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Year, a union hailing the defense of a teacher who smelled of alcohol and passed out in class with the principle unable to rouz her. i disdained unions as bringing crucian, nepotism and rijd work rules. i was wrong. the abuses are real. but as unions wane in american life its also increasingly clear that they were doing a lot of good if sustaining piddle class life especially the ones that are waning. >> are you surprised to hear a columnist say testifies totally wrong? >> what im surprised is c...

Name one. name one. so the experience of this mayor, in terms of some cops not liking him, its nothing new. part of life. part of politics. >> do you think this is more about politics than anything else? >> this is very different. yes, every mayor had their struggle with the police department but almost every time it was over contract and pay and work rules. this is far different. this is about whether or not the mayor stood with the police in their time of need, whether or not the mayor used th...

Safety regulators. the switches are linked to 30 deaths. this report calls into question when gm realized there was a problem. american airlines and flight attendants are in the middle of a labor dispute. the union members voted against a proposed five-year contract. more than 16,000 flight attendants voted. they said the proposed deal had higher wages and better work rules than any other airline but with arbitration, the new contract will not be as good. soda and corn chips often go hand in...

Its going to be cuomo or someone who runs against cuomo. in the poll he drops ten points at least in every demographic category across the boardment it signals, like you said, a problem on the left. the problem is the wfp is made of unions and activists. the unions are a group thats much more -- has more practical concerns. if a governor can address those. contracts or change in work rules, that very are key component of the working families party may not be behind them if they go with someone e...

Way ♪ >> joining us is congressman keith ellison from minnesota. thanks fog being with us. what does the latest executive order mean for workers? it goes to a limit of just under $52,000. so bill oreilly doesnt have to worry about anything, okay. and neither does ed henry. i think theyre doing better than that. but bottom line here, what is this going to do? >> it means the president is listening. it means that work rules regarding overtime pay are going to be honored, and that people are goin...

Better financial incentives. >> state of emergency? filmmakers left? emergencies used to be things like natural disaster. now its a state of emergency when businesses flee an expensive state? i dont blame the movie makers california has great weather but it has expensive work rules and high taxes. where should the movie producer go? the producers privilege because movies are sexy business and 42 states offer movie producers incentives. i think gavin pal loan would like that hes the hollywood pro...

On charter schools which teach 70,000 of the citys children. "wall street journal" editorial page writer alyssa finley joins with us more. the charter schools are public schools that are freed from the traditional work rules and union collective bargaining agreement so they can hire and fire a well known teacher tenure. 1.1 million students k-12 in new york, 70,000 charter schools. some very successful. what does bill de blasio trying to do and why? >> he wants to shut them down. he wants to do ...

Different. >> why the spot at the end? why france? >> have you been to france? >> of course. theyll let you in. france is a country that -- he actually described it. they do get all of august off and their work rules are 36 hours. they get all kinds -- you can retire at age 23. its unbelievable the disincentives to work. >> okay. so what does that have to do with cadillac? and i own a cadillac. >> if you want a mercedes-benz, its going to be hard to get it if you incorporate that kind of a lifes...

Hours of more paperwork. now, this means that companies, startups have to hire compliance officers, accountants and lawyers rather than engineers and salespeople. and this is having a tangible effect on the kpeconomy and why were growing at a substandard growth weight. >> the pile-on, we dont need all of this stuff, do we? >> no. were absolutely a regulation nation. big corporations are oftentimes the ones that can absorb the cost. it costs $100 million in compliance costs and its one thing for ...

In the end they really are looking at a situation in which theyre going to be on their own. i mean, michigan is now a right to work state, which is astonishing. when workers have a choice, they generally, as we have been seeing over the last 50 years, are choosing not to join. >> what about the workers who say theyre worried if they dont have the union protection? theyre worried about, you know, not having the unions negotiating on their behalf? >> its understandable that they would worry. but t...