze... ♪ it's the red. it's the green and yellow. it's the red, white and blue. because at the olympic games, it's not the color you go home with that matters. it's the colors you came in. and when colors mean this much, you can only trust them to tide. proud keeper of the red, white and blue. how did i get her

with a lot of what has been talked about with defunding unions, those kinds ever laws where people aren't getting the right to collective bargaininge. there's also a crack down on third party organizations, league of women voters, naacp, anyone doing active voter registration drives, has to overcome a second hurdle and make sure that their organization is set up strictly for social program. there are a lot of interesting things happening. hard not to see it when you take the big picture of you here. >> so well said, thank you, joe. by the way, advice to people stuck with this kind of attack, it may be too late to change the law. if you don't louse it, you lose it. >>> attacking president obama over syria now. macho man mitt romney, the warrior he is now, i guess, listening to the neocons with their tool. just like w. this is "hardball." [ male announcer ] if you think any battery will do, consider this... today training depends on technology. and when it takes a battery, there are athletes everywhere who trust duracell. they rely on copper to go for the gold. duracell. trusted everywhere. with features like scanning a barcode to g

unscrupulously right in unjustly to pass over five hundred laws many of them anti-union legislation anti collective bargaining legislation but nothing so heinous as public act for indeed democracy is the strange fruit hanging from the trees as billie holiday would say liberty has been lynch democracy democracy decimated you can see an emergency dictator's and take over a city sit down the city council sit down the mayor you can see them in the school districts and sit the school board down you can fire teachers you can cancel contracts you can sail city assets and this is what is happening not in mississippi but in michigan michigan is the new mississippi if you put a public act for together with the voter integrity bills that are in the state house right now bill seven four one two seven four five eight zero three those bills right now no fraud in michigan so we got voter suppression we've got emergency management all in the name of financial stability but no economic recovery this does not stand to reason and that's why we're fighting back incredibly well and as i was born and raised in michigan and i'm jus

bargaining, union power. this strategy from the state's democratic party failing to mention even once but instead the parties attempting to raise questions of ethics. and now with 14 days to go and the poll showing the governor since points ahead, our reporter said it could be too late. why move away from the union issue? that was the central point about this recall. why move away from it? >>guest: because it is not working. in the poll that was released last week by marquette university show, the governor ahead by since points over his challenger, it showed that most voters agree with what he did on unions. even the milwaukee journal newspaper which came out with an editorial endorsing walker in the recall election says we don't exactly like the way he went about it and maybe even the bill was too tough, but, generally they thought this public union policy needs to be reformed. so they have to switch to other issues that may help them win the election. >>stuart: what the ethics issue they would switch to? >>

would have happened when the governor took such hard position on the unions, and when he said we're not going to have collective bargaining anymore for the public unions. what would have happened if those unions said and a voice, governor, we just want to come sit at the table with you and work all of this out. we're not going to just gather outside the capitol, we're not going to start a recall, but invite us in. this is our future as well as yours, this is our state as well as yours. we stand on the steps of the capitol wanting to come into the inner chamber, sit down with you and negotiate this in a way that is traditionally done in this country. would that have been a better strategy for the union? >> it might have been a better strategy but i think they would have wound up in the same place. because he was elected on a promise to break them. and the people voted for it. they voted for him thinking that obama and the democrats had given him -- this is like 94 all over again. the basic thought is american people really have been conditioned to believe government would screw up a two-car parade. and they have always bee

the union also says the collective bargaining agreement was violated restricting officer vacations during the month of may and not allowing for compensatory time ... officers will be given the option to get that time ... the officers put a statement on the web site that seem to complain about the short changing from the mayor ... these issues will likely be on the table during the ongoing negotiations between the police union and the city the contract expires at the end of june a man who spent nearly 25 years behind bars will be released from prison.. now that prosecutors have unexpectedly dismissed the charges against him. 46 year-old james kluppelberg was convicted of setting a fire that killed a mother and her five children back in 1984. the cook county state's attorney's office was challenging appeal efforts in its case.. but after a new investigation, prosecutors decided to drop the charges. kluppelberg was connected to the deadly fire by a friend who later admitted he lied because he was facing his own criminal charges. a horse was found dead on a farm in indiana one day before it w

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national labor relations act gives more private sector workers the right to join or form a labor union and bargain collectively. a project labor agreement is a collective bargaining agreement that applies to a specific construction project and lasts only for the duration of that project. in february, 2009, president obama signed an executive order that encourages federal agencies to consider requiring the use of project labor agreements on large-scale construction projects. the e.o. defines a large-scale project as one, when the total cost to the federal government is $25 million or more. the order states that agencies are not required to use project labor agreements. regulations implementing the executive order went into effect in may, 2010. now, if that isn't neutrality, what is neutrality? i think this is a big to-do about nothing. this amendment is not necessary. the president didn't mandate anybody to do anything. the agencies decide. is it in the interest of the government to do this in a particular case. and this administration has not done hardly any project labor agreements as far as my u

unions are also calling for mr. obama to help oust walker. he eliminated collective bargaining rights of state workers and their unions. polls lead walker leads by single digits. both parties are funneling big money into this race. republican groups more than 8$85 million. democrats just over $5 million. election day just 11 days away now. >>> jurors in the john edwards trial get back to work at the bottom of the hour. it's deliberation day number six in the corruption trial. jurors asked to examine all of the exhibits yesterday. the former presidential candidate is accused of accepting illegal campaign contributions to hide an affair. >> chris christie, the governor of new jersey, betting on his state against the feds. the governor says new jersey will go ahead with plans to let people make sports bets starting this fall. a federal law only allows sports betting in four other states but christie is up for a fight. >> am i expecting there may be legal action taken against us to try to prevent it? yes. that's their burden to try to prevent it. i have every confidence we'll be su

i have been ran a large union in new york city and i believe that if imports and because collective-bargainingough the union gets the best deal for everybody. c-span: the teachers union contract of 600 pages in length. it's the government structure for schools that lays out all the things that teachers can't do. and it prescribes almost every aspect of schooling. it limits prep time to bond 50 minute. her day. we think teachers the pre-prep. the date should be excellently prepared. that would be a violation of the contract. we also think we need to be able to work collaboratively with teachers to improve their product has. so i all the time going to classrooms adds to my principles to watch a teacher teach unannounced. we have an open door policy. that's prohibited in the teachers union contract. it's hard to run a school where everything is predetermined because what you need to do in order to meet the needs of children is constantly refine your school design and school schedule. there's a problem today we can fix at the end of the day. c-span: seek out on this one in new york city? >> guest:

efforts just over a year ago when he signed a bill into law effectively ending collective bargaining right for public union workers. in 2010, scott walker defeated tom barrett 52 to 46% to win the governor's seat. the hour-long debate was hosted by the >> live from the studios of membership membership public television, the wisconsin broadcasters association foundation presents a statewide broadcast debate between the leading candidates in an historic governor's recall election. and now the president of the wisconsin broadcasters association foundation. >> good evening. we're pleased this evening to continue our public affairs broadcast tradition. this evening's debate will engage the two leading candidates in the first governor's recall election in the 164-year history of the state of wisconsin. governor scott walker and milwaukee mayor tom barrett. this evening's debate is made possible in part through generous grants from the wisconsin association of independent colleges and universities and wps health insurance. and now on their behalf mr. ralph revagi and mr. jim reardon. >> good evening. >> along wit

collective bargaining. unions were not striking a chord with wisconsin voters poll after poll. you talk about the numbers in terms of union membership, numbers dug up by the "wall street journal" shows the largest state employee union is down in membership from 62,000 in march of 2001 to 28,000 in february, and you look at what has happened with the reforms put in place, what republicans here did along with governor walker is create new expenses for state employees, in terms of contributions for healthcare and for their pensions. amount the same time they gave them a cost-saving measure, they made the union dues optional, people are opting out of their union dues. bill: big vote next week, mike tobin, thank you, live in milwaukee. martha: the khraoeupbd chinese dissent at the center of a diplomatic tug of carr between the united states and china at an event in new york at. he is speaking out over china's legal system. did he say anything about his relatives back in china? >> reporter: he did. he is worried that h

cut back on union collective bargaining rights. remember this scene?ll you what's happening in another state nearby that took it a step beyond wisconsin. the former new york governor george pataki will join us live about that issue. martha: there is a full skraeul search -- full-scale search for a former mississippi stunt and that is being called off, we're told. family members are not giving up hope as private eyes are now entering the picture in that. bill: also he vanished from a cruise ship on his honeymoon, middle of the night nearly seven years ago. now there is new video that might shed new light on what happened to george smith. >> we have no closure, we have no answers. george has not sures fad. so we have no body to bury and we have no grave to pray at. [ male announcer ] what's in your energy drink? ♪ wer surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. martha: private investigators moving in as police scale back their search for a missing uni

and government salaries to their previous levels, one that restores the union's negotiating powers, restores collective bargaining rules, he wants more help from the european union either in bonds or direct lending to greece from the european central bank. i asked him how far are you willing to go? are you willing to have greece leave the euro? he wouldn't answer directly but said only very far. most of the interview was done in greek with a translater. i asked him if he wanted to tell an american investor something in english, what would it be? here's what he said. >> try together to. [ inaudible ] the austerity measures because i think the future of europe and the future of the whole world is not austerity. and i think that the future is not this barbarian way the greek people went over the last years. >> he frequently refers to the austerity measures as barbaric. sue, we posted a profile of mr. tsipras based on an interview i'd done with him earlier in the year three days ago. it's been our most popular story for three days. if you want to read it, cnbc.com. you can have a lot more detail about what he believe

police union believes the reason they have been unable to win any traction in the negotiation for a meaningful raise is the clauses that she's contract, allowing her to directly bargainon over compensation. and that is a clause the union believes

so we're seeing this kind of thing all over the country the unions for instance for traditionally were only interested in collective bargaining the steelworkers have now established a whole new strategy of worker union co-ops on long the lines of the famous mandrake on strategy would cost for the workers or owners worker owners which is not part of the american labor movement tradition except way back in the one nine hundred century the knights of labor so that ideas coming up in with labor union support that's a significant change we're seeing some states are doing you know even if you go up to alaska and you see sarah sarah's alaska has got public distribution of the resources from oil as a matter of right in texas they don't do it that way it goes just of the oil companies don't do it anywhere else and states that we do not that way so there you have a pattern that democratizes the distribution of the oil revenues rather than putting it all there are lots of examples like that around the country that people are looking at and saying you know why can't we do something different in our own state or our own city that would dr

these distressed districts, like our district, they can come in and take over the union, take away our collective bargaining rights, and set our salaries for what they want to balance their budget. well, it's just ridiculous. i mean, they devalue unions. what happens to the middle class? the middle class wages go down. they devalued unions, who are they after? they're after the teachers. but who suffers? our kids suffer. >> so what we're seeing here is this country that used to believe in immigration, that used to believe in equality and education, we seem to be getting away from that, don't we? because the poorer school districts are not being resourced, because all of these republican governors want to fix their budget, and oh, by the way, we might as well turn it into charter schools and make a profit out of the deal, and help our private boys out. what about that? >> sure, we're going to turn the schools into charter. then what happens to the public schools? see, public schools aren't for business. we're not-for-profit. we're for kids. see, that's where i think mitt romney comes aboard. it's kind of lik