Us on set, stephan. Good morning. About the union fees. Why should someone pay for it if they dont want to . The broader issue becomes this. The union provides a vehicle for working people to have a collective voice. The morene of surprising things i found, how the union advocates for the community at large. As a Child Protection investigator in chicago, i go into some of the most impoverished areas in chicago. I get to see the Living Standards of folks and what they have to deal with on a daytoday basis. The union provides the vehicle for me to come back through a Labor Management system, where i get to sit down with members of management and discuss what it is i see. And give recommendations with servicean better deliver, better streamline our approach. How we can better access resources and get them to places that are needed. The union bargains for society. Host what about these feeds becoming a political because of Union Activity . Have been under the gun of the governor who has ma
They are urging us to have a debate in congress about something straightforward. What can we do to stop dangerous guns from getting into the hands of very dangerous people. At can we keep america safe movie theaters and nightclubs, concerts and churches and above all at schools . Something real and significant accomplished. The problem of gun violence in this country is to immediate for another delay. Too severe for half measures. President trump has been talking about comprehensive background checks. It we are glad to hear that. We are glad that folks are finally starting to talk about the real issues of gun safety again. Democrats believe that at the least in the wake of parkland we should strive for comprehensive background checks, closing loopholes that allow anyone, regardless of the violent history, history of mental illness, to walk into a gun show or go on the internet and purchase a gun. More than 90 of americans and the vast majority of gun owners support comprehensive backgr
Boeings flight plan, the Aerospace Giant heads to washington today to pitch the faa on a plan for fixing the dreamliners battery problem. Tech toughness, shares of Hewlett Packard getting a boost on a better than expected quart ily report and upbeat guidance. Plus, a key election in italy. Not the pope yet. Thats coming, though. The outcome is anything but certain and the Global Markets are paying close attention. Its friday, february 22nd, 2013 and squawk box begins right now. Good morning, everybody. Happy friday. Welcome to squawk box here on cnbc. Im becky quick along with joe kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Keeping an eye on the u. S. Equity foourchs, well, after a couple of days of declines, dow futures are up significantly this morning. Thats a gain of 50 points above fair value. The s p 500 is opening up by about 6 points and this comes after two days of declines and a lot of questions about whether this rally has tapped out, at least for the moment. Among the key Market Drivers