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Teachers union has been able to get for its members. heres how the numbers stack up right now. 5.5% of the salaries go for pensions. and under a law just signed by governor christie, teachers will pay 1.5% of their salaries for health plans. that is new. the governor also has a list of 33 other proposals that he wants to try and change some of the union work rules, that includes trying to curb the amount that people cash in for unused vacations or sick time, as well as letting towns furlough pub...

Jon: chicago is taking a stand against unions after an exodus of major conventions from the windy city in favor of more popular spots like las vegas or orlando places where people dont have to pay someone to plug in an electrical cord for instance. mike tobin has more on our series of unions. can america afford them. >> reporter: what the illinois legislature has done is pass the exhibiters bill of rights, that creates freedoms for exhibiters. instead of the old rules where they had to hire unio...

They have a market, especially in the south. i have some statements for you on all sides, including more that have been coming in. this one from the air line pilots association, they have a statement about this. this is the union that represents pilots now striking. they are saying the strike comes after nearly four years. to find a middle ground with management and avoid a strike. they have been working at below market rates for years, and under substandard work rules. i have a statement from...

Course when he was questioned by congress mr. southers said he would review the matter but the obama administration is very clear, they do believe the tsa employees should have rights to collective bargaining. its important to understand, tsa employees can join a union, they just cannot be collectively bargained for on their behalf as a unit, meaning they cant as a group appeal for higher wages or resist changes in work rules. and so far, the tsa to the homeland security department homeland secu...

Religio religious exemption. >> the law actually is very clear. i refer you to title 7. under title 7 of the civil rights act both public and private employers have a duty to exempt religious employees from generally applicable work rules so long as it wont create undue hardship. >> here is the thing. as a public official acting as a public agent of the government she cannot put her religious belief above someone elses constitutional right. and the supreme court ruled gay and lesbian couples hav...

When another terror attack hits america. "cashin in" starts right now. hi everyone. welcome. this week jonathan honing, michelle fields from the young americas foundation. president obama saying our american workforce should be more like france. >> if france can figure this out we can figure it out. >> the president pushing new french-like work rules including more flexible schedules. with a double digit unemployment rate and top tax rate of 75%. why would president obama want america to be mo...

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That also is an issue here. these are career employees except for the two appointed people at the top. the general counsel and the general sort of the leader of the irs. these are career civil servants. its not easy to cashier them whenever you want. we want there to be a distance between the white house and irs so theyre not directly right on top of telling them what to do. >> you really think the american people are going to let the president off the hook because he cant fire a bunch of people...

Welcome to forbes on fox. steve, and elizabeth and rick and mike and bill. steve, who do unions have to blame for >> the public sector salaries are unaffordable . private sector, people are find figure you want real growth, you cant be strangle in the work rules. in chicago, unions made a few concessions because conventions are saying well not come and cant get anything done. >> there is a sense that the unions care more about the political power than jobs. look at what happened to boeing 747 an...

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