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Communities where they have been located. we know they have been a job-destroying entity through the years. i worked so closely, bill, with them, and with the big three in detroit during the auto crisis. bill: 2008. we're all familiar with that. >> i had a glimpse into the uaw and what they were all about and i think workers, the great employees at volkswagen that are building outstanding vehicles understood that the uwa -- uaw was not going to be something that was constructive. bill: i have a lot to go through here. first from berlin. this is part of the works union out of the volkswagen the...

That you get audited i hope overtime i hope you will understand has nothing to do with your political affiliation or any organization you to. >> would reinstating the performance awards, some people sees a bonus, the right first step, i guess you are getting -- coming right into office and already people are criticizing that decision. >> well, as i said, you have to understand these are people who haven't gotten a pay raise in four years. we are in middle of negotiation with the union because we have not paid those bonuses performance awards as required under the contract last year because of ...

>> colby, colby, is it labor astroturf? the argument is it's labor astroturf. >> the thing about it is is the fact that there's a fear factor. and when you join the organization, the retaliation is real. on june 1st through the 7th, workers decided to go on a labor practice strike for the company against retaliation us, for going on strike, doing protests and things of that nature. and they fired 20 workers illegally for being on a protected strike. >> they want it both ways. on the one hand, you want to say that our walmart is not a union, and on the other hand, you want the same protections ...

That, okay, how did they get to be number one? labor practice. >> clearly had his ceo hat on the interview, bob, and not jobs hat in that. >> exactly. martha: in of itself raises questions. he doesn't mention in this interview as far as we could tell, we got as much of interview as he could mention human rights violations. mention the issue of ethics dealing with this country and what the united states should be doing with regard to that. >> we deal with the china every day. we've got to deal with them. he was not being asked by human rights violations. asking about the economy and jobs. marth...

One, why is it that costco is able to do what it does with good labor practice and feel that out but also is there a way to start moving the model toward the costco model with eliminating the ability of ordinary folks to get the products they need. >> costco, no question. does not see turnover as a benefit to them. therefore, much higher wages, much higher benefits. really invest in their employees, customer service is really important. you know, if you look at the popularity in how people talk about their experience at costco, dramatically -- >> it's like a costco cult. those who love it, lov...