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Thats being watched from around the world. what do you make of that classifying these contract workers as full-time employees. >> if i understand correctly, does that mean they would be entitled to certain benefits. >> or entitled to be fired. >> im pretty libertarian minded so my gut instinct is i dont particularly like the idea because i think you need to have that economy where people dont need to, from both sides, i dont your eyes want to be tied into some kind of long-term contract. you wan...

Around the world. what do you make of that classifying these contract workers as full-time employees. >> if i understand correctly, does that mean they would be entitled to certain benefits. >> or entitled to be fired. >> im pretty libertarian minded so my gut instinct is i dont particularly like the idea because i think you need to have that economy where people dont need to, from both sides, i dont your eyes want to be tied into some kind of long-term contract. you want to be able to move arou...

Tells me to, ill be out here. >> and that is a very expensive couple days if gm.team tells me to, ill be out here. >> and that is a very expensive couple days if gm. team tells me to, ill be out here. >> and that is a very expensive couple days if gm. >> for the union workers striking, how much money do they lose? >> reporter: that is a good question. we know that in the 2007 strike which is the last major strike of this size, that was costing gm more than $300 million a day. that is a lot of mo...

Others. in a move that could reshape the so-called gig economy, california passed aed by that would require lyft to hire contract workers as employees. the legislation will affect at least a million people who had no access to basic protections like minimum wage, and it could influence other states, a similar bill being pushed in new york. kent state wanted fireworks and they got them. the university is apologizing for halting a womens field hockey match to host fireworks. it was in overtime...

Every large company public. he does name these companies by name and he says that these companies are using contracted workers which doesnt allow them to receive the benefits of full tooim employees. he wants the contractors to be able to unionize, collective bargain and he wants to make it so the companies have to go through a set of guidelines that make sure that they are ticking off all the boxes in terms of whether or not their employees are really contractors. >> there was a big spread in "...

New economic plan. hes taking on big tech in a big way. his plan is to try to protect workers, calling out some of the biggest tech companies like google, lyft and jessica has been tracking the campaign. she joins me now. this has been a big talk recently about contract workers for these companies that make less money, dont share the same benefits, yet help them succeed. is that part of his concern? >> yes. its exactly part of his concern. this plan is really aimed at protecting the american wor...

Found out the family was interested in speaking to us. as you point out, you know, i think the idea of taking a 4-month-old child away, even though logistics of it are sort of striking and compelling, what does that look like? contract workers in this case taking a 4-month-old baby from texas and delivering him to michigan to live with a foster family for five months. >> its just -- you mentioned it. the logistics of it. theres a practical reality too. if you look at a 4-month-old baby and every...

7,000 workers will be without a job in the coming months, breaking that news in a staff-wide email. hackett previously called 2018 a, quote, challenging year for the company while taking home $18 million for himself. the cuts are all for white-collar employees and similar to rival general motors cuts which we saw back in november. 15% of salaried and contract workers lost their jobs in that case. and in the world lead, prince charles has agreed to tea with president trump during the presidents...

And i believe this, that people expect us to challenge the president. they dont know that well always win, but they do know this works that we should always fight, that we should always make it clear to the president that he cannot become the legislative branch of government as a result of his encroachment upon our powers. the congress of the united states under the curtain leadership is taking the president on. we have fought him when it comes to his deciding that he would simply shut down the ...

Immigration families who committed no crime. and on debate, senator brown and klobachar, you can say they share senator harris concerns. that does not sound like a bernie sanders answer, does it? bernie sanders pitch was not i will fight with the best compromise that we can reach with republicans in congress. senator sanders gave this statement. "while i have concerns about this aspects of this bill, i will vote for it because i cant turn my backs on contract workers who would be forced again to...