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>> but every year the elected officials negotiate new contracts and every couple of years or four years they go before the voter. say to your elected officials you gave a union contract that we cant afford. >> but the unions end up supporting you, i say collectively because you made a sweet heart deal with member. >> the public is a greater number of people and gives more money than jut the unions. is a bogus issue. it is true the unions are a pressure group. they work for their interests. so do...

The negotiations. it is you guys. >> but every year the elected officials negotiate new contracts and every couple of years or four years they go before the voter. say to your elected officials you gave a union contract that we cant afford. >> but the unions end up supporting you, i say collectively because you made a sweet heart deal with member. >> the public is a greater number of people and gives more money than jut the unions. is a bogus issue. it is true the unions are a pressure group. th...

Workers and the people who need help in an emergency, firefighters and ambulance drivers and whatever, our job is to make sure the work rules enhance those causes rather than get in the way. >> chris: dont take away their collective bargaining rights. >> i dont have a problem with collective bargaining, you want to get together as a group and be represented, why should you not. that is the essence of democracy. >> chris: finally, you considered -- i dont know how much you consider it, but there ...

Groups of relatives who wanted them to come and we let it happen but that is this past, what will you do going forward? you cannot support them, and, lets find a way where they are productive, where they contribute to society. >> chris: in your new badge yudu call for laying off 4600 teachers and want to change the rule so merit, not seniority determines the first out. and, what do you think of chris christie in new jersey and scott walker, taking on the public workers unions. >> the problem wit...

Wanted them. groups of relatives who wanted them to congresswoma come and t happen. that is the past. what are you going to do going forward? you cant deport them. it is too many people, it would never happen. find ways where they are productive and contribute to society. >> in your new budget you call for laying off some 14600 teach -- 4600 teachers and want to change so that merit not seniority would determine who is the first out. what do you think of the republican governors around the count...

The kids report streets where the cops work and the san station workers or the people who need help in emergency, firefighters and ambulance drivers, our job is to make sure that the work rules enhance those causes rather than get in the way. >> chris: but dont take away the collective bargaining rights. >> i dont have a problem with collective bargaining. if you want to get together as a group and be represented why should you not? that is the essence of democracy. >> chris: you considered, i d...

Its instituting new work rules as a result. >> thats a relief to hear that theyll start with new rules there. the economic aftershocks from the march 11th earthquake and tsunami continue to rumble through japan. and the countrys finance ministry is reporting that japans trade surplus dropped almost 79% in the month of march, compared to a year ago. thats because of a surge in imports, mostly from china, south korea and malaysia. japans exports fell just 2.2% in march. and those economic aftersho...

Lahood. >> its a big concern. its a very big concern. thats why weve been working 24/7 to figure out the bad behavior on the part of controllers that have been sleeping on the job. theyve been suspended, weve implemented new work rules, new hours, new hours for managers. weve put two controllers in 27 air traffic control towers. we havent been sitting around crying in our coffee. weve stepped up. weve worked all weekend. weve been working 24/7. we will do better. we should do better. the flying ...

We can do better. a lot of people want to see everyone, all officials do better on this front. we have seen so far this year, were counting seven sleeping air traffic controllers alone this year. i mean, what do we think? is this a serious problem? are we just finding out about it? or how big a concern is this? >> well, its a big concern. its a very big concern. and thats the reason weve been working 24/7 to correct some very bad behavior on the part of controllers who were sleeping on the job. ...

Those kinds of shifts is nonsense. you need a normal shift, ive done short turn around but never with a job where someone can die. you have to get rid of the bidding rules and if the union is in the way, you have to tell the union, i dont think they will have a problem with this. >> eric: what is the union saying and do you think the work rules can be or will be changed or will they fight them? >> well, if the union fights something like this, they are wrong but i dont think they will. the union...