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Right-to-work law, workers would not have to join the union to be represented. republican senator bob corker, who is the former mayor of chattanooga, tennessee, has expressed concerns about job losses if the uaw takes hold. he is on the wrong side of this, i think. foreign auto companies have opened factories in the united states generally in states with less union activity. the uaw has struggled to add members from those facilities. joining me tonight, bob king, united auto workers president. m...

So the basic argument of the book is that you cannot understand what has been happening in terms of inequality in this country without accounting for the dramatic decline of organized labor. when unions were strong they combatted inequality of various kinds. they were able to provide a vital bridge and able to combat political ineequality. that power has been decreased dramatically as representation rates have plummeted. >> you document that people not in unions have -- basically because when th...

Politics aside. ive even had demonstrations against some of his policies in terms of union activity and things that i considered wrong. but when you look at a jan brewer in arizona that made sure she stuck her finger in the presidents face, you have to give her credit that he acted in the best interest of his state. and i dont think those of us on the other side of the political spectrum must be as inflexible as they are to not give credit when credit is due. hes right about this, in my opinion....

And michigan is about to become a right to work state, where you cant get a job without having to join a union. >> these so-called right to work laws dont have anything do with economics. they have everything to do with politics. >> michigan is ground zero for union activity. >> ♪ gangnam style >> this guy should have never been there. they realized he had done this in 2002 and 2004. apologies dont matter. he said we want american troops, their families, wives and kids, to die, die a painful d...

Discriminate against union activity and if you are union member if you want people to be part of union you allow them to vote i think that is what the union in this instance should do. an injunction should go on. >> gregg: they consistently turn down unionizing. >> they have been brainwashed. the thing about the union, ufcw has terrific history of protecting workers and obeying the laws and also getting them health care that they could live with. >> they should have a history in following lawsui...

Called douglas high school which was the only high school black folks could go to until the 50s. i asked some friends that their fathers and mothers had gone to that school. how many kids were in your school when you went there, 400, 500? there were thousands of other black children in the 30s and 40s. there were jobs to go to. we are not dealing with schools the way we need to. we are still playing a game like some time ago. unions play a huge role in this. watching what has happened in chicago...

Out there in the state of washington in regard to boeing aircraft. boeing wanted to have a plant in south carolina, a right-to-work state, and they were not cutting any jobs in washington stated, and all of a sudden nlrb told boeing, you cant do that, you cant open a laboratory in souta plant in south carolina, a right-to-work state. the company is more profitable, they can build more planes, and, finally, nlrb and the unions dropped the complaint when boeing had to grow to extend the credit out...

Eligible for federal protection. this reverses an order in december that overturned a bush approach that opened some land to commercial development. congress is now considering a change in a law that allows federal employees to engage in union activity while on the taxpayer dime. correspondent molly henneberg looks at both sides of the issue. >> reporter: republicanhead called it charity to union. >> this came at a cost of $129 million to american taxpayers. the committee democrat says the union...

Undeveloped land in the west eligible for federal protection. this reverses an order in december that overturned a bush approach that opened some land to commercial development. congress is now considering a change in a law that allows federal employees to engage in union activity while on the taxpayer dime. correspondent molly henneberg looks at both sides of the issue. >> reporter: republicanhead called it charity to union. >> this came at a cost of $129 million to american taxpayers. the comm...

Based upon knowing all of the facts. >> reporter: in another show of hands the candidates were asked to raise their hand if they would support the resumption of rather boarding under certain circumstances. tim pawlenty, gary johnson and herman cain raised their hands, however ron paul and gary johnson did not. jon: what about the economy? that is supposedly issue number one on voters minds. what did they have to say about that. >> reporter: it certainly is. they brought up an issue specific to s...