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Workers are on strike in buffalo. and in massachusetts a strike by some 700 nurses have been going on for some seven months now. in california and oregon more than 24,000 nurses and other health care workers have voted to authorize a strike of kaiser permanente. that is one of the nations largest health care providers. and just 24 hours from now we could also see a strike called by the iatse, the international alliance of theatrical stage employees. those are the people behind the scenes basical...

Demanding workers stand up for themselves, demanding better from their employers and making sure these people and their demands are actually met? >> eamon, strike-tober is the manifestation of millions of workers just saying, you know what, im mad as hell and im not going to take it anymore. and they got sick of being put in a situation they were being paid dirt wages that they are struggling with difficult working conditions, whether its unsafe labor practices or benefits that should be a lot m...

With manufacturers in the united states, for instance, theyre succeeding in passing on higher prices. their unput prices are higher, at least double digits higher than a year ago, in some cases, triple digits higher, depending on the commodity, so its killing their margins, theyre passing that on to the customers and its sticking. >> heres another aspect. one of the reasons we have this is a shortage of workers. it means workers have more leverage and bargaining power than they have in years. so...

Breonna taylor issue there, and we talked about the federal reform, the george floyd justice and policing act, and the voting rights act, and both of whom who are being held up by the senator from your state, mitch mcconnell. put on your political hat. what leverage in kentucky will mcconnell have to be leveraged to stop blocking the allowance of the vote in the u.s. senate on the george floyd bill and or the voting rights bill? what leverage do people in kentucky have on senator mcconnell, if a...

Largest health care providers. and in just 24 # hours from now we could also see a strike called by the iatse, the international alliance of theatrical stage employees. theyre basically the people behind the scenes who are keeping hollywood up and running. theres 60,000 union members who have voted to authorize a strike against the major movie and tv studios that would begin once the clock strikes midnight tomorrow. workers and the unions that represent them, theyre feeling emboldened by this ne...

Massive bill. the one that democrats are going alone on, to implement the presidents build back better plan. the reason, joe manchin. >> nbcs mike memoli is at the white house for us this morning. mike, good morning to you. is it really just joe manchin? does he have this much pull? whats happening? >> well, kendis, when you have the margins are slim as they are, 50/50 in the senate and just a handful of seats in the house, one senator, one congressman has an awful lot of leverage. so, when you ...

Manifestation of millions of workers just saying, you know what, i am mad as hell and im not going to take it anymore and they got sick of being put in a situation where they were being paid dirt wages, that they are struggling with difficult working conditions, whether its unsafe labor practices, or benefits that should be a lot more robust than they are. and so they are taking advantage, as they should, of using labor and their industry as leverage so that they can make sure that they get bett...

Ending, our members stood firm, we went toe to toe with some of the most richest and powerful tech and entertainment companies in the world and reached an agreement that meets our needs. what is that agreement? among others thing, the tentative agreement involves improved wages and working conditions for streaming production, which are xhor and more common, retroactive wage increases and other increased improvements to daily working conditions and whats the big story here beyond hollywood? the b...

Safe, far less safe than we were in 2001 and this cancer that spreading in afghanistan that you saw in those photos is going to spread outside of afghanistan. iow for one, i feel rick feels e same way are not going to wait until we have another pulse night club or san bernardino, or right now it taliban caliphate thatll create another 9/11. >> claims that he has all the leverage in that taliban are professional and candid and businesslike. is that how you characterize them? >> absolutely not. i ...

Government is to keep america safe. were less safe than we were in 2001. this cancer that is spreading in afghanistan that you saw in the photos is going to spread outside of afghanistan and follow us home. i for one and ric feels the same way, were not going to wait until we have another pulse nightclub or what we have in taliban caliphate that will create another 9-11. >> rick, joe says and he claims that he has all the leverage and the taliban are professional and candidate and business-like....