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the supplier squeezes the workers. and since the workers are the weakest in the value chain, they're the ones who end up suffering the most when all this squeezing is said and done. this is a tremendously wealthy food system - $6 trillion a year. it's just very poorly distributed. >> what do you think is at the heart of the strike, why do you think they're striking? >> i don't really know - it's hard to tell because there is no interest on what the company think about it. >> it seems to us, having spent some time with workers, what's driving this is that they are having trouble making ends meet, that everything is going up around them except for their pay is what they feel like. does that seem true to you? because they tell us they're having trouble making ends meet. >> well in mexico, we are suffering inflation. mexico is getting expensive, yes. not just baja california, it's all of mexico. so that impacts our pocket. >> so you see how that impacts the workers? >> mm-hmm. >> do you see how it would be hard to get by o
the supplier squeezes the workers. and since the workers are the weakest in the value chain, they're the ones who end up suffering the most when all this squeezing is said and done. this is a tremendously wealthy food system - $6 trillion a year. it's just very poorly distributed. >> what do you think is at the heart of the strike, why do you think they're striking? >> i don't really know - it's hard to tell because there is no interest on what the company think about it. >>...
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which are guest workers? the relevant number is between the guest workers versus the entire pool. you find there's about a 20% labor savings in the guest worker pool? right? so the u.s. census what we have created. >> the numbers we have created to you, showing the opposite, showing that the h 1b workers, i'm throwing out the brookings study per your instruction. i'm only look at bureau of labor statistics and u.s. immigration services, the next one i'm showing my viewers is u.s. cis. that number is higher than the corresponding group thraw talk about, the americans who you can hire off the street. >> they don't earn more if you look at the same occupations, you know apples to apples comparison. it's not exactly the opinion because i'll agree with viveck. there is a small percentage of highly talented workers that we want. using viveck's numbers, i'll go with one-third the question is why are we trying the increase the allocation for the rest? >> 3 in 10 scientists for the american association for advancement
which are guest workers? the relevant number is between the guest workers versus the entire pool. you find there's about a 20% labor savings in the guest worker pool? right? so the u.s. census what we have created. >> the numbers we have created to you, showing the opposite, showing that the h 1b workers, i'm throwing out the brookings study per your instruction. i'm only look at bureau of labor statistics and u.s. immigration services, the next one i'm showing my viewers is u.s. cis....
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workers. both of us had attempted to organize farmworkers back in the 1950's, and organize farmworkers during world war ii. shortly after we did that, the group dissolved. i had also organized farmworkers and turn them over to the butchers union. again, they took over. association had different organizers from different ethnic groups -- african american mexicans, of course, and filipino. i recruited someone from stockton, california, where i was from. one of the priests working with us at the time, father macola, mcdonald, went to washington and met with the afl-cio to tell them about this group of artwork is that they had been organizing. they sent someone out there, and when we saw this huge group of i was with them for quite a while. basically, they started working with labor contractors. with the mexican-american community, the african-american, o community, that did not really work. , and said, look -- it was interesting because what we decided to start the union, we actually had the comm
workers. both of us had attempted to organize farmworkers back in the 1950's, and organize farmworkers during world war ii. shortly after we did that, the group dissolved. i had also organized farmworkers and turn them over to the butchers union. again, they took over. association had different organizers from different ethnic groups -- african american mexicans, of course, and filipino. i recruited someone from stockton, california, where i was from. one of the priests working with us at the...
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it squeezed workers. also the small companies that employ the workers. they own the companies that benefit from this new arrangement from the race to the bottom are the ones who can get the work done with large corporations without having legal responsibility for the consequences. senator warren: into this comes the nlrb last august. they finally acknowledge the problem it had created back in the 1980's, and it began closing this loophole by broadening the definition of who is an employer and -- so that workers' rights would be protected under those circumstances. so, my republican colleagues didn't seem to have a problem when the nlrb narrowed the definition, but now that the nlrb is going back to the original approach that it had used for many decades, they want to pass legislation to stop the nlrb. how would that affect workers? mr. rubin: it would be devastating to the workers. it would result in a greater race to the bottom than we are already experiencing, and with a bill that passes, that makes us even more public, more companies, more large compa
it squeezed workers. also the small companies that employ the workers. they own the companies that benefit from this new arrangement from the race to the bottom are the ones who can get the work done with large corporations without having legal responsibility for the consequences. senator warren: into this comes the nlrb last august. they finally acknowledge the problem it had created back in the 1980's, and it began closing this loophole by broadening the definition of who is an employer and...
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the united farm workers union. legendary labor and civil rights advocate dolores huerta. i'm maria hinojosa. this is one on one. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> hinojosa: dolores huerta, you are an icon in the latino community, the cofounder of the united farm workers union. you have your own foundation now, the dolores huerta foundation. it's truly an honor to have you on our show. >> well, thank you, maria. it's an honor to be here. >> hinojosa: so a lot of people probably may not immediately know your name. but if you say united farm workers, if you say cesar chavez, if you say the grape boycott of the 1970s, then people kind of start piecing it together. but you are an extraordinary leader in your own right, dolores. and i kind of wonder, how do you put that into place, where on the one hand you were side by side this amazing leader, cesar chavez, and yet you were a leader onto yourself, but always a little bit behind the scenes. >> i think we did different tasks. i mean, i was pretty
the united farm workers union. legendary labor and civil rights advocate dolores huerta. i'm maria hinojosa. this is one on one. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> hinojosa: dolores huerta, you are an icon in the latino community, the cofounder of the united farm workers union. you have your own foundation now, the dolores huerta foundation. it's truly an honor to have you on our show. >> well, thank you, maria. it's an honor to be here. >> hinojosa: so...
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how would that affect workers? >> it would be devastating to the workers. it would result in a greater race to the bottom than we're already experiencing. and with a bill that passes that makes this even more public, more large companies would be inspired to do what the other companies have done to the great disadvantage of the types of workers i represent. >> thank you, mr. rubin. i think this is pretty simple. the law says that an employer has certain legal obligation to its employees, like collective bargaining on responsibility when an employee gets hurt. and small employers have to abide by those rules. but some big corporations dodge the law by pretending that they're not employers. they don't fool the nlrb or much of anyone else and now the nlrb has called them out on this. it is no surprise that giant corporations that use this scheme and their republican friends don't like what the nlrb is doing. let's be clear. the nlrb is following the law and standing up for american workers which is exactly what the nlrb by law is supposed to do. thank you, mr.
how would that affect workers? >> it would be devastating to the workers. it would result in a greater race to the bottom than we're already experiencing. and with a bill that passes that makes this even more public, more large companies would be inspired to do what the other companies have done to the great disadvantage of the types of workers i represent. >> thank you, mr. rubin. i think this is pretty simple. the law says that an employer has certain legal obligation to its...
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nice, hard workers. they don't want to make anyone , especially their growers, so what was all this commotion about? from that point on, my whole life story changed. i thought i would still be living in delano with seven kids working in the fields. i was born in delano, born in the labor camp that we lived in with my six siblings. were finally excited when that whole period was over. i am half filipino, half mexican. the filipinos started a strike. two weeks later they knew they could not do it alone because the mexicans were working and breaking the strike. they came and asked them to join the cause. was not quite ready, he knew that this was the time. if they did not get together again, they were never going to get together. sneakingr the kids into filipino hall, how great it was for me personally to see the the filipinos in the mexicans and workers working together for a common cause. historically, growers pitted the workers against each other. i remember them telling us that mexican worker crews were
nice, hard workers. they don't want to make anyone , especially their growers, so what was all this commotion about? from that point on, my whole life story changed. i thought i would still be living in delano with seven kids working in the fields. i was born in delano, born in the labor camp that we lived in with my six siblings. were finally excited when that whole period was over. i am half filipino, half mexican. the filipinos started a strike. two weeks later they knew they could not do it...
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by the workers. that's the law in germany. they're the most successful capitalist country in europe, and they give more power to their workers than any other one. the notion that if you were to do that you would cripple the capitalist potential--uh-uh. it's the same silly argument that says, "gee. those europeans, they're just not doing real well because they have such a big social safety net," national health for everybody, basically free public higher education, and all the rest. germany has one of the most expansive programs of welfare for its people, and it's the most successful country. their unemployment is significantly lower than that in the united states, but on the other hand of course, for a german worker, like for most european workers, being unemployed doesn't have the meaning it does here because since they all have a national health system you get your national health whether you have a job or not. when you lose your job, you do not lose your health insurance. you can't lose your healt
by the workers. that's the law in germany. they're the most successful capitalist country in europe, and they give more power to their workers than any other one. the notion that if you were to do that you would cripple the capitalist potential--uh-uh. it's the same silly argument that says, "gee. those europeans, they're just not doing real well because they have such a big social safety net," national health for everybody, basically free public higher education, and all the rest....
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how would that affect workers? >> it would be devastating to the workers. it would result in a greater race to the bottom than we're already experiencing. and with a bill that passes that makes this even more public, more large companies would be inspared to do what the other companies have done to the great disadvantage of the types of workers i represent. >> thank you, mr. rubin. i think this is pretty simple. the law says that an employer has certain legal obligation to its employees, like collective bargaining on responsibility when an employee gets hurt. and small employers have to abide by those rules. but some big corporations dodge the law by pretending that they're not employers. they don't fool the nlrb or much of anyone else and now the nlrb has called them out on this. it is no surprise that giant corporations that use this scheme and their republican friends don't like what the nlrb is doing. let's be clear. the nlrb is following the law and standing up for american workers which is exactly what the nlrb by law is supposed to do. thank you, mr.
how would that affect workers? >> it would be devastating to the workers. it would result in a greater race to the bottom than we're already experiencing. and with a bill that passes that makes this even more public, more large companies would be inspared to do what the other companies have done to the great disadvantage of the types of workers i represent. >> thank you, mr. rubin. i think this is pretty simple. the law says that an employer has certain legal obligation to its...
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by the workers. that's the law in germany. they're the most successful capitalist country in europe, and they give more power to their workers than any other one. the notion that if you were to do that you would cripple the capitalist potential--uh-uh. it's the same silly argument that says, "gee. those europeans, they're just not doing real well because they have such a big social safety net," national health for everybody, basically free public higher education, and all the rest. germany has one of the most expansive programs of welfare for its people, and it's the most successful country. their unemployment is significantly lower than that in the united states, but on the other hand of course, for a german worker, like for most european workers, being unemployed doesn't have the meaning it does here because since they all have a national health system you get your national health whether you have a job or not. when you lose your job, you do not lose your health insurance. you can't lose your healt
by the workers. that's the law in germany. they're the most successful capitalist country in europe, and they give more power to their workers than any other one. the notion that if you were to do that you would cripple the capitalist potential--uh-uh. it's the same silly argument that says, "gee. those europeans, they're just not doing real well because they have such a big social safety net," national health for everybody, basically free public higher education, and all the rest....
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the workers fear retaliation. they know their entire contract will be terminated if the workers organize and complain about working conditions. the return to the old standard would harm small businesses. it would deprive them of the opportunity to become truly independent, to become true entrepreneurs because if the larger companies back off and let them control their own work forces and bargain for themselves, then they're much better off. >> okay. in its decision on bfi, the board noted its supreme court mandated responsibility to adapt the national labor relations act to the changing patterns of industrial life. in your testimony, you touched on these, especially the current fissured nature of the workplace that you're talking about. in your practice, what real-world issues have you seen with current worker arrangements, and what impact will this decision have on those arrangements? >> this would help a great deal. it would help both the workers, the local economies, and the contractors who employ them. in low-
the workers fear retaliation. they know their entire contract will be terminated if the workers organize and complain about working conditions. the return to the old standard would harm small businesses. it would deprive them of the opportunity to become truly independent, to become true entrepreneurs because if the larger companies back off and let them control their own work forces and bargain for themselves, then they're much better off. >> okay. in its decision on bfi, the board noted...
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decide for accountability that led to a series of reforms on workers on book safety or fire safety, etc.. that is a beginning point when americans said if we want to stand up to the excess of american capitalism with the corporations to do whatever they wanted to do and over much of the 20th century they made enormous impact and so that leads to the social security act, minimum wage, of the 40 hour week to the unionization and after world war ii americans continue to say if they dump their pollution with no accountability is also a bad thing so they began to demand accountability on this and say you have clean water act and all sorts of the environmental legislation to clean up the american environment so today we don't experience what our ancestors did in brooklyn or pittsburgh or anywhere around the nation. this is a successful story but corporations begin to look for a way out. they want to was keep the unions, workplace safety regulations and the environmental regulations and from an early point they're starting to begin to you do this to move to the south without the same place
decide for accountability that led to a series of reforms on workers on book safety or fire safety, etc.. that is a beginning point when americans said if we want to stand up to the excess of american capitalism with the corporations to do whatever they wanted to do and over much of the 20th century they made enormous impact and so that leads to the social security act, minimum wage, of the 40 hour week to the unionization and after world war ii americans continue to say if they dump their...
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a lot of the seniors, legacy workers were again to making 45% more of other workers. >> there's a question of fairness that came to a boiling point in detroit. many of the workers saying it doesn't matter the what it given. 45 to 50% of the salaries that i'm making. this has to change. this is a question that came out. when the leadership sits down and decides on the vote. this new agreement is something to be taken forward. >> is this the sense, the way it works. they come to an agreement, the union members have to vote on it. do you have a sense of how that is going? >> the last time that this happened. they voted on it. it took two weeks ago to go through the process. there's a council that will vote tomorrow at 11:00am. it will begin the process, the vote for the 40,000 members. reflective of u.a.w. in a working relationship with fiat chrysler. it's going to be an issue that is batted back and fourth. it's not just money, it's health care. there's a question of out of the pocket costs. a lot of workers here and i'm not sure what the health care bill will be. there's a question of produ
a lot of the seniors, legacy workers were again to making 45% more of other workers. >> there's a question of fairness that came to a boiling point in detroit. many of the workers saying it doesn't matter the what it given. 45 to 50% of the salaries that i'm making. this has to change. this is a question that came out. when the leadership sits down and decides on the vote. this new agreement is something to be taken forward. >> is this the sense, the way it works. they come to an...
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and in order to do that, workers need a voice.y need the voice and the leverage that guarantees this kind of middle class security. and that's true now more than ever. during this time of rapid economic change. in recent years we have seen an explosion of american innovation in the work force. and because of technology, people are empowered and employers are empowered to create value and services in new ways. we have got folks who are getting a paycheck driving for uber or lift, people are cleaning other people's houses through handy, offering their skills on task rabbit, and so there's flexibility and autonomy, and opportunity for workers and millennials love working their phones. [ laughter ] >> much quicker than i can. and all of this is promising, but if the combination of globalization, and automation undermines the capacity of the ordinary worker and the ordinary family to be able to support themselves, if employers are able to use these factors to weaken workers' voices, and give them a take it or leave it deal, in which th
and in order to do that, workers need a voice.y need the voice and the leverage that guarantees this kind of middle class security. and that's true now more than ever. during this time of rapid economic change. in recent years we have seen an explosion of american innovation in the work force. and because of technology, people are empowered and employers are empowered to create value and services in new ways. we have got folks who are getting a paycheck driving for uber or lift, people are...
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history of thehe filipino workers, they have an ,rganization called awa agricultural workers association founded in stockton, california. they were working with the cfo and hired larry when they went out to organize the farmworkers and asparagus. that is how the organization was founded. the cso went on to organize other areas and awa continued. they would have their crew bosses, with follow the harvest, they would go and they would negotiate the rate for the pay. when they went in 1965 to negotiate the rate they wanted, they got it. delano, the came to growers would not give them the rate that they wanted. -- to make ahe wants presentation on the topic you are talking about. we want to wait. i'm not going to get into a lot of detail. >> you can have a conversation after the panel. >> there is a statement that i want to address, just a brief history. when he went to negotiate, they didn't get it. -- the when they did history was if they did not get the rate they would do a work stoppage in 1965. on september 8, they did their work stoppage. they were at the meeting where they voted for t
history of thehe filipino workers, they have an ,rganization called awa agricultural workers association founded in stockton, california. they were working with the cfo and hired larry when they went out to organize the farmworkers and asparagus. that is how the organization was founded. the cso went on to organize other areas and awa continued. they would have their crew bosses, with follow the harvest, they would go and they would negotiate the rate for the pay. when they went in 1965 to...
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like many co-worker, castro had little to no training. the factories run 24 hours a day to keep up with global demand. but to add insult to injury companies like lg electronics found a way to limit their liability when workers like castro get hurt. it's common or big counties to contract smaller ones to manufacture the parts. driving down the road we see the lg electronics planned labelled. where a lot of manufacturing takes place. it's just a short drive down the road here in a factory that is labelled only hd electronics. here at the facility of hd electronics is where castro had his accident. a lot of corporations went to mexico to avoid lawsuits in the u.s. resulting in million dollar settlements, i was able to stand up straighter. >> in nearby texas, you met ed-kruger, a minister where for practices. >> reporter: what are conditions like for the workers inside these factories. >> unfortunately conditions have been very, very poor. there's so much injustice. and the pain is so very poor. >> reporter: as kruger watches numbers grow, he
like many co-worker, castro had little to no training. the factories run 24 hours a day to keep up with global demand. but to add insult to injury companies like lg electronics found a way to limit their liability when workers like castro get hurt. it's common or big counties to contract smaller ones to manufacture the parts. driving down the road we see the lg electronics planned labelled. where a lot of manufacturing takes place. it's just a short drive down the road here in a factory that is...
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the book referred to slaves as workers.onathan betz has more. >> reporter: the textbook got his attention for the wrong reason. >> they had africans and african american as workers, implying pay, as if we had come here willingly and were paid to do our job. >> reporter: the cap -- caption refers to slaves as workers. his mother put it on facebook. furious about what was in the book, and what was left out. >> there is no mention of africans working as slaves or being slaves, it just says we were workers. >> reporter: her message went viral, and forced the publicer, mcgraw hill education to say we made a mistake, and change the wording to describe the arrival of african slaves in the u.s. as a forced migration. these books are used in a quarter of the state's school districts. >> slavery was not the best part of history, it was not a happy story, but it was in fact something that did happen, and it contributed to the success of america today. >> reporter: the book had been vetted and repeatedly checked by review panels, but t
the book referred to slaves as workers.onathan betz has more. >> reporter: the textbook got his attention for the wrong reason. >> they had africans and african american as workers, implying pay, as if we had come here willingly and were paid to do our job. >> reporter: the cap -- caption refers to slaves as workers. his mother put it on facebook. furious about what was in the book, and what was left out. >> there is no mention of africans working as slaves or being...
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a farmout growing up worker.he reality is i worked in the fields from the time i was 12 years old, 13 years old, to when a was 18 years old. anecdotal, -- this is truly anecdotal, eye can count the latinos working -- i can count latinos working in the field. that thethe questions immigrant community are taking jobs that americans don't want your eyt. mother know of any saying that she wants her child to go up to be a farm worker. it is backbreaking work. you get mistreated. it is noble work. in my to honor that work current did that work. the fact is, you are not a lot of -- the fact is there are not a lot of non-latinos who do that work and someone needs to do it. the vegetables are going to stay in the field. that is just a fact. with is story after story the harvest has not happened because there is not enough labor supply. i am a and saying -- all saying is that we need a stronger immigration law. there are millions of americans who higher folks without authority and they are violating the law. because a law
a farmout growing up worker.he reality is i worked in the fields from the time i was 12 years old, 13 years old, to when a was 18 years old. anecdotal, -- this is truly anecdotal, eye can count the latinos working -- i can count latinos working in the field. that thethe questions immigrant community are taking jobs that americans don't want your eyt. mother know of any saying that she wants her child to go up to be a farm worker. it is backbreaking work. you get mistreated. it is noble work. in...
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set the relationship between undocumented workers, immigrant workers generally and the labor marketr many years that would follow. so, what is the larger consequence of this today, of these historical developments? i always argue there's a few of them. one, of course, is that by not creating a permanent pathway for these hundreds of thousands of mexican workers, it's kind of labeled the mexican workforce at that time. arguably today with the type of permanent transients. the idea that they aren't able to be formally and permanently integrated into the u.s. labor market. and some scholars have argued that in some respects the 1965 law replaced the asian immigrants with latino immigrants as the kind of outsiders. asian exclusion was in place during the national quota system up through 1965. that was eliminated and that was a good thing. there was then de facto exclusion of latin americans and concrete ating this permanent outside class that could be demonized and exploited. significant economic interdependency of the regions then the end of the basero program, the change in labor diss
set the relationship between undocumented workers, immigrant workers generally and the labor marketr many years that would follow. so, what is the larger consequence of this today, of these historical developments? i always argue there's a few of them. one, of course, is that by not creating a permanent pathway for these hundreds of thousands of mexican workers, it's kind of labeled the mexican workforce at that time. arguably today with the type of permanent transients. the idea that they...
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b about the language hard worker. i keep an image of folks working in cotton fields on my office wall because it is a reminder about what hard work looks like. >> jonathan. hard worker is now a racist comment? >> melissa harris-perry has officially jumped the shark on race baiting. she's living an alternative universe. >>le now jessica. what is she doing? she hung those things from her ears. is she just trying to capture the outrage, the provocative viewer, just to try to get some attention? >> i guess so. i'm not sure. i'm really not with her on this. i don't understand the comparison. i understand her keeping a picture on her wall. we need to always remember what happened during the time when we had slavery and the black experience in this country which is something we actively talk about all the time in the black lives matter movement. this point makes her look silly and out of touch. >> michelle, what's happening? >> it's hypocritical. the person on her programle that said this "hard worker" was republican. she wa
b about the language hard worker. i keep an image of folks working in cotton fields on my office wall because it is a reminder about what hard work looks like. >> jonathan. hard worker is now a racist comment? >> melissa harris-perry has officially jumped the shark on race baiting. she's living an alternative universe. >>le now jessica. what is she doing? she hung those things from her ears. is she just trying to capture the outrage, the provocative viewer, just to try to get...
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workers in the private sector. that's under the obama administration. yes. you know, steve is right. you know, france is, you know, we had it in detroit. what we have right now is union workers and the government, can't reorganize the office fourn chur without calling in a union official and unionized audio viz yosual workers in fra. they're working from home and surfing the internet or doing the laundry. >> mike, i don't want to get too conspire toirl but do you think what the president is doing is trying to increase the membership, increase the power of unions in the united states and left to the private sector going down to almost zero. >> that's not a conspiracy, david. that's a fact. the unions fund president obama's campaign. so this is payback for them. it's that simple. if we want economic growth, you got -- we should be looking towards germany which has reduced the power of the unions. germany's unemployment rate is half that of france's which is strengthened the unions. >> bruce, just coincidental that th
workers in the private sector. that's under the obama administration. yes. you know, steve is right. you know, france is, you know, we had it in detroit. what we have right now is union workers and the government, can't reorganize the office fourn chur without calling in a union official and unionized audio viz yosual workers in fra. they're working from home and surfing the internet or doing the laundry. >> mike, i don't want to get too conspire toirl but do you think what the president...
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. >> sean, can i just mention one thing on the foreign workers. there's an interesting moment where they brought up, mr. trump, you talked about how mark zuckerberg wants to bring in all these foreign workers and then trump says, oh, no, i don't have any problem with that. i think that was a slipup by trump. because obviously his website mentions that zuckerberg wants to triple the number of foreign workers coming into the country. and we have specific examples where disney, fossil, california southern -- southern california ed isen has had american workers train their foreign replacements. this happens routinely in america. >> with 50 million in poverty and 60 million on food stamps, the american people, the whole issue of immigration is resonating because americans want americans hired first. >> americans want to work. they want the work. and trump missed an opportunity there.
. >> sean, can i just mention one thing on the foreign workers. there's an interesting moment where they brought up, mr. trump, you talked about how mark zuckerberg wants to bring in all these foreign workers and then trump says, oh, no, i don't have any problem with that. i think that was a slipup by trump. because obviously his website mentions that zuckerberg wants to triple the number of foreign workers coming into the country. and we have specific examples where disney, fossil,...
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one thing not to expect, replacement workers. they have not gone down that road in decades. >>> hillary clinton strikes back at republicans over their investigations into the benghazi committee. >>> fema officials will be in north carolina for a long time after last week's historic rains. there are concerns some dams could still break. national guard members putting out sandbags this morning because of a threat. crews also busy trying to repair roads. we are live in richland county, south carolina near the hard hit area of columbia. how would you describe the scene where you are now? >>reporter: well, tony, where we are as you mentioned just outside of columbia and richmond county. it's a lot better than it was 12 hours ago. you can see to my right a group of national guardsmen and other workers on. this is the beaver dam at the bottom of boyd's pond. there was an evacuation order in this area because of fears the dam would fail. they worked around the clock overnight dumping 400 tons of rock into that breach and now they say it'
one thing not to expect, replacement workers. they have not gone down that road in decades. >>> hillary clinton strikes back at republicans over their investigations into the benghazi committee. >>> fema officials will be in north carolina for a long time after last week's historic rains. there are concerns some dams could still break. national guard members putting out sandbags this morning because of a threat. crews also busy trying to repair roads. we are live in richland...
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in 1950 about 17% of all american worker produced autos or auto parts.hat number is less than 1%. following years of competition that hurt u.s. sales. and yet six years after an $80 billion bailout and mass layoffs the u.s. auto industry is poised for its best sales year in more than a decade. >> we're seeing new investment going on in this country both from the domestics and imports, so i think there is still a lot of viability as an automotive worker in the u.s. >> reporter: that's especially true in tennessee and mississippi where weaker unions and reduced labor cost has made manufacturing more attractive. >> it has shifted and there's more auto economy in the south than there used to be. >> reporter: and yesterday tait's auto jobs aren't quite they were. an average worker spends more time at work than it did in the past, but the pay has dropped. >> the wage is still higher than a starting wage you would get in retail. it's just not as attractive as it used to be? >> reporter: this week unionized workers threatened to strike unless the italian auto ma
in 1950 about 17% of all american worker produced autos or auto parts.hat number is less than 1%. following years of competition that hurt u.s. sales. and yet six years after an $80 billion bailout and mass layoffs the u.s. auto industry is poised for its best sales year in more than a decade. >> we're seeing new investment going on in this country both from the domestics and imports, so i think there is still a lot of viability as an automotive worker in the u.s. >> reporter:...
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auto workers. this was once the picture of american auto workers. assembly lines turned out cars at a frenzy pace to make the united states the world's leading manufacturer of automobiles. in 1950, about 17% of all american workers produced autos or auto parts. today, that number is less than 1%, following years of factory automation, and competition from overseas manufacturers that hurt u.s. sales. and yet six years, after an $80 billion bailout and massive layoffs, the u.s. industry is poised for the best sales in a decade. >> we have seen new investment going on in the country, both domestics and imports, so there's still a lot of viability as an auto worker in the u.s. >> that's especially true in southern states like tennessee and mississippi, where weaker unions with reduced labor costs have manufacturing. >> it shifted from the detroit three into these transplant automakers, and there's more auto economy in the south than there used to be. >>> and yet today's auto jobs aren't quite what they once were. an average worker spends more than he di
auto workers. this was once the picture of american auto workers. assembly lines turned out cars at a frenzy pace to make the united states the world's leading manufacturer of automobiles. in 1950, about 17% of all american workers produced autos or auto parts. today, that number is less than 1%, following years of factory automation, and competition from overseas manufacturers that hurt u.s. sales. and yet six years, after an $80 billion bailout and massive layoffs, the u.s. industry is poised...
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you don't just send one social worker.t it was something having having to do with homeschool which makes some people uncomfortable, but it seems like this went way beyond. the doormatbeyond. the doormat in front of their house, look at that. ♪ >> everyone from democratic activist to elected officials are interested in seeing biden challenge hillary clinton for the democratic nomination. >> working together as a team, accomplish a lot of good for the to the country. bill: can you imagine going on thousands of dates? staci, you have got to get down here. acme. acme. yes, mom. now. spread the word. vicki, this sale is amazing. the acme stock up sale is here. select varieties of general mills cereals are $1.88 each. green giant frozen vegetables, 88¢ each. and yoplait yogurt, 10 for just $4. honey, can you bring the truck? full, fresh & friendly. the acme stock up sale. it's just better. ♪ >> america loves joe biden. [applause] i found out that much myself everyone from democratic activist to elected officials to the press and
you don't just send one social worker.t it was something having having to do with homeschool which makes some people uncomfortable, but it seems like this went way beyond. the doormatbeyond. the doormat in front of their house, look at that. ♪ >> everyone from democratic activist to elected officials are interested in seeing biden challenge hillary clinton for the democratic nomination. >> working together as a team, accomplish a lot of good for the to the country. bill: can you...
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remember the doctor's note she showed social workers? police showed that at least 17 of the notes were forged. crystal's family is out on bail, pleading not guilty, none of the accused abusers wants to answer questions about what happened. >> i'm vicky with nbc bay area. >> robert manacucci is the director of the department of social services. >> we were hoping to talk to you about how the county investigates child abuse cases. >> i'm kind of into a meeting right now. we'll have time later. >> reporter: we caught up with him after the county's lawyer said no one at the agency would answer questions about their policies on training. >> how do they answer questions? >> we can set up time. and talk later about this. >> reporter: minutes later the county offered an on-camera interview with laurie medina who is this charge of the department of family and children's services under manicucci. two days later the county cancelled. >> i don't understand why this happened and why they let it go on over and over, here i'm practically screaming and t
remember the doctor's note she showed social workers? police showed that at least 17 of the notes were forged. crystal's family is out on bail, pleading not guilty, none of the accused abusers wants to answer questions about what happened. >> i'm vicky with nbc bay area. >> robert manacucci is the director of the department of social services. >> we were hoping to talk to you about how the county investigates child abuse cases. >> i'm kind of into a meeting right now....
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details include a pay raise for younger workers.ll current entry level workers will be paid traditional wages within eight years. in that was a key demand and long-term employees will get their first pay raises in nine years. david ariosto has more on the issues facing the auto industry. >> reporter: this was once the picture of american auto workers, turning out cars at a frenzied place, making the united states the world's leading manufacturer of aebl automobiles. in 1950 about 17% of all american workers produced autos, or auto parts. today that number is less than 1%, following years of factory automation and competition from oversea manufacturers. and yet six years after an $80 billion bailout, and massive layoffs, the u.s. auto industry is poised for its best sales year in more than a decade. >> we're seeing new assembly plants in this country from the domestics and imports. so there is still a lot of viability as a automotive worker in the u.s. >> reporter: that's eggs -- especially true in southern states. >> it has shifted
details include a pay raise for younger workers.ll current entry level workers will be paid traditional wages within eight years. in that was a key demand and long-term employees will get their first pay raises in nine years. david ariosto has more on the issues facing the auto industry. >> reporter: this was once the picture of american auto workers, turning out cars at a frenzied place, making the united states the world's leading manufacturer of aebl automobiles. in 1950 about 17% of...
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when workers want to join together with their co-workers, they are not looking for special treatment. they are simply exercising their basic rights that are guaranteed by law. secondly, one of the board's responsibilities is adapting to the realities of today's workplaces to make sure workers can exercise their right to collectively bargain. some of my republican colleagues have claimed that this decision is somehow an overreach. given the changes in the workplace, the board is carrying out its duties under law. and this might be the most important point. i've heard some opponents of this decision use sweeping language about the scope of this decision. let's be clear. this decision does not change the relationship between a local business owner and her employees. if she was deciding who to hire and who on her staff deserved a raise before this decision, she will continue doing that going forward. the browning/ferris decision only clarifies if another company also has substantial control in the critical terms of employment, like who to hire and fire or how much to pay franchise owner's
when workers want to join together with their co-workers, they are not looking for special treatment. they are simply exercising their basic rights that are guaranteed by law. secondly, one of the board's responsibilities is adapting to the realities of today's workplaces to make sure workers can exercise their right to collectively bargain. some of my republican colleagues have claimed that this decision is somehow an overreach. given the changes in the workplace, the board is carrying out its...
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she workers more than 35 hours a week as a cleaner, but her pay is $88 a month.she lives in a shack and manages to put some of they are salary, $37 a month, into a community savings scheme. her second biggest monthly cost is food for her and her daughter. $30. electricity, gas and rent soak up the remaining $21. she never has spare cash. >> working, it's better than sitting at home. how am i going to jive? i've got a child. at the end of the day this child would be looking at my face. >> industries in south africa already have a set minimum wage, but they're rarely enforced leaving workers vulnerable. instead of a national minimum wage the employers situation said that government leaders should be making it easier for businesses to grow and create more jobs. >> the biggest driver of inequality and poverty is not low wages, it is unemployment. >> one in four south africaens are out of work. these protesters say that the lowest paid workers are exploi exploited and the minimum wage would leave millions of people out of poverty. if the government can't create more j
she workers more than 35 hours a week as a cleaner, but her pay is $88 a month.she lives in a shack and manages to put some of they are salary, $37 a month, into a community savings scheme. her second biggest monthly cost is food for her and her daughter. $30. electricity, gas and rent soak up the remaining $21. she never has spare cash. >> working, it's better than sitting at home. how am i going to jive? i've got a child. at the end of the day this child would be looking at my face....
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let's meet some poll workers. >> hello, i have been a poll worker for about poll workers for 13 yearsow. >> hello, this would bymy my 7th year now. >> my name is eddie, i'm 20, i'm a senior, i will be graduating this may. [music] >> students don't just show up on election day, they're recruited and trained by the department of election. [music] >> we visit to almost all san francisco high schools, talk to students, in government class, and talk to them about being a poll workers. >> students play an important part in poll workers in san francisco, we're going to hire about 1,000 this year, it's a great opportunity for them to learn about the democratic process, they also earn a stipend in work, and earn credits. >> i was excited to see at my high school, to work for the department of elections, we can get extra credit for one of our classes. >> i was like, i need money, i want to do something for her, my city. >> i said, hey, why not, it might be cool, i have been an active community person. [music] >> it gives a real experience that takes the concepts i'm teaching in class, it's real
let's meet some poll workers. >> hello, i have been a poll worker for about poll workers for 13 yearsow. >> hello, this would bymy my 7th year now. >> my name is eddie, i'm 20, i'm a senior, i will be graduating this may. [music] >> students don't just show up on election day, they're recruited and trained by the department of election. [music] >> we visit to almost all san francisco high schools, talk to students, in government class, and talk to them about being...
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i remember you reporting on the dock workers in california. >> that was fewer workers. >> we are facing potential stoppage. there has been little stomach since 2008 when billions of taxpayer dollars propped up two of the big 3. but now chrysler is owned by fiat and management and workers now are head to head over pay and negotiations. >> sales of.com jeep and ram have been relatively good lately, sales have been up 14% from the year before. but the american auto workers threaten to walk out tonight. >> the weakest of the three and to push it any further would be to force it into a situation where it would have to consider other alternatives such as taking current investment in the united states and putting it elsewhere. >> reporter: last week the uaw voted to reject a tentative agreement. >> the members have spoken. they have expressed their dissatisfaction with the agreement and it's their opportunity to, if an interim agreement isn't reached between now and midnight, which doesn't look likely, to express themselves through some sort of a job action, if that should happen. >> reporter:
i remember you reporting on the dock workers in california. >> that was fewer workers. >> we are facing potential stoppage. there has been little stomach since 2008 when billions of taxpayer dollars propped up two of the big 3. but now chrysler is owned by fiat and management and workers now are head to head over pay and negotiations. >> sales of.com jeep and ram have been relatively good lately, sales have been up 14% from the year before. but the american auto workers...
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they are not workers. but the workers know these people.or the you accounted slow down based on how much we have grown. as we get towards full employment. that was your words. given that the economy may slow down. but the words "getting towards full employment," how are we doing that when so many people are dropping out of the labor force? is that full implement the way you measure it? a good question about the participation rate. many economists have looked at this issue. they have found that over half -- at least half, i should say, of the drop we have seen in the participation rate, during the recovery, is due to an aging workforce. , this hugeomers generation, now they are reaching retirement age. about 10,000 of them are retiring every day. our laborweigh on force. that will shrink it, unless we have an influx of new, young workers. that, growth potential will be slower in the u.s. when we are talking about full employment, we are talking about this fictional level. there will always be people in between jobs. people who do not have th
they are not workers. but the workers know these people.or the you accounted slow down based on how much we have grown. as we get towards full employment. that was your words. given that the economy may slow down. but the words "getting towards full employment," how are we doing that when so many people are dropping out of the labor force? is that full implement the way you measure it? a good question about the participation rate. many economists have looked at this issue. they have...
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our long-standing latino communities with guest workers.t is purposefully in some instances because those guest workers are more exploitable and vulnerable. so i think that's something that is worthy of more broader consideration but it's also helpful to think about this in terms of broader friend of civil rights and equity. when we look at the vulnerability of the latino immigrant community and the ways in which both the un-population and to correspond enforcement efforts have affected latino communities, a type of racial profiling and racial designation in some instances but i think with ask ourselves what is the impact of that on other commuters of colors? visit nurturing a type of anti-minority attitude that is going to be harmful to african-americans? another way to look at it, we now have a large undocumented population which has been spurred the growth of a large enforcement apparatus including immigration reform and control act which has been mentioned. that reform apparatus and enforcement hasn't pushed on employers to move away fr
our long-standing latino communities with guest workers.t is purposefully in some instances because those guest workers are more exploitable and vulnerable. so i think that's something that is worthy of more broader consideration but it's also helpful to think about this in terms of broader friend of civil rights and equity. when we look at the vulnerability of the latino immigrant community and the ways in which both the un-population and to correspond enforcement efforts have affected latino...
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it pushes some employers to move away from undocumented workers to rely on guest workers or prison laborrkers may be lawfully working. with that series of defense to impact that experience and of course, we know there is a significant growth of the population but the interplay when you have people come in his family based immigrants coming in under the employment based theme. it is difficult to cavan is in the isolated way so they still continue to of a significant deficit for temporary migration there were attempts to remedy that. >> it strikes me that in addition to books the equity verses quality of also has to do with supply and demand many people point to where that explanation to be partially true but it strikes me how much demand was there in eastern europe that was behind the iron curtain that did not permit emigration or is it a question of what happened at this point for what the catalyst may have talked about disrespect. >> one of the things we have yet to mention with that overall population and where we may be as predicted by demographers. so it will no longer be a majority
it pushes some employers to move away from undocumented workers to rely on guest workers or prison laborrkers may be lawfully working. with that series of defense to impact that experience and of course, we know there is a significant growth of the population but the interplay when you have people come in his family based immigrants coming in under the employment based theme. it is difficult to cavan is in the isolated way so they still continue to of a significant deficit for temporary...
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you don't just send one social worker. sound like a start it was something having having to do with homeschool which makes some people uncomfortable, but it seems like this went way beyond. the doormatbeyond. the doormat in front of their house, look at that. >> everyone from democratic activist to elected officials are interested in seeing biden challenge hillary clinton for the democratic nomination. >> working together as a team, accomplish a lot of on thousands of dates? mom this is hugely important. is there anywhere in your house i can get a good signal? anyway, you were saying. it's a tragic love story. i love tragedy. what is that noise? what? i'm on set. what movie? i'm shooting a movie about laundry. leave slow internet behind. a movie about laundry? yeah the 100% fiber optics network gives you the fastest wi-fi available when >> america loves joe biden. [applause] i found out that much myself everyone from democratic activist to elected officials to the press and some republicans are interested in seeing biden c
you don't just send one social worker. sound like a start it was something having having to do with homeschool which makes some people uncomfortable, but it seems like this went way beyond. the doormatbeyond. the doormat in front of their house, look at that. >> everyone from democratic activist to elected officials are interested in seeing biden challenge hillary clinton for the democratic nomination. >> working together as a team, accomplish a lot of on thousands of dates? mom...
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what are your social workers trained to do? can set up some time and talk later about this. >> minutes later an on camera was offered. two days later, the county canceled. >> i don't understand why this happened. why they let it go on over and over. here i'm like practically screaming and yelling and telling everybody, you know. >> as for the little girl, found like this, she's now in a new foster home, still seeing her siblings. >> she comes over and hugs us and holds us and everything now. >> signs of a happier life returning. for a girl whose life was almost lost. >> older age to be foster parents, maybe we were meant to be here for this case. >> we reached out to every social worker on those reports. no one wanted to speak. they're named in two lawsuits that have been filed on behalf of this little girl. >>> and if you have a tip for our investigative unit be sure to call or e-mail us at -- >>> on another note, we have much more ahead on "today in the bay." coming up our friends from pets in need are here, including our goo
what are your social workers trained to do? can set up some time and talk later about this. >> minutes later an on camera was offered. two days later, the county canceled. >> i don't understand why this happened. why they let it go on over and over. here i'm like practically screaming and yelling and telling everybody, you know. >> as for the little girl, found like this, she's now in a new foster home, still seeing her siblings. >> she comes over and hugs us and holds...