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Governor scott walker. the associated press reports that democrat joe an kloppenburg holds a narrow lead. in what would be an enormous upset, she leads the incumbent judge david proser by 204 votes. proser was the heavy favorite to be reelected. in februarys open primary proser won 55% of the vote. cloppen burg just had 25%. thats a 30% margin. coming back from that kind of deficit almost never happens. 30 points is gigantic. it shows that walkers union busting lit a fire under progressives. and...

Ally. do you love your bank ? well, voters in wisconsin are going to the polls today. they are voting out there today for two race that is eventually referenda on union-busting governor scott walker. thats going to be a big headline tomorrow across the country. the first to replace walker for county executive. the second is for state supreme court justice. whoa. democrats are trying to tie the republicans in both cases to walker. and if they win tonight, it could be a sign of walkers politics ...

Hold them accountable, who is "them" and how do you intend to hold them accountable? >> well, first of all, "them" are politicians that decided to place the x on the target of police officers, firefighters, teachers, public employees in this country. we have become the face of the economic crisis, and those that want to blame us also seek our endorsement, and our membership is, along with all other public employees, are going to put their feet to the fire from now on. were going to make sure tha...

Landing at little rock national airport. according to the f.a.a., the nose of the plane had significant damage and a gaping hole. luckily, no one was hurt. this brings to mind, of course, that incredible landing on the hudson river in 2009 when a flock of geese hit a u.s. airways flight and that flight landed safely. new this morning, a man hunt under way for two inmates who escaped from an upstate new york jail. authorities say 34-year-old eddie palmer and 34-year-old joseph lee mitchell remove...

17% of the united states unionized. >> chuck canterbury, national president of the fraternal order of police, thank you very much for joining us, sir. it is really nice to have you here on the show with us tonight. >> thanks for having us on, rachel. it is pretty clear what the short term effects are of the great republican overreach of 2011. republicans in these states with union busting efforts are way less popular than they were, say, six months ago. the long term implications of the republ...

Night after the ohio legislative session passed a bill that dramatically cut the collective bargaining rights of public workers like scott walker in wisconsin republican governor john kasich has claimed all along that its not about union busting. in fact, heres what he said earlier this month. >> this is not an attack on you. this is not a political operation. i could care about the politic. >> really. to prove that point, this morning kasich sent out a fund raising e-mail claiming victory. the ...

Captain sullenberger joins ed schultz when we are done here to explain his take on the countrys issue regarding union busting. should be a great interview. please stay tuned for that right after this show. we will be right back. it brings s it hit helps the lhe of companipanies like the she smallestt ofof startups.ups. th ththat lets yos your employeloy, pa and custcustomersvate and sharee so you can can unleash tsh the of your mor your peopleople.

Very best that we know how to do. and not take the easy, more expedient, less costly route. >> and, captain, i have to ask you. we hear a lot about union busting going on in this country. we hear a lot about collective bargaining. do you think that this amendment plays into that? >> im very concerned about the labor aspects of it, also. as an airline pilot i was a proud union member for over 30 years. i saw that even at good companies it levels the playing field. no individual can stand up to th...

Very best that we know how to do. and not take the easy, more expedient, less costly route. >> and, captain, i have to ask you. we hear a lot about union busting going on in this country. we hear a lot about collective bargaining. do you think that this amendment plays into that? >> im very concerned about the labor aspects of it, also. as an airline pilot i was a proud union member for over 30 years. i saw that even at good companies it levels the playing field. no individual can stand up to th...

Effort to overturn the new law. do you support that? >> absolutely. gregg: why? >> senate bill five, its a devastating attack on collective bargaining, and on working people, and its shameful. its union busting, and in truth, its union busting camouflaged as a budget fix, but the collateral damage are police officers, firefighters, teachers, people who work for a living. its just not right. gregg: but look, families and businesses have had to adapt to tougher economic conditions. shouldnt govern...