number two, glazer architectal metal and glass workers, union, 718, iron workers, union, 377, united union of roofers, and water proofers and allied workers local 40. carpenters, and locksmith union, local 22.united association ofjourneymen and apprentices of the plumbing and pipefitting industry of the united states and canada, local 38; plasterers, local 66; sheet metal workers, local 104; auto, marine and specialty painters, local 1176; teamsters, local 853; and automotive machinists, local 1414 (joint common craft >> and number three to the tentative agreement between the district and the international union of operating engineers, local 39 and at the present timive agreement and between the district and the service employees and international union. local 1021. >> moved and second. >> i see no public speakers for this item. and so, at this time, i would like to call on the superintendent to read the recommendation for each agreement. >> thank you. >> president norton, i would like to call on executive director carm elo scarloto to read the motion. >> thank you, superintendent. >> and

states and the european union the united states is trying to pass our domestic laws for us it isn't democracy it isn't intervening essentially offense for us the european union sees virtually all aspects of policy as within its sphere of jurisdiction why you know what's the problem with the two arguments one is economic europe is the only continent in the world that is in economic decline the other one is a political one we want to be able to hire. the people. and here in the european parliament we've lost that right ok i let us focus on the economic side for a few moments it is true that the significance for britain as a trading partner has been on the decline but obviously it's not maggie legible and the european union still remains the favorite destination for many of the u.k. aspirants and in particular for those products that are produced by small and medium sized businesses who cannot afford to these. their representative still china india and other countries now since you are a very strong supporter of localism i wonder why would you advocate something that is

on the question, do you think the united kingdom should be a member of the european union? it united the conservatives in a divisive issue. >> mr. speaker, it is an honor for me to put forward a bill for half of our democracy. it should reside with the people, mr. speaker. and proposing this bill, i speak for many in this house and millions more outside of this area -- of this. one thing defeated in this bill, and does not ask for referendum until 2017. what we need is a referendum before the next election. will we get a guarantee? >> it is important that was securing the best possible deal and for a real choice of the british people. we should set a timeframe of which it should be done. that is why i am bringing it forward. >> in 1974, the first time i ever voted. my son and daughter have never had the choice of making that democratic decision. that is what we should be doing today. that is why i sponsored the bill. >> she was lucky she had the opportunity to vote. as one honorable member whispered in my ear, a twinkle in the eye. [laughter] i do not have the opportunity to

in the united states, union membership has been on the decline for half a century. nowadays, fewer than 12% of americans belong to a union and lately they have come under attack. >> the union has to be broken. >> being blamed for everything from the failure of our school system to the death of the twinkie. but if american unions disappear, the american middle class could disappear with them. income and equality into this country is already nearing record highs and the worker is on the losing side of the equation. we know workers still need protection. the question is, are unions still the best way for them to get it? these days, there are a lot of people who question whether labor unions are even necessary. according to a 2012 gallup poll, just 52% of americans consider themselves pro-union versus 48% who don't. today, not only have unions been villainized but now people just don't even feel like they are necessary. some people feel like unions have been their own worst enemy for many years. a couple years back i was doing a job at the consumer electronics show and

between the united states and the european union is that the united states isn't trying to pass our domestic laws for us it isn't subverting democracy it isn't intervening in essentially home affairs for us the european union sees virtually all aspects of policy as within its sphere of of jurisdiction why you know what's the problem with that well there's there's two arguments one is economic europe is the only continent in the world now that is in economic decline the other one is a political one we want to be able to hire and fire the people. and here in the european parliament we've lost that right ok i let us focus on their economic side for a few moments it is true that the significance for britain as a trading partner has been on the decline but obviously it's not maggie legible and the european union still remains the favorite destination for many of the u.k. aspirants and in particular for those products that are produced by small and medium sized businesses who cannot afford to despise their representatives still china india and other countries now since you are a very strong suppor

in the united states, union membership has been on the decline for half a century.days, fewer than 12% of americans belong to a union and lately they have come under attack. >> the union has to be broken. >> being blamed for everything from the failure of our school system to the death of the twinkie. but if american unions disappear, the american middle class could disappear with them. income and equality into this country is already nearing record highs and the worker is on the losing side of the equation

by giving the green light in korea that would create the necessary tension between the united and the soviet union -- the united and china to prevent any kind of. he didn't think the americans would intervene in korea. he thought the americans would come in to 2009. it created tension between the united states and china. i think that was his sort of main goal in giving the green light. this is the famous that changed international situation. but it really backfired because it was because of the great victory of mao. he actually, you know, stopped the great superpower. so he came out of the korean war with a huge press teeing. mao was no longer to play second fiddle after that. it backfired. he created a more powerful china. a china more independent of soviet union which lead to the final soviet split. they were sort of begging him to stop the war by '52. especially the north korea because they were being completely bombarded. and he thought of the war as strategically good for him. it was bleeding china white. it was keeping the americans occupied in korea diverting them from europe. so, you know,

the other guy the chump because don look now but a battle of unions are assembling an army to fight major battles on health care. the unitedunion rejoining. several unions that also led them back is to 2005 return. they said the strength is in numbers. very clear that the big unions are not taking any chances. dave callahan. our union is worried? >> this is a great development. this is all about caring and to take on the retail and fas food industries. some strikes recently. those industries are doing great. mcdonnell stock quadrupled in the last decade. workers have barely seen anything from that. they deserve a raise. the unions in to help them make that happen. neil: deserve a doubling of minimum wage? >> look at australia where they actually have a $14 minimum wage . neil: so you are for doubling the minimum wage? >> i think troubling may be going a bit too f right now, but there is plenty of pfit to be made at higher wages. neil: we willll see about that. the bottom line is they're not making any chances. whether it is a push for higher minimum wage. >> this is only about their dues and their political power. the real

in the united states, union membership has been on the decline for half a century.adays, fewer than 12% of americans belong to a union and lately they have come under attack. >> the union has to be broken. >> being blamed for everything from the failure of our school system to the death of the twinkie. but if the american unions

local members of the united health care union are going to the nation's capital to celebrate dr.rk. they are calling for action towards racial and economic equality. >>> a 5-year-old loves to play and have fun is being honored tomorrow. nathan baker died during a family vacation last year and tomorrow a play ground is being dedicated in his honor at mechanicsville elementary school which baker attendedch the money comes from a -- attendedch the money comes from foundation the family-- attended. the money comes from foundation the family started to help communities and families in need. >>> the wags dog park officially opens tomorrow part of the improvement project. there will be play areas for small and large breeds and doggy water fountains and other amenities. bring your four legged friends at 10:30 in the morning tomorrow to have a good time. >>> gates open this morning for the maryland state fair. if you've been, you know there's so much to see and do over the next week and a half. and abc2 news roosevelt leftwich is live there and you've beenhanging out with the chicks and t

units. there is some question on how those relate to the second unions. those are not traditionally in-law units their traditionally built before the zoning of the city and it's on a parcel that's zoned for two unit. we want to have legal protection for those units. at the planning commission they asked for additional time to look at this so we want to introduce new legislation and the planning commission will reconsider this on september 19th. we've hoping to move forward on the criteria in september on a separate track to get our minds around this in the legislation. with that i'll leave it >> thank you very much so to continue to the call of the chair. >> yes, that's right. and supervisor avalos will be introducing new legislation >> the plan is to introduce amendments that remove section 181 to twisted the file but we can do that tomorrow. >> should we then - will this item number 3 if that's not relevant should we table it. >> we're planning to have this legislation h that will have everything but section 181 and we'll have a new option to go back to

impression that they are they going to have board here in fact aid has been the aim of the united states and of the european union of their proclaimed aim to have me star studded removed from power so it's very strange now to hear from example for example from the british prime minister. nick clegg that. returned in a series not a regime change but just their messages just some kind of a response to the chemical attack i think it's hypocritical because we have just heard them say in some very different things it's quite clear so their russian foreign minister lavrov said several. actually yesterday that. escalation of hostilities in syria and other western intervention we were in fact. for oil any attempt to bring a peaceful resolution to the crisis in syria it's very difficult to imagine a peace conference on syria convened by a country like the united states so all members of the european union and out of the lobby which will already be fighting in syria yes that bothered i would have to let it go at that point i'm sorry i don't have enough time with you but there was a debate about his political analysts they

that is why president obama set a goal in his state of the union for the united states to join with our allies to eradicate poverty in the next two decades and building on this, challenge the world bank to move from dreaming of a world free of poverty to a concrete goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 23 in a target of promoting shared prosperity. that is why experts from around the world like jeffrey sachs who player leading role are designing a the sustainable development goals. jeffrey sachs is a powerful and consistent advocate on behalf of the world's for and most vulnerable. given decades in academia in the field his views on inclusive and sustainable development our respect across the board from top policymakers to expiring development practitioners. we agree from time to time on the how and when but never the why or what. jeffrey sachs is a director of the earth institutes, professor of health policy management at columbia university. he has authored three new york times bestsellers, the end of poverty, commonwealth economic for a crowded planet, and the price of civilization.

brotherhood is actually now having a detrimental affect on the people's perception about the united states and the european union. the short answer, is, no. >> as far as egyptian impressions of the united states, is there any sense the country and administration is sort of between a rock and hard place when it comes to egypt given the number of unknowns that are -- that the present turbulent situation? it's tiff to articulate let alone execute concern and strategic effort if the situation on the ground is so volatile? >> well, you know, the egyptian government has been clear about this. nobody's coming out and talking about cutting relations off with the u.s. they're talking about reviewing it, using the diplomatic lingo that's important for the count have a strategic vuf all foreign relationships. in the context, the military, being a close ally to the united states. as general ceaci said in his interview, he felt they turned their backs on the egyptian people. they won't forget that. right now it's a tight rope the egyptian government is walking, but the thing that's given the greatest boost or greatest confid

democratic union party turned for help to international organizations like the united nations in the european union calling attacks against kurds and sunni genocide pleading for help and fast the situation is getting worse and the number of people who have been kidnapped and killed and beheaded is rising every day either you know what's going on especially into a lot outside losses free army as. you know. just as killing people on i didn't they call their people you couldn't kill them kidnap capture their will it's all on how long that means it's or allowed for you once you fight for for god's russian foreign minister sergei lavrov was among the first to sound the alarm over reports from syria urging the security council to step in. in this action we were shocked by the reports of around four hundred fifty kurds massacred in the north of syria including children just because the men were fighting against . the first report of the un security council will condemn all these terrorist attacks we've seen some of its members refusing to condemn terrorist attacks in syria justifying it with

democratic union party turned for help to international organizations like the united nations in the european union calling attacks against the kurds and sunni genocide pleading for help and fast the situation is getting worse and the number of people who have been kidnapped and killed and beheaded is rising every day either you know what's going on especially into a lot it's a loss a free army as. you know. just as they are killing people and i didn't take they call their people you can kill them kidnap capture there will not it's all on how long that means it's or allowed for you once you fight for for god's russian foreign minister sergei lavrov was among the first to sound the alarm over reports from syria urging the security council to step in. but that. we were shocked by the reports of around four hundred fifty kurds massacred in the north of syria including children just because the men were fighting against. the first report of the un security council will condemn all these terrorist attacks we've seen some of its members refusing to condemn terrorist attacks in syria justify

on an agreement between the united states and european union, and i'm happy that we got one thing and now we are waiting for a second one, and i think it is generational challenges and opportunities for all of us for the united states and europe to move past these kinds of relations and to have very efficient outcomes. we would hope we will be able to do this. together with the military, new challenges, we are trying to battle new economic challenges together with the cyber challenges, which we're facing all the time. i want to say that everything, every day practically we see this aggressiveness, and new forms of challenges our region is facing. i can also confirm that nordic and baltic cooperation is a new phenomenon, a unique phenomenon in europe, which is very much reliable, and you can comment on that as being strategic partners for the united states. >> it is important for the american people -- [indiscernible] when the baltic-american charter was signed, a dramatic moment for us, we are thankful to you during your presidential time. the u.s. led military exercises in the baltic

the biggest union leader in the united states turning sour on obama care. >> when the act is put together it wasn't thought completely through. >> not thought completely through. can they win the healthcare battle with the unions jumping ship. >> it is not just your wallets with economic pain. even the tooth fairy is getting hit. kids receiving more than ever now. "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> good morning to the city who never sleeps. you can see that outside this morning. you are watching "fox & friends first" on this friday morning. i am heather nauert. >> i am patti ann browne. thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with a fox news alert. president obama in a bind after america's bigs ally backs away from taking action in syria. go to doug luzader live in washington with the latest. >> good morning. whatever coalition the president was hoping to build here now appears to be in at that timers this morning with a key u.s. ally now saying it will not take part in a military strike on syria. the administration suffered a big set back of particlism refusing to back

units. there is some question on how those relate to the second unions. those are not traditionally in-law units their traditionally built before the zoning of the city and it's on a parcel that's zoned for two unit. we want to have legal protection for those units. at the planning commission they asked for additional time to look at this so we want to introduce new legislation and the planning commission will reconsider this on september 19th. we've hoping to move forward on the criteria in september on a separate track to get our minds

full-page ad in washington post about the laborers international, the treasury employees, the united union refers water provers and allied workers, saying it threatens to harm their members, that it takes money from the pockets of each laborer, it takes coverage away from employees -- have you seen is that -- this ad? >> i have not. >> it is in the paper and you might want to take a look at it. this is no small concern. you have notg heard from people. these folks represent thousands of workers were saying they are seeing real problems here. >> i said we have ongoing problems. >> this is 20 69 people. that is more than significant. you are saying you are not aaring from people with problem? >> for the third time, we have ongoing discussions with the labor unions. >> -- we have further concerns. >> are you hearing from them there are problems with people losing their jobs and cover? >> i have not heard that specifically. readuld you like to today's paper? this is not the first time they printed this article from washington dc. universe.e parallel i understand this is the law. our concern is

following efforts by the european union and the united arab intimates to defuse the crisis, and the u.s. are among the latest to try to break the deadlock. >> egypt has experienced renewed violence and turmoil over the last month since the military overthrew mohamed morsi, the leader of the muslim brotherhood. the political crisis in the arab world's largest nation is at a deadly new phase. >> the interior prime minister cannot be swayed even by john mccain and lindsey graham. the report blames the contraction on the muslim brotherhood. that is the official version. not everyone agrees. >> the negotiations failed because neither side was ready to compromise. everyone should be able to compromise for the country. only foreign interest will benefit if we fail. >> he hopes that egypt can move to election soon. and that the gaps can be peacefully closed without any more damage to the country. it is unclear whether all international mediation efforts are off. europe is keeping an open mind on the issue. a spokesman for a foreign-policy court nader catherine ashton says that the e u is dedica

following efforts by the european union and the united arab intimates to defuse the crisis, and the u.s. are among the latest to try to break the deadlock. >> egypt has experienced renewed violence and turmoil over the last month since the military overthrew mohamed morsi, the leader of the muslim brotherhood. the political crisis in the arab world's largest nation is at a deadly new phase. >> the interior prime minister cannot be swayed even by john mccain and lindsey graham. the report blames the contraction on the muslim brotherhood. that is the official version. not everyone agrees. >> the negotiations failed because neither side was ready to compromise. everyone should be able to compromise for the country. only foreign interest will benefit if we fail. >> he hopes that egypt can move to election soon. and that the gaps can be peacefully closed without any more damage to the country. it is unclear whether all international mediation efforts are off. europe is keeping an open mind on the issue. a spokesman for a foreign-policy court nader catherine ashton says that the e u is dedica

the biggest union leader in the united states turning sour on obama care. >> when the act is put togetherhought completely through. >> not thought completely through. can they win the healthcare battle with the unions jumping ship. >> it is not just your wallets

. >> zimbabwe is under economic sanctions from the european union and the united states and you earlier mentioned some of the support coming from south africa and china. >> that's right. >> how will the outcome of this election affect foreign relations? >> i said if zimbabwe can succeed to establish a new regime, economic reconstruction whim -- will start very rapidly and with much support cane expectedromhenternaal community, including the u.s. but in case the mugabe and his party keep the power, things become much worse. this country will sink into the deep dependency on china. that will be the last resort to survive for them. >> that was katsume from the institute of developing economies. >>> pakistan has agreed to restore full partnership with the u.s. u.s. secretary of state john kerry sees strong ties with the country as key to resting afghanistan. kerry is visiting pakistan to rebuild ties. the u.s. secretary of state is making spris vis to pakistan, his first since assuming his post. he was welcomed by prime minister nawaz sharif who also recently took office. kerry used the mee

will not want to antagonize members of its own population and particularly the europeanrters, union and the united states, who made it clear that they will not tolerate bloodshed against protesters. i think very much there are elements within the egyptian government who say that their opinion 2 attacks -- who say that there have been two attacks against protesters and if there were a third it would damage their image around the world. >> we have heard about violence between groups upon each other. is that carrying on? >> that is something i haven't seen for the moment. in the chore that i too late at night and did not see any signs of people carrying weapons at the pro-morsi encampment. i saw mostly peaceful people, people who said they would stay there to defend the president. the security forces maintained their positions in armored personnel carriers but maintain them at least in some cases several hundred meters from those protesters. there is no sign i pick up overnight that there was a rate about to take place, but we look at the stamens from the government that said -- statements from the g

. >>> leaders from the u.s., the european union, and the united nations had been calling on the egyptian military to find a peaceful solution. they condemned the crackdown. for a look at why the military took the step, despite the warnings, we spoke with nhk's former cairo bureau chief. >> the egyptian military leaders have held power for so long and consider their service as serving the foundation of modern egypt. they decided not to be anymore with the muslim brotherhood they see as a threat to themselves. you have to understand the history of the relationship between the brotherhood and the military. muslim brotherhood is an islamist, religious political movement that was founded back in the 1920s. it became increasingly influential among the poor and the former president hosni mubarak. mubarak was in power for almost 30 years. during his era the west, especially the u.s., gave financial aid to the military, which was the core of mubarak's power. thanks to the aid, the egyptian economy, as a whole, developed. but the gap between the rich and the poor widened. the brotherhood support b

they only did so for for a while you know they're a good knowledge of the existence of the united farm workers union so i i would say if somebody has a lot of time and energy boycotting is a great thing you know. vote with their dollars but be careful because that's just the people with the most dollars of the most votes but boy kinds of fine thing but i'd much rather personally be and take my energy and put it into individual issues and getting involved with those movement politics things are started much earlier tina in salem new jersey eighteen you want to talk about keystone x.l. and obama. here's how it can hurt like you turn to a pew i don't know if i'm a confused from time i want and three here now a chance for asking now are you talking about frankly yeah i'm very disappointed in him i wish he would really get creative people like you want to hear tina turner great point and thank you for calling in make and here's the thing you got to know he's a politician he's only going to respond to a lot of people speaking out that's it for your take my take alive thanks for all your calls we didn't ge