with the farm workers, luckily in california, we were able to get the right to organize and so in the areas where the united farm worker has union contracts, the wages are higher than, say, than the minimum wage. but we know that other parts of the country, unfortunately, we have a lower minimum wage and farm workers do not have union contracts. also, in california, we have unemployment insurance for farm workers, disability insurance for farm workers, worker's compensation for farm workers, all laws that were passed with the community service organization by the united farm workers. it's interesting because in new york state, carry kennedy has been trying to get some of the same laws we have in california that we passed those laws in california almost 40 years ago and yet, in new york state, or the rest of the country, you don't have these protections for farm workers. farm workers are suffering. >> why did that battle have to be fought against and again? and once some victories were won, why didn't they stick in a lot of places farm workers have moved backwards from where they were when you won the first

she co-founded the united farm worker's union. >> when you think of this humiliate people and oppresshem and not providing the basic human needs they have is just a way to make people feel like they are not worthy. >> she is a woman with a colorful past. she stood next to robert kennedy on the day she was shot. she has been arrested more than 20 times and has been brutally beaten by the police. at 84, she remains a steadfast immigrants. >> i think we have to remind people that unless you are a native american that your people came from somewhere and remind people this country was built by immigrants. >> fighting gender inequality >> a crisis right now, which way we are going to go. if we don't have a strong middle class which means higher wages for people, then we are not going to have a democracy. >> i spoke to her as she was passing through washltdz. >> let's take a closer look at immigration reform. it seems even in a zone that's more than stuck because there are political interests at stake, economic interests at stake, some old allies who are now looking daggers at each other bec

ucla one the case managers at united players i'll be speaking on behalf of the united workers we have our chief that can't be here he would have loved to be here so i'm here. so united players we strongly support true mark urban in their outstanding and genuine commitment to the community we're grateful for providing for our team at united players earlier they spoke on our selma pathway program it was a huge success launched in 2013 my brother was part of this and he's on his way to getting his stiff toy and on behalf of our local we support this to the community and proposed project. thank you >> thank you. >> hi. i am - i live and participated in the 2013 selma pathways program i can personally is it created career opportunities after the pathway session i contacted mike who presented from the electrician union. to get more information on the apprentice program i was employed open a multiplied family project in san francisco as part of the helper preamble in the process of applying for the inside wiring apprenticeship program with the kablths i've gotten i'll have an extent chance o

automobile workers for the united rubber workers those days are gone we will pay for for brilliance we will pay for insight we will pay for computer capabilities we will pay for engineering we'll pay for medicine but we're not going to pay for labor and therein lies the problem that if we do have a problem in the united states that is the problem the wage growth has stabilized it may be two percent annual growth i'm even surprised it's that high i think if there is a a deflationary force out there it's that those wage earners outside the united states are keeping downward pressure upon wages here for what used to be the middle and the middle class dennis let's cross the pond here you know the data coming out of germany shows weakness and last week we saw german factory orders were down and today we see german industrial production missing expectations for a third month in a row and ip declining it whopping this is a big number one point eight percent month on month in may so what's going on in georgia land. well i think what's going on and on is what's going on in europe generally i

there's now this group called the united workers congress. and these are ten different very low income employee sectors; they're farm workers; they're nannies; they're taxicab drivers; they're day laborers; and they're adjunct professors. >> adjunct professors? >> professors. >> that's an unusual participant in a coalition like that. >> they're paid a poverty wage, no health benefits, no security, job security you know, just like fast-food workers, in fact. >> what does that suggest to you? >> it suggests that people are beginning to get together and see their common interests. so here are some of the, here are the highest educated poverty workers in america with the lowest educated poverty workers and seeing that they're in the same boat now. and that realization is a powerful political potential. i'll give you another example. we had a world protest against mcdonald's. there were 30 countries involved in it. that takes organization. again, it's not high visibility yet, but neither was civil rights until it popped up. to me, these things hav

i want to call up jose from workers united and workers alliance to present and i will read a number of comment cards. steve fields, annie chung, samantha higgins, don menendez, amy aguilera, antonio diaz, schiavo and connie ford. >> all right. good afternoon supervisors. first of all thank you for your work on this as well as many of the community today and laborers on the minimum wage. part of the workers alliance and campaign for fair economy who represents restaurant workers, retail workers and domestic workers and laborers in san francisco. we've all seen that san francisco has had a huge economic increase in the tech industry and real estate development, but that by no means is a measure of economic success. what is a measure of economic success is handout how -- san francisco is going to address the needs of our workers in san francisco. right now we are leading the way in economic inequality. but that's not the legacy we want to lead. the legacy we want is is for san francisco to have the highest minimum wage in the country to give our working families and youth a chance to be a

who have been in front for many months ant 21 and local 51 which has been amazing and the united health workers an a number of other units that are strongly supportive of this effort. with that, back to mr. wiener. >> >>supervisor scott weiner: i would like to ask ted eagan to discuss his report. >> thank you. ted eagan controllers office. supervisor wiener i believe you summarized all the of the main points of the report. it's quite lengthy. i won't go into detail. i'm happy to take any questions that you and the board have. >> thank you. mr. -- you also worked on this. you want to add anything? >> fred brus oh from the budget analyst office. we have a report if you have any questions on it. >> thank you very much. we also, i will note colleagues at the first budget hearing we had detailed presentations from various departments. our departments are here if questions arise, but we are not going to have them repeat their presentations they made at the first budget hearing. so with that, before we start public comment, i know the school district is here, chris arm troud. i want to give him an opp

these three gentlemen are designated as unit workers.y help to serve the food and mop the floors and the like. the tallest gentleman in the frame is ja-norris hayes. he's about to be attacked by a detainee with a weapon, a sock loaded with batteries. i allows him to strike the victim while providing distance so the victim cannot strike back. fortunately for mr. hayes he was able to deflect the initial attack. and what happens is mr. hayes gains the upper hand in this fight. though this started as he was the victim of an assault, he quickly becomes a participant in an altercation. the officer continues to observe the scene and wait the arrival of our response teams. you see mr. hayes now has gained the upper hand in this altercation. and as the response team comes in, you see them secure the participants fairly quickly. efficiently. and they'll be headed off to segregation. >> having received treatment for minor injuries, hayes is secured back in his cell. >> you were on top of him, pounding him. at a certain point, you have to stop. you

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she co-founded the united farm worker's union. >> when you think of this humiliate people and oppressnot providing the basic human needs they have is just a way to make people feel like they are not worthy. >> she is a woman with a colorful p

workers. in though united states, however, only 10% of the businesses are manufacturing. day workers require math, science, and technical skills to operate complex machines. another challenge has to do with the machines workers are using. in the u.s. machines have not been updated as quickly as their overseas counterparts. according to the burrow of economic analysis, on average, american manufacturing assets and economy are 20 years old. >> it's the aging asset base which companies haven't spent enough to maintain and keep up they productivity levels. >> in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, overseas. >> the relationships that the manufacturers had with these suppliers have severed. they don't have those contacts. many suppliers have scaled down their operations. >> reshoring companies could initially face higher labor and manufacturing costs, which could hurt their bottom line, yet it's a risk come companies are willing to take. >> there is the concern that higher u.s. labor and production costs may mean higher costs for consumers. but some surveys have suggested that consumers are

strikes a cord with my hispanic viewer, it's because it is also the name of the founder of the united farm workers who popularized the slogan, "si se pueda," which means "yes, we, can," but if he were alive today, chavez might be saying, "oh,, no he didn't." but this isn't merely political pandering, folks, this change was a long time coming. as the politician formally known as fistler explained, he experienced many hardships because of his name. i don't see why. i mean, fistler, that's a great name for a leader. it sounds like he's the hitler of fisting. [cheering and applause] heil fistler. [laughter] so fistler just wanted to change it to something that would be a popular name with voters. so i think it showed great restraint that he didn't just go with cherry garcia. [laughter] but cesar chavez's campaign isn't just about a confusing name. it's also about a confusing web site. >> on his campaign web site, chavez features images of crowds of people holding chavez signs and wearing t-shirts, but the pictures are actually from a rally from the late venezuelan president president hu go chavez. >>

have something to cheer for just five months after it narrowly lost a you know election the united auto workers is now poised to open up shop at the very same chattanooga tennessee volkswagen plant where it suffered a huge defeat back in february although joining the union would be up to individual workers the u.a.w. president of the chattanooga plant is still a big deal because it's the first and most important step toward creating a german style works council something volkswagen is entirely in favor of they have them in their shops all over the world right here in the us and if enough workers decided to join the union then the u.a.w. would get to represent them in negotiations with folks like with the membership now at a decades long low and republicans on the supreme court and in congress committed to destroying organized labor any way they can and state governors and state legislatures as well all the spray to work the last stuff american workers are in need of a boost so this tennessee turnaround rally is really happening at a great time but will it be enough in the long run to jump start

they could whether it was food or clothing or valuables it was also an opportunity for united nations aid workers to enter the strip to bring with them much needed medical and emergency supplies it was also an opportunity for body recovery and for injured people to be moved to various locations there was a funerals of will hold throughout the day saturday these of course had to be very quick because many people very fearful as to whether or not there's a lull in fighting would actually last. and the diplomatic efforts are ongoing to achieve a long lasting hole to hostilities but so far neither israel nor hamas have been willing to end the conflict permanently if we are now reporting on what the fighting has done and is doing to gaza. beit hanoun in garza's north deserted after israeli tank shelling hits this united nations run school killing sixteen and injuring scores of others before the war northern residents had it tough enough recently they've been plunged into incredible danger they were relying on the un to shelter and protect their children now even that is no guarantee. the red cross sai

she co-founded the united farm worker's union.

she co-founded the united farm worker's union. >> when you think of this

humanitarian ceasefire that both sides of deserved on saturday that was an opportunity for united nations aid workers and other humanitarian organizations to bring much needed relief into the gaza strip it was an opportunity for the body recovery for the rules to be held and also for many gazans to return to their homes to assess the damage and to salvage what little they could this cease fire has now ended and we are witnessing a resumption of hostilities inside the gaza strip both sides now declaring that they will continue with this fighting that is now entering its twentieth day and is seen to be casualty count on both sides continue to climb. our correspondents video taken from the heart of the conflict i must warn you it contains images you may well find distressing. ok that's what we're hearing now from we're going to move. there of. these pictures apparently showing a man among the ruins of a historic person on trial buildings used to be the target of israeli government fire the man appears to be hit by a bullet while lying stretched out on the ground and harry talked to one of the eyewitness

the coal industry and the united mine workers of america supported the bill. members from certified states like wyoming supported the compromise, as did members from uncertified states, like pennsylvania and west virginia. as a senator, president obama voted in favor of the legislation that included this compromise. from all the available signs, it appeared that we had finally fixed the problem and helped to strengthen our state economies at the same time. unfortunately, appearances are often deceiving. by limited a.m.l. payments in the map-21 conference report, congress once again made clear that taxpayers could not count on a federal trust fund to meet its obligations, to administer the tax dollars it collects each year in a proper and legislatively mandated manner. this has been contested and successfully defended year after year to preserve this money, and it was supported by a supermajority in this body until -- until -- it was included in this highway bill. and included in the highway bill in the conference report, not when we had an amendment on the flo

over the past several days, two german government workers have been accused of spying for the united states. the cases of renewed anger over edward snowden that showed u.s. was monitoring the communication of millions of germans and tapping chancellor angela merkel's cellphone. on thursday, the german government announced it was expelling the cia statement chief -- station chief in berlin, citing both the recent allegations and -- said thefense minister move sends an message. >> the german government has reacted and asked you us intelligence service official responsible for germany to leave the country. we have made it clear we do not tolerate this approach. there's also a chance now, especially for the american side, to wipe the slate clean. government has set the right example today and showed it will not tolerate such a breach of confidence and we need a reset. >> newly declassified documents show the obama administration knew ahead of time about the british government's plan to force the guardian newspaper to destroy hard drives containing documents leaked by snowden. the associa

she co-founded the united farm worker's union. >> when you think of this humiliate people and oppresshem and not providing the basic human needs they have is just a

. >> reporter: an united auto workers created chapters in a volkswagen plant. it is unusually workers voted against the move this year. >>> and glass companies and insurance agents are evaluating the damage from a recent hailstorm in nebraska. hail as big as baseball, acres of crops were flattened by the hail. >> michael: if it's not tornadoes its hailstorms. the midwest always gets hit by crazy weather in the summer. >>> an invasive species is threatening california's orange crop. they'rthe techno folks are next to explain. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> a disease is damaging much of california's george crop. research has blamed a none native insect of spreading the disease. they're trying to bring in another bug to fight it. this is how the plan could work. >> reporter: california is responsible for 80% of the nation's fresh orange market. but scientists are concerned about a disease called citrus greening. it's already decimated thousands of ache necessary florida and is spread by a tiny bug. the ca

shea that [speaker not understood] from the chinese progressive association, jose from young workers united and [speaker not understood] from filipino community center and probably others that participated in the task force are here. i'd like to open it up for public comment if there is anyone that would like to make remarks. so, please come forward. we're limiting it to 2 minutes per person. and i believe there are translators if necessary, too. >>> okay, i'm leone, i speak cantonese. and i was working in [speaker not understood] season restaurant. [speaking through interpreter] so, i'm a worker at all season restaurant and while working at the restaurant i did not receive minimum wage. i did not receive overtime pay or paid sick leave or any other health benefits including health care security ordinance. and when i started working there i was not informed of any of my rights as a worker, and in fact it was not until a few weeks into my employment that i learned that i had these rights through my coworkers. so, because i what in fear of losing my job, i stuck around to work at this workpla