in the early two thousand the trade unionists come up against the paramilitary leader macaco as hold over the sea go via mines. they see their frontino heritage escape them little by little this territory rich in gold. so they take their case to court and the court rules in their favor. over those go a court and they did mean a court that deals with matters relating to labor disputes rendered its decision at the end of two thousand and six and recognize that the minds of the front two new gold mines company belong exclusively to the workers and retired workers and that was the loudest in the space of that city and in two thousand and seven the supreme court of justice confirmed that decision. but strangely enough it's the colombian government that opposes frontino being given to the workers it appeals and manages to overturn all the decisions in favor of the trade unionists. the government at the time is led by president alvaro. he becomes personally involved in the case the frontier no company is over indebted he places it under direct control of the state . to see him down but alre

. >> we are outside this town in southern italy with a group of trade unionists.they look after the day laborers working on the tomato fields here. the chairman of the local trade union branch set up the aid project. >> they have nothing, basically. no contract, no decent wage. they are dependent on the overseers. >> things we reached the first workers harvesting tomatoes. in temperatures of 30 degrees, the italian workers are weeding the fields, a job that pays less and less -- 40 euros a day. according to one of the trade unionists, many farmers even consider this rate too high. they prefer hiring cheaper day laborers from africa or eastern europe. >> the foreigners here are treated like slaves. it is terrible, and somebody has to intervene. if the italian government does not, then the upper -- the other governments will have to. i mean, we are in the european union. >> daniella studied agricultural science, but soon, human rights issues became more important. he found the situation the workers faced on the fields unbearable. >> we are driving to a place that yo

. >> we are outside this town in southern italy with a group of trade unionists.they look after the day laborers working on the tomato fields here. the chairman of the local trade union branch set up the aid project. >> they have nothing, basically. no contract, no decent wage. they are dependent on the overseers. >> things we reached the first workers harvesting tomatoes. in temperatures of 30 degrees, the italian workers are weeding the fields, a job that pays less and less -- 40 euros a day. according to one of the trade unionists, many farmers even consider this rate too high. they prefer hiring cheaper day laborers from africa or eastern europe. >> the foreigners here are treated like slaves. it is terrible, and somebody has to intervene. if the italian government does not, then the upper -- the other governments will have to. i mean, we are in the european union. >> daniella studied agricultural science, but soon, human rights issues became more important. he found the situation the workers faced on the fields unbearable. >> we are driving to a place that yo

trade unionist.oon't even provide a of the suspect. it appears there is more pressure going on but bangladesh seems to be waiting it out. the u.s. could slap tougher sanctions, but they keep throwing out this card that it would breed radical islam in bangladesh. you see the war on terror preventing or disrupting activists at home here in the u.s. as was preventing tougher sanctions on bangladesh because of this fear of radical islam in bangladesh. >> mike elk, does anything happen when undercover officers posing as a protester actually gets outed like in the case of nicole rizzi? >> she may get fired. it is unclear. >> why would she get fired? she is not doing this on her own. >> i think when someone does something as sloppy as being an undercover cop in talking about it all over social media, that is kind of a screwup. >> mike all, thank you for being with us. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis tonight, a conversation with harrison ford. he

think we simply have to get our social justice movement and our religious communities, get our trade unionists and activists together to make the case. [applause] >> ted kennedy was once explaining why a senate session was taking so long, he said everything that needed to be said has been said, but not everybody has said it. so at the risk of just agreeing with what everybody else has said, what we need is allies, what we need is masses number of people to express to the president their opinion, but at the center of it all is the workers themselves and to quote fannie lew hammer, keep on keeping on. the demonstration at union station brought the issue to the public like nothing else, and i happen to be speaking to a eleanor hole -- holmes nor don. she has been push the president to sign the executive order. she was moved by the demonstration takes place in washington. that needs to be continue and it needs to be redoubled. [applause] >> i'm just adding that i'm reminded of a story of franklin roosevelt meeting with organized labor and oval office, and he said whether or not -- i said we have a

called nelson mandela a terrorist called a n c a terrorist group here's somebody who said trade unionists in england are the enemy with in they must be crushed yet what do we hear from the white house margaret that there was a great champion of freedom must say why tale that lie pray for a family i'm a christian but she was a tyrant when it came to black people in south africa she was a tyrant when it came to working people in britain let's just tell the truth about ideas as to whether she's alive whether she did because these people are deified like reagan i mean he's hailed as this economic here her just amazing and i mean in their death we should be telling the truth that's not sugarcoat what the legacy of these people are filthy is. what really good talks about the repression of the jews in russia for example we all now saying. he was right as fine but when he engages in the marginalizing of black people and poor people in america somehow that's irrelevant we don't want to talk about it we only want to talk about the i'm a defender of freedom communism or the soviet union would say no

so we were strong and united with community activists, with help activists, with unionist all over theay area on saturday. we even have the people of ecuador bring forward a full- page ad in many local newspapers and other newspapers sing the people of ecuador stand with the people of richmond. and saying we have the most devastating weapon there is, and that is the truth. it was great to see that line in the newspaper. we had the spirit of people all over the world with us and 2500 people marching and rallying to the front of the gates of chevron on saturday. we definitely will be continuing this momentum because so much is at stake, and we are not backing down. >> we're speaking with richmond mayor gayle mclaughlin in california. we're going to go to a break and then come back to talk with you about another novel approach you are taking and it has to do with foreclosure and eminent domain area did we will be back in a moment. ♪ [music break] >> this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. as president obama has to phoenix today to talk about ho

i watched the people around me that day in 1963 -- students, trade unionists, teachers, laborers, letter carriers, even sharecroppers who rode the bus all night to come up from the blood-darkened depths of the south. the thing i remember most vividly is how seriously they listened. they heard what john lewis, martin luther king, jr., and the others were saying that america had failed its great promise of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all its citizens. like their forebears they were used to seeing the future of which they dreamed always deferred, put off again and again. now, they came that hot wednesday in august to make demands and celebrate their solidarity. they sought freedom, the same freedom from want and fear that white people want, and they wanted jobs, a living wage, without which freedom is but the rich man's preserve. we remember dr. king's soaring dream of an interracial future, but we too often forget that the bush must burn before hope is born, that there is a trial of pain before change can come. the march reached the peak of the mountain that day, but th

phillip randolph air, black trade unionist, a labor leader, who was also the leader and initiator of63. >> ifill: so a. phillip randolph is really the star of the show originally, of the event, originally, not martin luther king jr. .>> that's right. and that remained true through the march in 1963. he was the primary leader of that march. he was primarily seen as the leader. the press, for example, "life" magazine carried a picture of a. phillip randolph and his assistant, baird ruston" on the cover of their issue after the march. they were clearly seens as leaders of the time. >> ifill: you write in the book that the march had its roots in more radical form of political thought than it is now thought-- remembered. >> that's right. a. phillip randolph was a lifetime socialist, and leader in the socialist party, and he believed-- and i think many of the leaders, including king-- believed that economic justice and really an important change in the economic system was really critical to reaching the goals of racial equality that we now associate the march with. >> ifill: except that we

we simply have to get our social justice movements, get our religious communities, get our trade unionists, and activist together and make that case. [applause] >> ted kennedy wants was explaining why a senate session was taking so long. he said " everything that needed to be said has been said but not everybody has said it." at the risk of just agreeing with what everybody else has said, what we need is allies, what we need is a massive number of people to express to the president their opinion but, at the center of it all, is the workers themselves a and jus keep on keeping on. those demonstrations at union station brought the issue to the public like nothing else. i happen to be speaking to elinor holmes nor to and about this and she has been pushing the president to sign the executive order.d the demonstrations taking place in washington. that needs to continue and it needs to be redoubled. [applause] >> i will add that i am reminded of a story about franklin roosevelt and organized labor in the oval office. >> you've convinced me of the facts, now go out there and make me do something

there is a necessary organization, particularly at this moment but you will see that you have trade unionistswh were leaving local chapter of the naacp. the city that i studied as an individual named ernest calloway for example, was involved in the teamsters union which is a major progressive political force in that city, right? jimmy hoffa notwithstanding. but he's got to get it, right? but also leading the local chapter of the naacp. you see that in a number of different cities. the role of black working-class women who are domestic, who are laundress is. you have janitors. you have all walks of life, and particularly begin with a look at the local level, certainly the clergy, certainly people who we might consider coming from the stables, black middle-class are certainly there, and their roles, but the basis of this movement, sorting but i'm looking at, the 30 some 70 some is working-class every day people, inside as well as outside of the labor movement. even in cases where they were not able to organize through the mainstream labor movement, right, they created their own organizations pr

that we take an intervention from the democratic unionist party. >> many people in this house do notelieve this is a prelude to a statement to syria. can you explain to us as the breeding says today, 14 instances of use of chemical weapons, 1,000 people dead, 1.2 million people deceased, why is it only now that the prime minister thinks this is the time for greater intervention? >> the point for considering this tougher approach is we know there are the 14 uses of chemical weapons on a smaller scale. and this does seem to me and president obama -- you can down when it accused me of rushing into something and on the other hand say why have you waited? let me make a little progress. in my speech i want to do three things. explain what we know, sat down the path we will follow and try to answer all the difficult questions that have been put to me. iromise i will take intervention as i go along. let me set out what we now all happened. in three hours on the morning of the 20 first of august three hospitals in the damascus area received 3,600 patients with symptoms consistent with chemica

it's a necessary organization, particularly, at this moment, but you'll see that you have trade unionistswho are leading local chapters of the naacp. the cities, there's a name, earnest calleway, for example, involved in the teamster's union, a major political force in the city; right? jimmy notwithstanding, it's complicated; right? but also leading the local chapter of the naacp. you see that in a number of different cities, and the world of black working class women who are domestics, who are janitors, you have all walks of life, and, particularly, again, looking at the local level, certainly the clergy, certainly people who we might consider coming from the stable black middle class, certainly are there, and their roles, but the base of this thing, the base of this movement, certainly the period i look at, the 30s through the 70 70s, is working class, everyday people, inside as well as outside of the labor movement. even in cases where they were not able to organize through the mainstream labor movement; right? they created their own organizations, premised on a working class agenda, a

getink we simply have to our social justice movements, get our religious communities, get our trade unionists, and activist together and make that case. [applause] >> ted kennedy wants was explaining why a senate session was taking so long. " everything that needed to be said has been said but not everybody has said it." at the risk of just agreeing with what everybody else has need is allies, massive number a of people to express to the but, att their opinion the center of it all, is the jusers themselves a and keep on keeping on. those demonstrations at union station brought the issue to the public like nothing else. speaking tobe elinor holmes nor to and about this and she has been pushing the president to sign the executive order. she was moved by the demonstrations taking place in washington. that needs to continue and it needs to be redoubled. [applause] >> i will add that i am reminded of a story about franklin roosevelt and organized labor. in the oval office. me of the convinced facts, now go out there and make me do something about it. >> exactly. you've convinced me now go make me