overall, this would affect 7.6 million unionized workers in this country. the bill would allow employers to give merit based wage increases to individual employees. that sounds got, doesn't it? rubio's website says the raise act would essentially make wages set in union contracts a minimum floor while gives employers the flexibility to reward diligent employees for their hard work. that's where it really sounds good. the bill sounds great on paper, but it is a union buster. that's what they love to do. the legislation is designed to corrupt the collective bargaining process. this creates a climate in the workplace that sets the table for, i believe, discrimination. i thought we passed all that. this would give companies the

he's concerned about the 6% of workers who have collective bargaining. within the unionontracts, there are dozen of examples of productivity pay increases. production can determine how much individual workers get and in many areas the discretion goes beyond that but it is objective and there's a process for it instead of this willy li williey nilly. it's an outrage. >> pretty amazing. one more question mr. cohen, on this. doesn't this set the table for discrimination? doesn't it set the table for playing favorites? if the boss likes you, you're going to get the raise. isn't this a union busting tool here? >> i think he thinks it will be a union busting tool, but again the problem he runs into is that the other more than 90% of american workers in the private sector don't have collective bargaining. this is how they do get paid. when they discuss pay with each other, they can be reprimanded and fired for doing it. his intent is clearly solely to put the focus on those 6% and try to bust the unions that we do have. the lowest percentage of any democracy in the world. >> th

hiring more union workers make the work place safer. >> we have good wages and benefits.work in a dangerous environment. and so for us it's about staffing levels. if you can't go home the way you came in, it's not worth it. >> the b.p. refineries are operating using replace. workers. the company told us in a statement: university of toledo law reform implications. >> the interesting thing is gas prices have gone to lows that we have not seen in decades. if there was a significant change this prices, they'd go up. that wouldn't affect everyone. >> i want everything to be fair, it's important to me. i want to go to work, come home and see my children. >> so far they have not reached an agreement. the strike is among many that continue to hit the picket line, no matter the cost >>> 50 years since the assassination of cal come x. a ceremony was held today at the site where he was murdered in 1965. it has been turned into the malcolm x memorial and education center. his daughter said her father changed the course of the civil rights movement. >> a thing about malcolm is he red

>>"don't share our data" >> reporter:this group of seiu union workers want a new fingerprint system being used by some to clock in for their job to stop, immediately >>larry bradshaw/seiu worker this is wrong - it is wrong to do this to us. >> reporter:only museum workers are using the system right now, but the fear is that it could become widespread. >>we don't want this to spread at all. >> reporter:in hopes of making sure their voices were heard against the private company called kronos this group took action today >> reporter:armed with a letter signed city hall and to each supervisor. as well as the mayor. >> reporter:one employee that currently must use her fingerprint for to do so and hopes this rally will put an end to the practice. >>raina johnson/city worker -- and makes me feel nervous. and we do not know what is going on every time we use our fingerprint. it is a real concern for the entire staff. >> reporter:at sf city hall te >> pam: the former mayor of los angeles. antonio villaraigosa says, he will 'not' run for the u.s. senate in 2016. >> pam: many had predicted otherwise

union workers who man some of the most important refineries in the country are striking demanding hefty pay hikes even as oil prices sunk like a stone. will our energy producers cave to union demand? what does it mean with your bottom lines? we have the ceo of bright link energy corporation and oil and natural gas company based in dallas. great to have you here sir. >> thank you gerri. gerri: three-year contract negotiated for 30,000 workers. this is a national contract between royal dutch/shell and the united steelworkers. how big of a deal is this? >> this hasn't occurred really a strike, in 35 years. obviously a big deal. timing couldn't be worse for oil producers reeling with 60% loss in price of crude oil. cutting back on spending. the pop we saw in gasoline has people concerned this could impact a refinery's ability to convert crude into gasoline. of the so far things are running pretty smoothly running at normal levels right now. gerri: how much does the union want? >> they want 6% increase pay which is double what they asked for in the past. which she, the company they chose to

the united steel workers union said a u.s. nery strike expanded to two more plants due unfair labor practices by oil companies. walk outs and bp's refinery in indiana and ohio began sunday morning. workers on strike at 11 u.s. plants including nine that account for 13% of u.s. refining capacity. >> u.s. west coast ports are set to reopen to shipping today following a weekend shut down by terminal operators heightening labor attentions. they were idle at several ports adds a number of ships remained anchors offshore. the decision to shut down the 29 ports affected not only retail goods but u.s. agricultural exports. a shut down could cost the economy around $2 billion per day. >>> the big night for sam smith at the grammys. the british singer -- ♪ ♪ >> there you go! we don't need him! you can sing it for us. sometimes so you to hear it. >> i think he's young. i think he's 22. took home three of the top four awards. smith won best new artist and song and record of the year for his hit "stay with me." he to give song writing credi

. >> 400 union workers at the refinery in martinez are on strike but shutting down the plant for safety reasons before they hilt the picket line. we got pictures of the refeignry this morning with no pickets up. the shut down will be finished by thursday. the workers are taking part in a walk out by the united steel workers union and refineries in california texas and connecticut. working conditions and staffing are said to be unsafe and the company is offering a fair contract. united states oil surprises rose over concerns on supply but the increase probably will not last until the strike goes nationwide. >> government updated the number of measles cases detected so far. the centers for disease control reports 102 indicates in -- cases in 14 states. 91 cases are confirmed in california mostly linked to disney outbreak with patients in san mateo and santa clara and alameda and marin counties. officials warn against the trend by some not to vaccinate saying getting the shot is the best way to prevent measles. >> the biggest stars if hollywood will get together for a lunch. the lunch is i

gerri: to the west coast where union workers are holding up major ports for ransom in a nearly nine-month dispute against shipping companies. they are using improving company to bilk more employers out of benefits with rising prices for consumers. we have fred barnes, executive editor for "the weekly standard" and peter morici, economics professor at the university of maryland. welcome to you both. fred, to you first, this is pretty ugly. nine months the talks have gone on. more than 20 ports are involved here. tell me how nasty is this impasse at this point and what kind of tactics are the unions using? >> the big one is a slowdown where they delay and they claim there is bad equipment and so on but slow down their work and that has been going on for four months. it is beginning to have a real impact. and these longshoremen, they're not exactly people having trouble putting food on their table at home. they make average wage of 147,000 a year on the west coast. they get fully paid health care and so on. and they have been offer ad 14% raise over five years. that may not sound that great

for nine months shipping companies and unions representing port workers have failed to reach a contract agreement. >> it's difficult for my family life right now. >> reporter: dock workers like lisa munos have been locked out of shifts while shippers accuse union workers of manufacturing a painful slowdown. jobs and businesses are on the line, and some say the bottleneck here could mean gridlock for much of the economy. for consumers, a port shutdown could mean higher prices on everything from the food we buy to the electronics and clothing we purchase. experts say if this shutdown continues, we could pay more than $2 billion a day. that's how bad it will affect the economy. at facilities like this one up and down the west coast, a shutdown would affect some 38 million jobs. lester. >> all right, miguel. thank you. >>> after weeks of growing violence there is some hope tonight that an even bigger crisis may be averted in ukraine where separatists backed by russia have been at war with government forces for almost a year. marathon peace talks have produced a fragile cease-fire, but many

we not only make this program great but spectacular and make it serve local workers and local union workers and local communities of opportunity and community of color that need work. the way we do that is to do the one thing the enernex report was not able to do because the data isn't there yet. we need to set the rates first and get to the process of figuring out the behind the meter local distributed generation assets that we can build because that's not clarified. if we figure that stuff out. putting solar panels and efficiency, that will bring the 9920 jobs and probably upwards of 12,000 jobs if we flush out -- putting it on local roof tops. it's crucial we take some of the money and staff on both sides to make sure we flush out behind the meter components and efficiency components because they are not cooked yet. >> thank you, next speaker, please. >> public speaker: hi, jed. i think it's very clear that none of us would be having this meeting today if the mou had not been in effect last year and given all the discussion today it's very clear that there is tons of work that needs to g

and mon union workers. and what he talks about in illinois he wants a more competitive environment and more friendly environment for businesses, he wants one that lowers the wages. >> tom the big issue in the country continues to be wage stagnation, isn't it? >> that's exactly right. and the wages have been stagnating for 40 years. if you look at what happened, ever since the 80s when the economy was industrialized. and tony, we used to have centralized bargaining for steel and auto, but we don't have that anymore. the wages have been flat. and we see rauner pushing austerity. and if you look at what he's saying he's pushing the austerity program. so create huge income inequity and do away with the social network, and we're all going to thrive and it's ridiculous. >> also, is it an attempt to chip away at a very solid democratic voting block in this country? >> i think maybe yes i'm not sure about that, but i don't think that most working people, whether union or not think that the actions that bruce rauner

contract negotiations have stalled. 425 union workers have been affected. ut down which will likely happen later this week. >>> a woman is accused a former corte madeira radioshack employee of stealing her racy photos. wayne freedman tweeted she went to radioshack for a cracked phone screen. the man fixing it hacked 17 photos and sent them to himself. he faces felony charges. wayne will radio have reaction on abc7 news at 5:00. >>> a former stanford swimmer pleaded not guilty to rape charges today. brock alan turner is accused of raping a woman he met at a party last month. he is facing five felony counts. >>> we could see an end to our dry winter. this picture was tweeted out today saying atmospheric river setting up shop over california this week. seven-day rain totals impressive if rain says it the course. just a few minutes spencer christian will tell you when that first storm is going to hit. >>> we known it was going to hit on the east coast. it is here and happening. the snow still coming down people in the midwest are also cleaning up after a massive

they ended up raising wages for union and nonunion workers. they ended up getting health benefits for union and nonunion workers. but here's the key. the second thing that unions did is they were out there as a force to be able to argue for things that were in the interest of working people generally. so unions were on the frontline in social security. unions were on the frontline in the fight for medicare. unions were on the frontline in many of the fights for civil rights. unions are out there to try to argue for what benefits the middle of america, what benefits working people in america. and i think it's no accident that a big part of what happened with trade policy was that it hit in unionized industries and help take a lot of the legs out from underneath unionized workers in the united states. and the consequences not only only economic. the consequences political and we see rising inequality at a time when union strength has declined. i think those two are deeply tied to each other. >> you have called for a wealth tax and we have a one-t

we union workers say work conditions and staffing are unsafe.made a fair contract offer and will negotiation in good faith. gas price could go up in the future but that should phrase weapon the traders realize the strike impact on the small number of refineries. >> teachers in oakland at cleveland elementary will gin a forecast over working conditions. teachers will show up to work but not stay after school to grade papers or plan lessons. teachers at several local schools will protest until they get a new contract that guaranteeses smaller class size and better pay. >> fremont police are now calling a young man's death a homicide. neighbors off of interstate 880 called 9-1-1 to report a fight yesterday morning. when officers arrived they found a 24-year-old mançó severely injured in a home. he died at the scene. police are withholding the cause of death during the investigation. they say the man was from fremont or newark. >> donations role in for those who lost their homes in a large fire in san francisco. more than $100,000 has been raised on

meanwhile a market lock out over the weekend has hit union workers. negotiations have gone on for nine months, it's incredible. i remember standing in oatland with the port saying there should be a deal done with the union and port operators. that was months ago. a federal mediator was brought on board. no progress, so president obama decided to send the labour secretary here. we are hoping to see a resolution soon. >> the iconic washington monument is shorter. government surveillance say it's stands 554 feet 7 inches, 10 inches shorter than what has been on record. it doesn't mean it's shrinking, but construction and a plaza raised the ground level. i'm antonio mora head to aljazeera.com. "inside story" is up next >>> hello, i'm ray suarez. on the subject of law enforcement, the director of the fbi speaks with one of the biggest megaphones in america. and james comey says the country's police officers sometimes do their jobs in a way unduly influenced by racial bias. >> at many points in american history law enforcement enforced the status quo, one th

shipping companies issued a statement saying it will continue to address any future work stoppages by union workers through an agreement and arbitration process. this agreement still has to be ratified but they estimate it will be at least six, eight weeks before the cargo backlog is back to normal. >> we're pleased that labor and management reached the settlement last friday night. that was long over due, disappointed there have been bumps along the way but look forward to full productivity tonight. >> reporter: this was the scene this morning at one of the port entrances, a long line of estimated 30 more trucks waiting to unload their caks along 7th here in -- crates along 7th here in oakland. the businesses that needs the goods and merchandise that come through. the truck drivers were also impacted. >> lost hours of work. >> reporter: how are you dealing with that? >> just having to rob peter to pay paul. >> reporter: a lot of truck drivers impacted by this impasse from the port. taking it back out here. this long line of trucks remains at one of the entrances into the port of old, they estimate

union workers say working conditions and staffing are unsafe.inery says they made a fair contract offer and will continue to negotiate in good faith. analysts say gas prices could go up in the immediate future but that should fade when traders realize the strike impacts only a small number of the refineries. >> happening today teacher ms. oakland at cleveland elementary will join a forecast over working conditions. teachers will show up to work but not stay after school hours to grade papers or plan lessons. teachers will protest until they get a new contract with better pay. >> short term rentals who use airbnb have to follow new rules because of a new airbnb law only a primary resident can be represented. the owner must live in the home for three-quarters of the year. they have to register with the city which could be the big of the change for property owners. >> the app is here you click and there is no paperwork so far. it is just another process they have to go through. >> the success of airbnb has spawned relate companies like pillow helpi

because of a breakdown in contract talks between the union workers and management. >> what do we want? >> fair contracts. >> reporter: that's what it looked like in southern california yesterday. the united steel workers' union is on strike at nine oil refineries. mostly in california and texas. the strike is in response to a breakdown in contract talks between the union and shell oil. which is serving as the lead company in national negotiations. the tesoro plant in martinez has more than 400 workers. they plan to join the strike as soon as the refinery can be shut down safely. and that's probably going to happen sometime today. one local expert says gas prices will not likely go up immediately. but if the strike drags on, expect to pay more. >> if the strike goes on a long time, we might start to see prices rise. because some of the refineries probably won't be able to keep up their usual production. and in california runs on a very tight supply demand balance. >> reporter: the topics in the dispute include wages, health care costs, safety, and the use of contractors in staffing. by

i talked briefly this afternoon with a truck driver who tells me if the union workers come in they'll likely start offloading the ships and stacking them and then truck drivers show up monday morning to start hauling them away. reporting live at the port of oakland, abc7 news. >> crews in san francisco are rushing to clean up a water main break. happened at grove and franklin streets near the civic center. the gushing water mixed with dirt from street construction making a muddy mace. the symphony hall was not damaged and tonight's show will go on as scheduled. >>> tonight's oscar nominees are in los angeles getting ready for the biggest night in the movie industry, that includes a bay area man whose documentary short has a chance to earn him a statuette. katie marzullo has the story. >> reporter: as much as we love it here on the red carpet we actually took a detour for a great cause today to the writers guil theater in beverly hills. that's where stanford perhaps, current lay palo alto resident is screening his oscar nominated documentary short, white arc. with his documentary, whit

union workers at the tesoro refinery will take part in a nationwide work stoppage involving a total of nine refine riz. contract talks are underway. major sticking points include heavy overtime, unsafe staffing and dangerous working conditions. >>> starting tomorrow, teachers at a bay area elementary school will not work past school hours. it's called working to rule. the unionized teaching staff at cleveland elementary school? oakland will not stay after school to grade papers or prepare lessons. they're joining other oakland teachers who plan to too this until a new contract is in place guaranteeing smaller class sizes and better pay. the teachers will match on to campus together before school and leave together tend of the school day. >> we're coming off the driest january on record in san francisco. the city did not see even a single day of rain. there's a live look right now from our hd roof cam. skies are hazy tonight but no signs of precipitation. that though could change next weekend. abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma has more on live doppler 7hd. >> to understand the changes t

trade unions enfranchised workers and helped mightily to build the middle class for themselves, benefitinglso non-union laborers. producer and consumer cooperatives helped save the family farm years ago, electrified rural areas, and offered another model of economic activity. civil litigation, the right to have your day in court, helped deter producers of harmful products and brought them to some measure of justice. at the same time, the public learned about these hazards. through disclosure in courts of law. public investment, from naval shipyards to pentagon drug discoveries against infectious diseases to public power authorities -- these provided yardsticks to measure the unwillingness of big business to change and respond to needs. even under a rigged system shareholder pressures on management sometimes have shaken complacency, wrongdoing, and mismanagement. direct consumer remedies including class actions, have given cause to crooked businesses and have stopped much of this unfair competition against honest businesses. big business lobbies we should always remember opposed all of this

i talked briefly this afternoon with a truck driver who tells me if the union workers come in they'll likely start offloading the ships and stacking them and then truck drivers show up monday morning to start hauling them away. reporting live at the port of oakland, abc7 news. >> crews in san francisco are rushing to clean up a water main break. happened at grove and franklin streets near the civic center. the gushing water mixed with dirt from street construction making a muddy mace. the symphony hall was not damaged and tonight's show will go on as scheduled. >>> tonight's oscar nominees are in los angeles getting ready for the biggest night in the movie industry, that includes a bay area man whose documentary short has a chance to earn him a statuette. katie marzullo has the story. >> reporter: as much as we love it here on the red carpet we actually took a detour for a great cause today to the writers guild theater in beverly hills. that's where stanford perhaps, current lay palo alto resident is screening his oscar nominated documentary short, white arc. with his documentary, whi

>>darya: this loss and a dispute with a seven shipping companies and union workers

well, union leaders often represent the workers, and officials representing japan's electronics giants have handed their demands to management. the union at hitachi is demanding workers get a base pay hike of about $50 a month. that's three times higher than the raise they got a year ago. but management officials appear reluctant. one said a base pay raise is a possibility. the official adds they will take a comprehensive approach that could include bonuses. not all workers in the electronics business can expect hefty raises this year. sharp's union will likely pull out from the industry-wide wage negotiations as the company is expected to book a net loss this business year. >>> fewer new condominiums were put on sale last year across japan. the number fell for the first time in five years. that was partly due to lower demand following a surge before the consumption tax hike last april. analysts at real estate economic institute say that 83,205 units were put on the market last year. that's down 21% from 2013. declines were seen in most areas of the country. a decline of just over 20%

that's despite a deal that was reached friday between union workers and the big shipping companies. kpix 5 has learned a new union action is causing the slowdown. more on what's going on with the crane operators coming up tonight at 6:00. >>> people living in a san francisco neighborhood say their health is in jeopardy. the problem they say is dust from the demolition of candlestick park. kpix 5's cate cauguiran went to find out if there's any danger in the air. >> we checked in with bay area air quality management district. they say the area around the construction zone is fine but some neighbors and one scientist don't buy it. >> we want to go all healthy here not victimized by a project they're developing and exposing us to dust. >> reporter: candlestick park neighbors are getting ready to take their concerns to the city and lennar, the developer in charge of taking down the stadium. it's worried how dust from the demolition is affecting air quality in the area. >> they said they have four dust monitors. we have only been able to count two. >> reporter: they didn't want to comment

the union workers will take part in a nationwide work stoppage involving a total of nine refineries around the country. contract talks are underway. major sticking points include heavy overtime, unsafe staffing and dangerous working conditions. >>> also starting tony, teachers at a bay area elementary school will not work past school hours. it's called working to rule. the unionized teaching staff at cleveland elementary school in oakland will not stay overschool to grade papers or prepare lessons. they are joining other oakland teachers who plan to do this until a new contract is in place, guaranteeing smaller class sizes and better pay. the teachers will march onto campus together before school and leave together at the end of the school day. >>> we're coming off the driest january on record in san francisco. the city did not see even one day of rain. a live look right now from our roof cam. no sign of precipitation yet but that could change next weekend. nbc meteorologist drew tuma is here now. >> we are going to start the new week off on a quiet note. it's the second half where the cha

at this event, at a church in hayward, union workers volunteered to help with the process. we talked with one woman who says she was renewing her coverage and happy with the costs. $120 a month for herself and her husband. >> it's good. i mean i haven't been covered forever. i pay more for my dog's insurance than i have for myself and my husband. so now going into the second year of having it, it's a good thing. it's a beautiful thing. >> well, californians have been given a five-day extension to february 20th as long as they start the process by sunday. and this year, the penalty for not having health insurance goes up from a minimum of $95 to $325. >>> well, someone dumped a stolen vehicle into the water at the fulton shipyard in antioch last night. the contra costa fire protection district tweeted these photos of the submerged suv. witnesses reported seeing it go into the water around 9:30 last night. rescuers did not find anyone in the vehicle, however, recovery crews attached a tow chain to it and pulled it out of the water about two hours later. the national weather s

members of the steel workers union are standing with health care workers. >> they're asking for the right to be able to shut down production when they identify safety problems. >> reporter: the nurses said they also want to expand the reach of their work as patient advocates. similar events were scheduled in southern california and other refineries around the nation. >>> millions have signed up but now time is running out for open enrollment under the affordable care act. sunday at midnight is the deadline to sign up for health insurance or risk of potential penalty. debora villalon is in hayward tonight where people took advantage of the help that's being offered today. >> reporter: frank without insurance, the emergency room is where people go for care. if they get care at all. now president obama is out with a new video. nudging them toward insurance. >> the deadline for signing up for health insurance is february -- february -- >> reporter: president obama's two minute video shows him mugging for the mirror and posing with a selfie stick. playing the deadline for last. >> february 15t

hiring more union workers make the work place safer. >> we have good wages and benefits. we work in a dangerous environment. and so for us it's about staffing levels. if you can't go home the way you came in it's not worth it. >> the b.p. refineries are operating using replace. workers. the company told us in a statement: university of toledo law reform said there could be national implications. >> the interesting thing is gas prices have gone to lows that we have not seen in decades. if there was a significant change this prices they'd go up. that wouldn't affect everyone. >> i want everything to be fair it's important to me. i want to go to work come home and see my children. >> so far they have not reached an agreement. the strike is among many that continue to hit the picket line no matter the cost >>> 50 years since the assassination of cal come x. a ceremony was held today at the site where he was murdered in 1965. it has been turned into the malcolm x memorial and education center. his daughter said her father changed the course of the civil rights movement. >> a t

it covers lots of information about union stability over time, how much union workers may but what i did not see was a clear causal argan at, evidence that there is a lot assertion that unions impose these costs you but i did not see evidence that made a clear causal connection between what unions are doing and the problems that we see in the costs they are imposing. i do see evidence of costs. certainly, the state had experience deficits, and in many states experienced shortfalls because of pensions. we see unions are very active in terms of bargaining at the table and also in electioneering, as you called it, and campaign contributions, lobbying and so forth, that i did not see the clear evidence that there was causal connection between those. to my reading, to action is good data about this, good data that helps us test this basic thesis about the causal impacts of unions. i will invoke a number of labor and columnists, in particular, the director for the center of retirement research at boston college, who is at the -- another who is at berkeley, the dean of economics at harvard,

they are using prison inmates now and paying union workers to help dig out. boston had snow in 18 of the last 23 days. more than 95 inches this season. tonight, the mayor of boston is telling people please stop jumping out of your windows. what? yeah. out of the window and into big piles of snow like this guy. it is called being bored. no, it is called the boston blizzard challenge. as you can see, a bunch of guys are diving into the white stuff from their windows as their friends egg them on. then they post it on social media. check out this bold back lift into the snow. mayor marty walsh is calling for people to stop now. >>> tonight, a bay area woman is one step close tore winning a trip to the red planet. the catch? it is only one way. betty yu talked to her about the historic mission to mars. >> reporter: it is a mission that is literally out of this world. winning a trip of a lifetime to mars. >> the moment you got the word, what was your first reaction? >> i cried. i was super excited. >> reporter: kenya armbrister of oakland is one of a few finalists

union workers at the tesoro refinery will take part in a nationwide work stoppage involving a total of nine refine riz. contract talks are underway. major sticking points include heavy overtime, unsafe staffing and dangerous working conditions. >>> starting tomorrow, teachers at a bay area elementary school will not work past school hours. it's called working to rule. the unionized teaching staff at cleveland elementary school? oakland will not stay after school to grade papers or prepare lessons. they're joining other oakland teachers who plan to too this until a new contract is in place guaranteeing smaller class sizes and better pay. the teachers will match on to campus together before school and leave together tend of the school day. >> we're coming off the driest january on record in san francisco. the city did not see even a single day of rain. there's a live look right now from our hd roof cam. skies are hazy tonight but no signs of precipitation. that though could change next weekend. abc7 news meteorologist drew tuma has more on live doppler 7hd. >> to understand the changes t

we have not seen any of the union workers out on a picket line we were hoping that familial are representingnion will be out here so far we have not seen that but it looks like the refinery is up and running and honesty what is on his they're attempting to shut it down safely and that is the hope by the union right now. >>mark: the stores where fallen san francisco has a brand new set of their medical facility 10 years and making ucsf better consider is open up guess they've the chance for more than a hundred places to ucsf and mount zion both patients and hospital staff said to be enjoying the new facility. i really like is a lot better because all the rooms are single room to have gone on bathroom is a totally different experience for them lots of outdoor spaces loss of colors and a lot of activity space >>mark: the host a woman and cancer hospital in the entire you see s.f. children hospital. >>darya: is a service for people to impose their homes or apartments for rent and chavis can book instead on vacation people in san francisco may use the server to run out their own but for now on th

covers lots of different unions lots of information about union stability over time about how much union workers make, the pensions and so forth. and but what i didn't see in this book was a clear causal argument. there's a lot of assertion that unions impose these costs, but i didn't see clear evidence that really made a clear causal connection between what unions were doing and the problems that we see and the costs that they are imposing. i do see the evidence of costs, certainly the states experience deficits and many states experience shortfalls in the funding of pensions. we see that unions are very active in terms of bargaining at the table and also engage in electioneering as you called it and campaign contributions and lobbying and so forth but i didn't really see the clear evidence that there was a causal connection between thosement now -- those. now, to my reading there actually is good data about this good data that helps us test this basic thesis about causal impacts of public sector unions. and so i'm going to invoke a number of labor economists, in particular alicia minow who's t

union workers have been without a contract for nine months. the port association said there's been a work slowdown for the last three months, but the long shore workers union denies that. >>> thousands of demonstrators took part in a march for climate leadership in oakland today. they want governor brown to ban fracking. environmentalists say brown's administration has given them the green light to drill in california. >> fracking affects the environment. the water we drink affects our health, it affects the animals. everything in the environment. and our climate. >> brown challenged protesters yesterday saying, they still drive gas-guzzling vehicles like most californians. >> with these safeguards in place, carians can benefit from affordable energy which we're seeing at the pump already. >> gas prices have fallen dramatically in the last six months in part because of increased oil drilling in the u.s. >> new developments tonight in the battle against isis, and the vigil held here in the bay area for the pilot killed by the terrorists this wee

union workers, students and other people all pitching to help in. the transit system shut down completely sunday. >>> massachusetts has seen so much snow lately it completely covered the entrance to this home on plum island. you can see the imprint of the front door. residents had to dig a tunnel to get out of the house safely. >>> while the north east remains in a deep freeze, the snow, sleet and freezing rain made their way across the south today of residents from mississippi to north carolina are bracing for their version of the wintery mix. in eastern kentucky the snow made for some very treacherous driving. dozens of wrecks brought traffic to a standstill and tonight thousands are in the dark. the power is out. >>> be prepared for whatever winter brings your way. up next we'll share the items to >>> the biggest winter storm of the season now hitting our area as we give you a live look outside at the wusa9 weather terrace here in northwest d.c. where you can see snow is ted difficult falling and we have some accumulation, but it's not the kind o

happening now, 400 union workers at the refinery in martinez are on strike, take, part in the nationwide walk out by united steelworkers at refineries in california and texas and kentucky and 30,000 members are striking after idea talks broke down. working conditions and staffing are unsafe. the refeignry says they made a fair account offer and will continue to negotiate. analysts say gas price could go up in the immediate future but that faded away when they realized it only affect add few refineries in the nation. >> teachers in cleveland elementary will join a forecast not staying after school to plan lessons or grade papers. teachers at oakland schools will protest until they get a new contract that guaranteed smaller class size and better pay. >> premise are calling a young man's death a homicide. neighbors off of interstate 880 called 9-1-1 to report a fight yesterday morning and when officers arrived they found a 24-year-old man severely injured inside a home. he died at the scene. police are with hold his cause of death bile the investigation continues. the man was from new actio

the pma flames the union worker for slowing down work to gain leverage for a better deal. the labor union blames p. -- pma for delaying work. >> if they bring in the ships we will work them. >> the port of oakland reveals cargo volumes are way down. last month imports were down 39 percent from january of 2014. exports sank by 26 percent. >> that is a big deal. now near the coast today watch out for king tide. >> they are running again with high waves and strong surf to the shores. to look at how long that will last we will check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> the winter phenomenon is here again and it is creating some issues or could. look minutes ago on the embarcadero right along the embarcadero center we had some flooding minor, but that is what was going on. we will look at the grabs and show you what could happen minor tide ad overflow at high tide today through thursday and strong rip currents during slow tide. some were stung during low tide, and the low tide gets very slow and some areas may not have water. it has already happened so we will focus tomorrow at 10

. >> reporter: the nationwide walk out began when united steel workers union talks and shell oil, the lead contract negotiators for new oil companies broke down. it set the stage for the largest oil workers strike in the u.s. since 1980. >> i am sure there's a few people on the line who are terrified. >> absolutely. it's a very strange time. anxious time for all of us. >> in the past many have been killed on the job. the u.s. w says hiring unioners will make the workplace safer. >> we have good wages and benefits. we work in a dangerous environment. so for us it's really about safety and staffing. if you can't go home solve ... >> reporter: the b.p. refineries in toledo and indiana is operating using replacement workers. the company told us in a statement: university of toledo joseph slade says that there could be national implications. >> the interesting thing is of course, gas prices recently have gone to you know lows that we have not seen in decades. sure, if there was a significant decrease in production prices would go up and affect everybody. >> i wanted everything to be - i wa

the negotiations starting today, expected to take a few weeks and a postal worker's union getting star is a frort actor danny glover. >> i come here as the child of postal employees who worked their most all their entire life as employees of the u.s. postal service. and i come here as their son, and i also come here as a customer. >> glover says he even worked briefly for the postal service. the union wants to expand postal services including notary and licensing services.

says negotiations broke down over health care benefits and hiring non-union workers. a spokesperson at b.p. says the company provides good wages but needs flexibility in hiring. washington d.c. is fast approaching a record-breaking number of the homeless living in emergency shelters. city workers and volunteers spread out across the capitol wednesday for an annual count of homeless people in the city. they found 4,000 living in emergency shelters. that number has grown by more than 1,500 over the past four weeks. d.c. leaders have been forced to find more hotel rooms as the shelters fill up. advocates say at least 100 families seek shelter every time the temperature drops below freezing. one of the winningest coaches in college basketball has died. coach dean smith led the university of north carolina men's basketball team for 36 years and was known throughout the game as an innovator. he had only one losing season in three decades and coached some of the games biggest names including michael jordan who said of smith, "he was my mentor, my teacher, my second father." w

after workers here at the refinery in martinez wrapped up their shifts last night their union told them not to return until a new contract is agreed upon, workers say this strike is about a lot more than just money, they are also concerned about job safety issues, working conditions, under staffing, and fatigue. >> national was willing to continue talking even beyond the midnight deadline, industry walked away and was unwilling, basically left them no option. now certain refineries affected by this strike will stay open using nonunion labor. there is a concern how this will impact gas prices, whether prices will go up here if there is a ripple affect. it could spread to other refineries around california. that's the concern they produce our state's special blend of gas so that could impact gas prices, united steal workers also represent employees at the near by shell facility also richmond chevron plant those workers right now are on day to day contracts during the strike the plant will continue taking in shipments of crude oil, also be storing oil and shipping out what has already been

workers. this unionelworkers only represents 30,000 of them. it's a fraction of the employers, and really not that many have been affected as of yet. only seven refineries, and only one has been shut down. overall, you are looking at 10 percent of refining capacity, about 1.8 million barrels a day could be affected. that said, analysts say if this continues for a long time, the last right we saw in 1980 lasted three months, that could be causing some pain. 63 refineries could be a risk, as much a 75% of reduction. >> exxon had 21% drop in first-quarter profits. why is big oil having so much trouble making money? >> because of the cost. they made $6 billion in profit, but that was a drop. to put this in perspective, track down an estimated cost of what it cost exxon to build a well in oklahoma. first you have the drilling cost, things like the rig, casing, tools, is about $5.7 million. once you drill, you have to fill. that's when you deal with fracking. water, sand, big, that comes in and shakes the rock