gaining some steam the fed can increase rates at a gradual pace without throwing the economy off. as thanksgiving approaches, chicago s o hare international airport will have to manage without at least 500 employees that have voted to strike as they seek a $15 per hour wage. cnbc s nancy hungerford joins us live from london. tell us what this means, are travelers going to be hit by this? well, one aviation expert said expect a headache, but not a full blown crisis. still, it is certainly not what you want to hear as one of the nation s busiest airports just ahead of the thanksgiving travel day rush. the 500 workers you mentioned are expected to strike within the next few days, though a union spokesperson would not confirm which day this would begin. we re talking about baggage handlers, cabin cleaners, janitors, and wheelchair operators that were all part of the 500 members seeking that $15 per hour wage. elsewhere, keep an eye on
labor, including labor in china. that s right. when you hear, for example, governor romney talking about china, does that give you pause one way or another? it does. a lot of us are skeptical of politicians. i m not excluded from that. it feels to me like mr. romney took that stance against china because of his background in outsourcing, he s trying to prove that he s much tougher on china. if he got tough on china and the currency was devalued to market forces, who knows, the cost of products 90% of what we buy would go up. that would o reduce disposable income by such an amount it would throw the economy off. i m not an economist. that s pretty good. i know that for a fact. if you walk into no one is more frightened about this than walmart at this moment getting tough on china. i don t know what he s getting at. i think he did it to position himself. i think it was a mistake. from small business investing to create products that require