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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 don't take away the collective bargaining rights. >> i don't 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 don't know how much you considered but there was balk about it you running for president in 2008 as...

It's instituting new work rules as a result. >> that's a relief to hear that they'll start with new rules there. the economic aftershocks from the march 11th earthquake and tsunami continue to rumble through japan. and the country's finance ministry is reporting that japan's trade surplus dropped almost 79% in the month of march, compared to a year ago. that's because of a surge in imports, mostly from china, south korea and malaysia. japan's exports fell just 2.2% in march. and those economic aftershocks in japan are rippling all the way to italy. italian carmaker, fiat, says it might see a $...

Lahood. >> it's a big concern. it's a very big concern. that's why we've been working 24/7 to figure out the bad behavior on the part of controllers that have been sleeping on the job. they've been suspended, we've implemented new work rules, new hours, new hours for managers. we've put two controllers in 27 air traffic control towers. we haven't been sitting around crying in our coffee. we've stepped up. we've worked all weekend. we've been working 24/7. we will do better. we should do better. the flying public expects to have safety in the air control towers and i want to make sure that happ...

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, we're 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, it's a big concern. it's a very big concern. and that's the reason we've been working 24/7 to correct some very bad behavior on the part of controllers who were sleeping on the job. they've been suspended. we're doing investigations. we've implemented new work rules, new hours...

Those kinds of shifts is nonsense. you need a normal shift, i've 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 don't 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 don't think they will. the union wants a safe aviation system, just like the rest of us do. and they have to represent their peop...