Of a twoweek campaign of direct action protests. More than 700 people have already been arrested. We will speak to one of the cofounders of Extinction Rebellion. Then some 40,000 workers at General Motors have entered their fourth week on strike. Itit is the longest National Strike at gm by the United Auto Workers in nearly hahalf a centntury. We will get the latest. And we will go to chicago to speak with the head of the Chicago Teachers Union which has voted to go onon strike next we. W we need staffing and errors like nursing, for social workers and special education services. Need enforceable caps on by sizes. Pay and benefits alalone are not enoughgh. We care deeply about the learning and working conditions in our schools. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Turkeys powerful military has massed troops and heavy weapons on its border with syria, as u. S. Troops heeded President Trumps order to ste
Of a twoweek campaign of direct action protests. More than 700 people have already been arrested. We will speak to one of the cofounders of Extinction Rebellion. Then some 40,000 workers at General Motors have entered their fourth week on strike. Itit is the longest National Strike at gm by the United Auto Workers in nearly hahalf a centntury. We will get the latest. And we will go to chicago to speak with the head of the Chicago Teachers Union which has voted to go onon strike next we. W we need staffing and errors like nursing, for social workers and special education services. Need enforceable caps on by sizes. Pay and benefits alalone are not enoughgh. We care deeply about the learning and working conditions in our schools. Amy all that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Turkeys powerful military has massed troops and heavy weapons on its border with syria, as u. S. Troops heeded President Trumps order to ste
Speaker paul ryan wednesday on a procedural hiccup. The message to the hard working taxpayers of america is your tax relief is on its way. Democrats focused on the tax cuts for the rich. Tax cuts dont lead to job creation. They lead to big ceo salaries and money for the very, very wealthy. Now the republicans are taking their cool victory lap, toasting it with champagne, with their donors, and the wealthiest. But they didnt do what they promised. President trump now tasked with selling the plan to the people, recent polls showing it is unpopular with most americans. The white house says theres a process before it hits the president s desk. So no date has been set. Abc news, washington. Despite the bills passage, stocks dropped a bit. At t employees are getting an immediate boost from the bill. 200,000 work letters get a 1,000 bonus each. Thats nearly all the telecommunications companys 256,000 employees. San franciscobased Bank Wells Fargo says it will boost the minimum wage for employ
Good evening. The tax reform plan passed by the republican theres start affecting every american. Well look at some suggestions on actions to take now made by local accountants. First abc reporter kenneth begins our coverage from washington. President trumps first major legislative win, a sweeping tax overhaul. We are making America Great again. You havent heard that, have you . The president surrounded by gop lawmakers who helped with the rewrite of the. At a code. The largest in more than three decades. It means jobs, jobs, jobs. The Senate Passed the bill along party lines in the wee hours of the morning. Speaker paul ryan wednesday on a procedural hiccup. The message to the hard working taxpayers of america is your tax relief is on its way. Democrats focused on the tax cuts for the rich. Tax cuts dont lead to job creation. They lead to big ceo salaries and money for the very, very wealthy. Now the republicans are taking their cool victory lap, toasting it with champagne, with their