um, this was -- we were told it was organized by the united food and commercial workers' union, and a subsidiary group called making change at wal-mart. and then a third group that is said to be independent but which has as of last year was also a subsidiary called our walmart. it's unclear to us how many walmart employees are actually going to walk off the job once this protest gets closer to the actual entrance to the store. the organizer from the united food and commercial workers' union told us he had no idea how many walmart workers were actually going the join the picket line today. walmart, of course, has projected the kind of confidence you'd expect from a company that logged nearly half a trillion in net sale last fiscal year. they've said they have 1.4 million u.s. employees, more than a million of them they expect to stay on the job for this heavy shopping season. why don't we see if we can get closer to the protesters and maybe talk to one or two of them. you can see flying right there the banner of our walmart, and as i say, this is a diverse crowd. they just had speeches

contracts broke down and the united food and commercial worker's union started picketing. >> the two sides have been arguing over a proposed wage freeze and end to premium pay on sundays and changes in medical benefits for 7,000 workers. >> and this is important to me. i have two daughters trying to put to school. >> they need to come to an agreement. >> they extended the old contract for three days, but union negotiators call it a delaying tactic. the supermarket chain needs to cut cost because of a weak economy and competition from non-unionized companies like wal-mart. >>> this morning, a driver is under arrest in santa rosa after allegedly hitting a pedestrian and speeding away. the police say the car hit a man shortly after midnight near the intersection of gurnville road and coffee lane. that man has life-threatening injuries. he was take tonight hospital and a witness reported seeing the car. the police founded and arrested the driver. thirty-year-old christian penna is charged with felony hit-and- run and dui. >>> the chapter of the american red cross is sending more emergency

united food and commercial workers union is made up of mostly cash years, butchers, service clerks and produce workers. >> $20 an hour is not a lot when you have family. we are not asking for more. we want owe keep what we have. we didn't want this fight. we're going to now finish it. >> the railly's knob ril store chain responded with a statement saying that this union is attempting to force our company out of business which will bennett our competition, police have been called to the railly's in fremont twice. they show their support for 8,000 workers we'll keep you up to date as thp story velz. back to you, dan. >> thank you very much. well, a new mall could bring jobs to a hard hit area. it bring was it jobs and several high end stores. abc 7 news joins us live with the story. wayne? >> this is it. everyone has been waiting for it. up to the deadline getting it ready. more boxes going into stores now. they're stocking shelfs and say retail is a good indication of an economy. if this is the case then this is all positive. no one said lowering it could be easy. it's hard work. >> in

which has 128 stores in northern california and nevada. >> contract talks with union members broke down early this morning. now the united food and commercial workers union has started picketing. changes in medical benefits for 7000 workers. >> happening right now, republican presidential candidate mitt romney is speaking at a rally in iowa. a live look. this is romney's final push for votes in swing state. president obama is leading his republican challenger in iowa in most of the polls. the president had 47 to 42 percent. >>> more pictures now. the former president bill clinton speaking at a rally in iowa as well. the president is expected to join in shortly. obama has a full schedule today. his campaign stops include a hampshire, florida, ohio, and colorado. >>> and president obama and republican mitt romney making final push for votes two days before the election for polls show the campaigns are running neck and neck nationally and the margins in most battleground state are in single digits. the president hit for swing states yesterday. instead he kept his promises he made four years ago. >> all have on deck for the presidential campaign. both

the united food and commercial workers union organizing nation-wide protests outside walmart locationse employment practices. the retail giant attempted to block the protests by filing a complaint with the national labor relations board. but there was no decision so the labor group, are they acting in the best interests of both parties or are politic at play? we turn to our attorneys. tell me, should the nlrb have been looking more to take care of this issue before black friday? they said it is too complex but that, really, put walmart at risk. >>guest: absolutely, it negatively affected the business aspect of walmart and i understand that depended on when the complaint was filed or the issue was brought to the board's attention, but, i think something like this affecting such a serious season for shoppers and the fact that there is also a violation of the national labor relations act and something needed to be done sooner, and rather than allow this to go along with the file being filed. >> the nlrb is supposed to be there to mediate these claims, it didn't do it before black friday w

worker protests and rallies outside walmart stores. a group called our walmart is seeking better pay and benefits. the group is affiliated with the united food and commercial workers union. last week, walmart filed a complaint, saying the worker's group and the ufcw was attempting to disrupt its business. >> thank you very much. >> want to check in with christina now. she has a look at our forecast today. >> a lot of people coming into town to take a look at this. we'll show you the golden gate bridge this morning. slick conditions. mother nature putting a shine on that bridge. for everybody coming into town. both waxing on and off right now. 57 degrees in livermore. we're nice and mild to start. 59 in san mateo. it's hard to believe it's 60 degrees even with this rain cooled air all across the bare area. give yourself plenty of extra time. maybe you have the day off. sleep in if that's the case. after the show of course. as these showers are going to make for really good sleeping weather. the heaviest rainfall over 101 and 280. along the peninsula is where the conditions are the worst for the next couple of hours. mostly dry for santa rosa to san francisco. this is all

organization united for respect for wal-mart workers they feel is their own organization and it's not an external union coming in and trying to organize them although the united food and commercial workers union is working very closely with them. but this is their own their own organization and they responded very positively to that where other other efforts have failed to unionize wal-mart the second thing which is very important is they have so many community allies women's groups immigrant groups labor groups i'll keep groups all came out on black friday and they have been supportive through it and are going to continue coming out in support of these low income workers who are some of the most vulnerable workers in in the national workforce and internationally also of course given the scope of wal-mart the largest employer in the world so these are two factors i think that are very very important and. very well for the escalation of the campaign and the prospect of successful outcomes going forward andrew ross you think the shopper. on black friday i understand the interconnectivity of abuse the fact that the bangladesh workers in the garment factory making the clothes that t

contract negotiations between the united food and commercial workers union and grocery chain broke down morning. union workers here are telling customers that they are striking to protect their health care benefits. >> i'm 89 years old. and i need health stuff too. that could kick me off the company trying to kick it away. i know it's expensive. but hey. this is america. >>> i a spoke with railey's company spoke man on the phone he said the grocery chain has to reduce operating cost. and he also says that the company in the companies last offer there are no proposed changes to health care. and the union rep disputes that is simply not the case. now there is no telling how long the strike will go on for. again these negotiations broke down at 3:00 this morning. live in walnut creek allie rasmus ktvu channel 2 news. >>> happening right now more bay area volunteers are heading to the east coast to help victims of the storm. they are sending another three emergency response vehicles. those are capable of serving up to 3,000 meals a day. the first group left from fairfield at 6:00 this morni

. >> that's just one of several issues being negotiated by the united food and commercial workers union known as local 5 and raley's knob hill stores. until an agreement is reached, store employees like claude yeah, a single mother of two kids says she will continue to strike without getting paid for it. >> i'm not going to go back to work until this is settled. i have to support my team members and just -- and myself. >> several customers are supporting these workers and have agreed to not cross the picket line. this guy drives by every day to encourage these store employees to stick with it. >> the senior folks there, which are getting ready to retire, you know, trying to protect that little bit of gold from when they retire, and they're trying to take it away from them so i think it's very important to support them. >> how important is it to support these workers. >> very important. they're trying to take benefits away from them. >> a spokesperson for raley's knob hill stores would only say that negotiations are continuing and an agreement hasn't been reached yet. in alameda, rej gee

company has filed a complaint with the national labor relations board, accusing the united food and commercial workers union of unlawfully interfering, even though it doesn't represent walmart employees. >> we think our workers are getting really bad advice from the unions. while they do have rights and we respect those rights, there are some actions that we will take if people don't follow our company policies. >> reporter: now, walmart insists it does have a plan in place for black friday. the company employs 1.4 million associates in the u.s. it's unclear how many of them would participate in any picketing. and how it will influence all those shoppers looking for their holiday bargains. >> kristen dahlgren on the retail story for us be to the. kristen, thanks. >>> now to a huge story today and its impact on the children and their parents across this country and around the world who are fans of elmo on sesame street. the long-time puppeteer and voice of elmo resigned today because of a relationship with a man in his personal life. and a heads up here, if you have kids in the room right now, use discretion

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. >>> united food and commercial workers union are upset over cuts and benefits in pay but workers are more worried about what happens after the strike. >> it's scary. not knowing if the strike is going to last long or if i'm even doing have a job when i go back. >> the company argues the only changes are a two-year wage freeze and elimination of bonus pay for holidays and sundays. >>> some wall street analysts say the economy will improve over the next four years no matter who wins today's presidential election. that's because consumers are spending more, home prices are rising and banks are beginning to lend more freely to businesses and individuals. some economists predict economic growth of 2% next year and then a doubling to 4% in 2014 and 2015. >>> if you bought shares of priceline.com immediately right after the last presidential election, you made a hefty profit. the travel deal website is the best performing stock in the s&p 500 over the past four years. it's up more than 1,000%. >> son of a gun. >> i love william shatner, too. >>> well, the new ipad mini is almost sold out. a

about what constitutes picketing and whether the activity was aimed at gaining recognition for the union are complex. walmart claims the united food and commercial workers international union has backed job actions and protests in recent months aimed at disrupting wadisrupt ing walmart's business and unionizing employees. unions are showing solidarity, calling on their members to stand with walmart workers. walmart officials tell cnbc it was important to get their complaint on the record, even if it could not be resolved before black friday. what happens next is up to the nlrb general counsel. he operates indpept independente five-member board. there are legal challenges to two of the board's members over recess appointments made by president obama last january. as for black friday, 35 million shoppers showed up at walmart stores nationwide last year. the retail giant says it's not changing anything due to those planned protests on friday. maria. >> all right. thanks so much. so should the workers that choose to walk out be fired from their job ps diana roth says a resounding yes. richard says absolutely not. both join me now to hash it out. good to see

and about work rules. that is what the actual protests came down to. it was organized by organization called our walmart, the shadow union for the non-union walmart and well-organized by united food and commercial workers union which is trying to organize at wal-mart. take a look at what the company has to say, speaking for walmart was vice president who said best black friday ever and our walmart organization was unable to recruit a small number of associates to participate in these made-for-tv events. i covered it out there today and if it was made for tv it was made particularly well. we stood out in the freezing cold and they dn't enter the store but stood outside a while. gerri: was just you working in the cold. they left a long time ago. >> i should join a union and get out of that. gerri: good luck with that. my next guest says unions are trying to pull all over wal-mart workers's eyes. the former chief economist for the u.s. labor department joins me, great to see you as always. you remain an interesting point, the people who would benefit from a unionized walmart are the unions themselves. how ? >> the union losses because the pension funds are dramatically underfund. with 33,000 workers that

and safer working conditions in warehouses. walmart has been fighting efforts to unionize for years and now they are getting desperate. they filed a complaint against the union today. they claim the united food and commercial workersnion is trying to force the store into collective bargaining even though employees can't unionize. walmart tried to down play the protests earlier today. >> let's get one thing straight here. don't believe everything you read in the union press release. just because they say one thing doesn't mean it's going to materialize. we have seen some of these events before. it's usually a handful of associates at a handful of stores across the country. >> these workers have every right to fight for something that they consider to be fair. walmart made over $15 billion last year and paid its ceo $18 million. walmart has no problem hanging them out to dry. "the huffington post" obtained a walmart document showing low-level employee pay structure. they found if an employee starts at $8 an hour and performs flawlessly, they can expect to make $10.60 an hour after working there for six years. do the math for one year. that employee makes $22,000 a year after working at walmart for six years? on top

group loosely affiliate affiliah the united food and commercial workers union both of which claim wal-martoesn't pay enough in salary and health benefits. >> we have a view that the employment practices are colonialist, long working hours and no job security. >> to preevent picketing wal-mart filed unfair labor practices claim with the national labor relations board. nlrb. they claim they are mounting a stealth effort to unionize wal-mart's workforce. >> they are trying to rally unsuccessfully. they have a good deal at wal-mart. >> a republican member and three democrats the nlrb spent four days deposing witnesses and reviewing documents and expected to issue a rare ruling in the wal-mart dispute. outside los angeles, international airport. the service workers international union staged a protest against a nonunionized airport contractor. snarling travel at the busiest hub. if mandatory evaluation falter the flight attendants will walk the picket line instead of a first class aisle. >> they are reeling from crushing defeats. in washington they failed to oust walker. in michigan they suffer

misbehaving and disregard for workers not only here in the washington, dc, metropolitan area but throughout the country. >>reporter: he added that the united food and commercial workers unionelped organize the rally, contacted other unions and drummed up support for it. >>gregg: are we likely to see the protests continue? >>reporter: the reverend and our walmart which is supposed to be unaffiliated we unrelated to the union will be back. the walmart management is little troubled by that saying "the number of protests reported by the union are grossly exaggerated" says the wall mat vice president in a statement this afternoon adding that "we had our best black friday ever and our walmart was unable to recruit more than a small number of associates to participate in the made-for-t.v. events." the national labor relations board says today it will wait until at least next week to issue the ruling on the complaint against the union by walmart in connection with the picketing which was expected before black friday but did not come in time to invalidate or uphold the legality of the action. the protests here layed -- played out peacefully. >>gregg: we have chief business correspo

union. wal-mart has filed an unfair labor practices claim against the united food and commercial workers with the national labor relations board charging that this union is, in effect, mounting a stealth effort through this group to unionize wal-mart's workforce. one fair labor is working wal-mart. texas. unfair labor is seeing your healthcare premiums skyrocket year after year. unfair labor is being denied the hours needed to support your family. >> historically, the plaintiff's bar has viewed wal-mart as being a place where employees are exploited, low paid, long working hours no job security. >> for its part the united food and commercial workers union says wal-mart is just grasping at straws here, greg. >> greg: they make about $10 to $11 an hour which is fairly consistent with retail. we have been waiting for a ruling from the national labor relations board. do we have any idea how that ruling might go? >> well, the math does not bode well for wal-mart. the nlrb is presently comprised of three board members. three democrats and one republic. of the democrats two were placed on the boarde

leaders of this labor action here on the scene told us that the united food and commercial workers union, or ufcw played a huge role here and helped produce the huge turnout here. five chartered buses carrying some 400 protesters rumbled into the parking lot here outside wal-mart store number 5129 in suburban, maryland around 8:30 this morning. they came armed with bull horns, elab bore signs and flags. shouted no justice, no peace. clam norred for better wages and health benefits. bobby williams and a handful of colleagues backed up by contingent of invisible plain clothe security confronted jones about this minister from washington, d.c. jones commanded assurances that 25 to 30 wal-mart workers he claimed were standing right behind him would not be retaliated against. williams politely asked them to leave and they did. so the protesters and to follow some prior instructions not to talk to reporters. >> ma'am, why are you here today? >> green shirt. talk to somebody in the green shirt. >> talk to the green shirt we are told. that sounds rather here is a green-shirted man. why are you he

make no mistake about it, our walmart is a wholly owned subsidiary of the united food and commercial workers unionthe unions have been trying to organize walmart for years unsuccessfully. no they' now they're trying new tactics that are aimed at trying to get the media to cover it. unfortunately, they're breaking the law. we're going to do something about it. >> what law are they breaking? >> so there's -- the way the national labor relations act works is there's -- part of the law that is around recognitional picketing and trying to be recognized as a you knowon, which is what they're trying to do. they're trying to represent our workers, but they haven't followed any of the rules they need to do in order to be recognized as a you knowon. >> david, are you going to be working on thanksgiving? >> absolutely. bill in the stores on black friday as will many of our executives. we're looking forward to a great black friday. we have great plan in place. we're going to have over 1 million workers working that day. >> what about thursday? >> yeah, thursday as well. absolutely. i'll be working on thursday

wal-mart has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the united food and commercial workers international union. for six months workers appropriate tested outside wal-mart stores across the country. some employees plan to strike on black friday. the store's busiest shopping day. wal-mart says, it is taking action now, to stop the union from having an impact on customer service. >>> comedian steven colbert went face to face with his double, nbc, today, he unveiled his -- >> to me! >> whoo! >> there you go. he unveiled his new wax figure today. colbert said, calling himself beautiful. wishing he could be a guest on his own show on comedy central. later fans lined up by the hundred for his book signing at politics and prose in northwest d.c. and he snubbed our tom sherwood. >> imagine that. >> how could anybody do that? >> unbelievable. >> matter of team before we see wax doug at the museum. >> if you are this big. off in the corner some where. >> mini. >>. [ laughter ] >> that would be cool. >> would be very cool. >> speak of cool. like the trandz isition. >> meteor showers tonight. >> if you wil

it was organized by the united food and commercial workers union. are the work of unaffiliated groups. i asked reverend jones about that. >> reporter: how much help did you get from the united food and commercial workers. >> they helped organize this and contact the other unions thrupts the area to come together to support us in this effort. >> reporter: an executive from walmart issued a statement saying this was the company's best black friday ever and expressing relief that the organizers of this protest were in the words much this executive unable to recruit a small number of associates to participate in these made for tv events. rick: james was just talking about a walmart taking legal action against the union that it says is behind today's black friday protests. but there are some questions as to which side should be upset. we'll talk about that with a couple of attorneys. heather: ambassador susan rice hitting back at lawmakers who say she misled the public about the terrorist attacks in benghazi. we debate fair and balanced. [ male announcer

wednesday evening, with the united food and commercial workers union rally outside the raley;s nob hilltore in alameda. the stores for union employees walked off the job on sunday after 15 months worth of contract negotiations with the company broke down. the main sticking point seems to be proposed changes to health care benefits. in a statement they said it is clearly understood that our company must reduce our operating costs so we can become more competitive against non union and competition. >> they want to remain taking away or medical benefits. >> the union says they're not just try to hold on to what they're already have. >> at this point there's no indication when or if negotiations will resonat resum. charles clifford, kron 4. >>pam: continuing our coverage mother nature is dealing another blow to the storm battered eastern seaboard. a region still recovering from the impact from super storm sandy, it is being hit by a winter storm residents are bracing for more potential flooding, but costs up to 60 m.p.h. and freezing rain & snow. >> justine:you can see that in just one word

alleging unfair labor practices on the part of the united food and commercial workers union claimingganize picketing outside 1300 walmart stores on the heavy shopping day of black friday this friday is effectively an attempt to unionize wal-mart workers outside of the rules that govern unionization. >> the union may say they're not engage in an organizing effort but the truth is they would love to organize wal-mart and have been wanting to do that for a long time and walmart is looking at companies like hostess and general motors that have been virtually bankrupted by unsustainable labor costs thanks to unions. >> a spokesman for the union rejected this unfair labor practice charge telling fox news, quote, unfair labor is working full time and living in poverty and seeing your health care premiums skyrocket year after year. unfair labor is being denied the hours needed to support your family and the union at the one not stand down into wal-mart -- walmart changes the way it treats its employees. cheryl: we remind our viewers walmart is not a unionized company. the battle has been goi

workers with the united food and commercial workers union will rally outside the grocery store in alameda for the fifth day. the stores you did police walked off the job on sunday after 15 months of contract negotiations that broke down. the main 0.6 in to the proposed changes to health care benefits in a statement it says " clearly it is clearly understood that our company must reduce our operating cost to the weekend become more competitive against nonunion competition. the union says the company is playing hardball. >> they can still make a profit without changing what we have. we are not asking for more money. we are asking to keep the same. >> at this point there is no indication when or if negotiations will resume. residents who live in the oak more residents of the oakland hills are pleading with police to do more to stop the violent crimes in their community. the oklahoma association held they emerge the cbc to demand officials hire more police. some members said they are living in constant fear after some in their community were attacked during several home invasions. residents t

the united food and commercial workers union. 1.4 million wal-mart employees across the country. i think the union would like those employees to be part of their union to join their union and it could mean billions of dollars in revenue. megyn: that will give them a lot of union dues. just a caviar, they do get 30 days to review these complaints unless there are circumstances and wal-mart can make the case that they need a ruling immediately to protect the customers in the business. it seemed to be expected that this was one of those instances. but they still had the kick that around. the questions are does the unit has to step in right away or do they not like wal-mart and the way they treat their employees? in which case they don't have to act hastily. what are your thoughts on this? >> i think the answer is a little of both. i am surprised that you are surprised by this. after all, we have essentially a labor government. it is not a surprise that president obama had a first person that he met with was richard trumka. what is interesting about this tactic is the economic implica

. >>> wal-mart has filed a complaint against the united food and commercial workers international union. calling for employs to skip work on black friday. the programs stem from disputes over wages, benefits, and working conditions. >>> bart will be running longer trains. trains will be longer than normal on wednesday and sunday, for airport travelers headed out for the weekend or headed home. trains will be on a sunday schedule for thursday. bart will be running full length trains starting at 6:00 a.m. for all the shoppers looking for black friday bargains. >>> san francisco supervisors are deciding how to spend a muni surplus. the two proposals are 40,000 free passes for low income children, or putting all of that money toward muni maintenance and improvements. a decision is expected december 4. >>> showers north of the area. here's the deal, those showers are going to hang up there for a long time. it's been hanging the shower activity north of california for a while here. take a live. live stormtracker 2. here's the area we're watching for rain right now. if we come in close, you're

. >>> wal-mart has filed a complaint against the united food and commercial workers international unionlling for employees to skip work on black friday. the programs stem from disputes over wages, benefits, and working conditions. >>> bart will be running longer trains. trains will be longer than normal on wednesday and sunday, for airport travelers headed out for the weekend or headed home. trains will be on a sunday schedule for thursday. bart will be running full length trains starting at 6:00 a.m. for all the shoppers looking for black friday bargains. >>> san francisco supervisors are deciding how to spend a muni surplus. the two proposals are 40,000 free passes for low income children, or putting all of that money toward muni maintenance and improvements. a decision is expected december 4. >>> showers north of the area. here's the deal, those showers are going to hang up there for a long time. it's been hanging the shower activity north of california for a while here. take a live. live stormtracker 2. here's the area we're watching for rain right now. if we come in close, you're g

about what constitutes picketing and whether the activity was aimed at gaining recognition for the union are complex. now walmart claims the united food and commercial workers international union has backed job actions and protests in recent months aimed at disrupting walmart's business and unionizing employees. walmart officials tell cnbc it was important to get their complaint on the record even if it could not be resolved before black friday. what happens next is up to the nlrp general counsel, lafe solomon. he operates independently of the five-member board. that board has been under fire from business groups for overreaching its authority. there are legal challenges to two of its members over recess appointments made by president obama last january. as for black friday, shoppers, there's 35 million of them that showed up nationwide at walmart stores last year, the complaint says it's not changing anything due to those planned protests. that's walmart, that is not changing any of its business practices heading forward. michelle? >> got it, hampton. thank you. >>> another disruption this holiday shopping season -- cheap, mobile and free. video industry's

the united food and commercial workers union is calling for employees to walk off the job on black fridayart says the labor union is illegally organizing picket lines and other demonstrations. walmart says the company is ready for the black friday rush and that the striking workers represent just a small minority of their work force. >>> happening now, holiday shoppers are already companied outside of a best -- camped outside of a best buy in pinole. they are planning to spend friday in line all for black friday deals. lorraine blanco has been talking to shoppers there about the rain and the forecast. there you are -- are they prepared for that, lorraine? >> reporter: yeah, they are gonna be prepared for that, tori. i've been checking out our facebook page and a lot of the comments are kind of negative about the people here. we're finding out it's less about the deals and more about the camaraderie here. in fact, thanksgiving will include a potluck and get some help to round out an outdoor feast. it seams like over anticipation has been a -- has become a holiday tradition for about the la

speaking to the united food and commercial worker's union about the grievances with walmart's labor practiceshat same year they called the company a case study in what is wrong with u.s. labor laws. little has changed for labor under the obama presidential administration. in fact, at a federal level, few have even commented on recent labor organizing against walmart. while on a local level, whether it be boycotting or purposefully spending your money at a retailer, shopping at walmart is aligned with certain political statements. yet, the majority tends to have few choices about the matter. back with me at the table is the panel. dan, let me ask a little about this. it does feel to me like a couple of retailers the choice to shop there or not shop there. a political statement. grover norquist is tweeting, avenge twinkie. shop at walmart today. >> now if you're a walmart shopper, you're somehow pro -- how does this happen? >> you know, walmart workers taking the stand has certainly brought an amazing debate. that debate includes tweets like that. the thing that's been much more exciting is a l

stop worker protests claiming the protests are recognitional picketing or with the intend to get wal-mart to recognize the union. the wal-mart group is getting advice from the united food and commercialkers international union and says supporters like ufcw members are taking action to support wal-mart associates. there is nothing in the law that gives the employer the right to silence citizens. wal-mart says attacks are unlawful and says they will protect their associates and customers from on going illegal conduct. an injunction is uch that it moves to the top of the list. the agency confirms it has sent representatives to gather affidavits from wal-mart officials. once the information is gathered they will decide whether to file a petition for an injunction to stop the protest. this is very, very complicated. >> oh, boy. happy thanksgiving everybody. thank you, courtney. >>> so big rally day. the question is this the beginning of something or is it a one-day wonder? >> dow higher by 207 points.

and said she did not show up at the airport to pick him up. the couple also faces charges for a crime spree in southern california. >> workers with the united food and commercial workers unionly outside a grocery store this morning in alameda for the fifth straight day. the union employees walked off the job on sunday. after 15 months of contract to go chaises broke down. the main sticking point is proposed changes to health care benefits. in a statement they said is clear to our coverage was reduced its operating costs so we can become competitive against nonunion competition ". at this point there's no indication when negotiations will resume. >> what would you do for a chicken sandwich. a really really good chicken sandwich. about 100 people in the east bay camp out for a chance to win a year's supply will talk more about that coming up in a live report. we're back is a 2:00 pm we want to go live to chick fillet. >> things will be busy in walnut creek you're just driving by here now may look like a typical day at this chick filet officially opens in walnut creek. this parking lot looks a lot differently just a couple of hours ago let me show you some video from early thi

walmart has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the united food and commercial workers international union. for the last six months workers have protested outside walmart stores across the country but employees at some stores say they'll strike on black friday, the busiest shopping day of the year. walmart says it's trying to keep the union from hurting customer service. >>> it appears to be the end of an era for hostess and all of its famous treats. the company moved yesterday to liquidate and layoff all 18,000 of its employees and its ceo says there is no one waiting in the wings to buy the company. news 4's pat collins has more on how the news got quite a strong reaction from people in the d.c. area. >> reporter: i remember as a boy the old wonder bread bakery. it was nearby griffith stadium where the senators played and when you could smell that bread baking, you knew it was time to play ball. and after the game if you were really, really good, maybe a twinkie. >> they taste good. really yummy inside. a lot of good yuminess inside. >> reporter: now we hear because of a labor dispute wo

late last week, walmart filed an unfair labor practice charge against the united food and commercial workers international unionw, claiming it's unlawfully try to disrupt its business. the move comes just days before a group of walmart workers are preparing to strike on black friday, the busiest shopping day of the year in the united states. the strike will be accompanied by rallies and flash mobs outside walmart stores nationwide. one of the groups organizing protests is our walmart -- the organization united for respect at walmart. in an advocacy video, walmart workers explain why they are planning to walk out. >> because together, we're stronger than alone. >> because i like to make a difference for those who are too scared to come aboard. >> because will market afford to pay us better. >> stand up, live better. >> to talk more, we're joined by william fletcher, a wal-mart worker and josh eidelson is a contributing writer for "the nation's." we welcome you both to "democracy now!" what are your plans for friday? >> friday, we're planning to have walked out that many of our stores. the one i work that is one

and these actions against wal-mart began in october and were the product of an apparent collaboration between the united food and commercial unions workersw and a group of disaffected wal-mart employees who call themselves our wal-mart. and the company claims it's effectively trying to unionize wal-mart's work force without following the laws that stipulate late after 30 days of protests, the union must petition the labor relations board for election, on whether to form a union. unfair labor is working full-time and living in poverty, responded our wal-mart member, harris, texas, unfair labor is seeing your health care premiums skyrocket year after year, denied the hours needed to support your family. wal-mart knows what unfair labor is because we endure it every day. >> and what your laborers were and what you receive. if the employer feels you're worth more and they will he' get more. for a lot of people complaining about the working conditions, they're perfectly free to go out and find another job or start a company of their own, that's how the free market works and should work. >> an investigators from the national labor relations bo