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The middle of negotiations for about half of its 66,000 members and given all the flight delays and cancellations they have seen this summer, they are hoping to use the holiday travel weekend to pressure airlines to improve operations, both for them and for all of us. >> right now delta pilots are frustrated, not only because we dont have a contract, but because our schedules are worse than they have ever been. nothing pre-pandemic equates to what they are doing now. >> in response, delta airlin...

This problem is fixed once and for all? >> i think they have the organizing power. i think the mayor has a mobilized well. the question is during the mid-term elections, can we put enough pressure on officials? many people right there in mississippi need to remember theyre going to be asking for your vote, both republican and democrat. and if they can tell you that theyre going to make america great again, just keep taking a bath in brown water, then you can have all the leverage you want. this ...

The picketing is simply to gain leverage at the negotiating table. the big question, when will things get better? sadly, not likely anytime soon. through june this year, airlines have hired more than a 7700 new pilots and trained in up to speed will take some time. time will have to wait until flight schedules get back to normal. >> neil: thank you very much, garrett tenney in chicago. if you dont realize it yet at an airport, looks like itll be a tad busy. >> yeah, its more of the same. the who...

We got some data this week that showed there are still more than 11 million jobs open broadly. so investment banking of course its competitive, its lucrative, but, brianna, some investment bankers have been pulled away by other industries like tech that are also lucrative, profitable, but a little less culturally formal. we will see how this flies. we know workers feel like they have options. >> they have leverage and as long as they have leverage its pretty clear theyre going to use it. thank y...

Eurasia. and an nbc news military analyst. i want to get your reaction to joshs latest reporting. why is russia continuing to threaten a potential nuclear disaster? >> well, jose, i think russia is essentially using this nuclear occupation of the nuclear power plant as leverage. they have basically taken the plant hostage, and theyre trying to intimidate the international community, not to mention, of course, the ukrainian people, with their occupation. and its almost like -- its very similar to...

On whether democrats cling to power and the midterms fred pelosi is not exactly committed to leaving for it could get i dont want to undermine any leverage they have. >> conversations about when she may step down have swirled for 12 years. when he thought she would step aside after democrats were shellacked in the 2010 midterms she could be done if democrats lose the house, all bets are of if democrats unexpectedly maintain control. together is a big difference if youre in the majority or if you...

People, particularly afghans living in other cities have changed and that will make a difference, ultimately. but because of the enormous economic and humanitarian crises unfolding there, its difficult to feel optimistic about the prospects of people like that. brianna. >> you mentioned that in your report, part of the reason why the taliban was welcoming a journalist is because they wanted the world to see the suffering. they wanted to point out that afghans need aid. is there any leverage for ...

Unexpectedly to 11.2 million. for context, thats about 60% higher than pre-covid. it is also not that far from the record high in march of 11.9 million. another way to think about it is theres two available jobs for every worker. if youre unemployed, youre trying to get a better job, that is great news, right? it shows that you have got numbers on your side, you have some leverage. but when it comes to dealing with the biggest problem in this economy, which is inflation, this is not good news. i...

Providing the space for iraq is to do this kind of political arm—twisting and the skirmish, violence skirmish as we saw yesterday. the international community is making possible if not subsidising this kind of political turmoil. they should use that leverage to make sure that the political process works for the iraqi people, otherwise the protesters of 2019 may come back and this time not peacefully but violently. this time not peacefully but violentl . ~ this time not peacefully but violently...

Reflective of the truth. i think the russians -- excuse me -- the ukrainians are looking at every leverage they can, in addition to the battlefield work they are doing. to manipulate the stolloldiers the russian opposition inside of russia. >> the e.u. will be debating a travel ban for russian tourists. what would a ban of civilian russian tourists actually achieve? >> its a really interesting conversation. and its happening in the united states as well. they say its not fair to the russian citi...