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Of the union and it will have a direct effect on the presidential election. >> direct effect on the presidential election. if you are in the middle-class tonight, look at that graph. that is where it has been and that is where it is going. it is going to go lower and the republicans are not happy until it is down here. they are all about union busting. that is what it is about. and this is where the right-wing republican governors want the numbers. they dont care about the blue line. this is not...

>> direct effect on the presidential election. if you are in the middle-class tonight, look at that graph. that is where it has been and that is where it is going. it is going to go lower and the republicans are not happy until it is down here. they are all about union busting. that is what it is about. and this is where the right-wing republican governors want the numbers. they dont care about the blue line. this is not a hockey game, folks. they dont care about the blue line. they dont care ho...

You can see the red line as it goes down. 27% of americans were in unions back in 1967, and now, well, it is under 12%. a lot of union busting going on over the years, and if you think that this has nothing to do with you, because youre not in a uni union, you better think again. the fact is that the fate, the economic fate of the middle-class is tied to that union membership, the blue line. well, that is the middle class share of national income over the same period of time. see any patterns he...

Wow. look at that sunreis. beautiful in new york city. only 21 degrees. enjoy it from inside right now. >> the suns going to warm things up, a balmy 31 degrees. >> pack your gloves, pack your scarf. were still in wirngs are at least on the east coast today. welcome. its 30 minutes past the hour. top stories were following with libya. again, new air strikes, bombing falling in two eastern libyan towns that the opposition held on to yesterday after a fierce battle with gadhafi loyalists. one of th...

Im optimistic as a fan and lawyer theres going to be a delay. i believe the mediator will at least set tonights deadline off for a week. during that time, i do not believe a lockout. >> sports attorney richard roth. kiran. thanks. were checking in on the top stories now, new air strikes in libya this morning. bombs being dropped on two eastern libyan towns by gadhafi forces and the opposition was able to hold at least after a fierce battle yesterday. president obama is going to be facing repor...

The lay off notices to state workers on friday if the bill calling for the changes is not passed. he is calling for the 14 senators who are on lamb to avoid a vote on a union busting measure. they have until the top of the hour. so, about 37 minutes to get theirselves back in the senate or the governor and republicans putting on a measure to have them arrested. wow! keep you posted. and prices going up for everything. air. gas. food. eating up the extra cash people are getting from the payroll t...

Say this is union busting. but there are people in wisconsin who say, no, this is about the public sector having to bear more of the burden too. >> tough argument. thanks, christine. coming up in a few minutes, were going to get a firsthand account of the budget battle in wisconsin. we talk to republican state lawmaker glenn glothman and jon erpenbach still out of the state. today the senate is expected to follow the lead of the house and approve a stop-gap spending bill. the measure cut spe...

Going to do that if i dont have a voice at the bargaining table where i cant speak up for what is best for my students and my classroom. >> bert zipper, john callahan, courtney johnson, thanks for what you do. >> absolutely. >> thanks for joining us tonight helping us with the story. appreciate it so much. there were big protests in columbus, ohio over the states union busting bill. thats coming up. mike huckabee goes on right wing radio, safe haven, and says, president obama was raised in ken...

No more -- if he could end collective bargaining? >> because right away -- right away he would make the teachers pay more for their benefits and pensions and immediately that would save money. they have protections in their contracts, in their collective bargaining contracts that limit how much they are contributing. so right away you would say -- >> one piece that gets lost in this whole thing is they would be paying more for their pensions, they already pay for their pensions, but the pensions...

Financial health of these stes.at the heat of the debate gets all the attention. in wisconsin, ending collective bargaining in rights would raise $30 million by july, $300 million over the next couple of years. how? making teachers pay more for their health benefits and contribute more to their pensions. essentially amounts to an 8% pay cut for teachers. they dont want teachers to collectively bargain for their pay raises. they havent had a raise in a couple of years. is this political or balan...