Thursday, October 4, 2012

Today's Teamster News 10.04.12

No Joy on Wall Street as Biggest Banks Earn $63 Billion  Bloomberg   ...Four years ago today, President George W. Bush signed into law the biggest corporate rescue in American history. Even as U.S. unemployment has remained above 8 percent for 43 months, the country’s biggest banks are making almost as much as they ever have...
Unions to protest outside labor ministry  edkathimerini   ...Greece's biggest unions will hold a demonstration outside the labor ministry on Thursday to protest anticipated cuts to salaries and pensions, as well as plans to reduce the country's minimum wage...
ALEC tie a reason to dump legislator (opinion)  The Cap Times   ...When a legislator comes around campaigning, ask: Are you associated with ALEC? Have you sponsored or co-sponsored ALEC “model legislation”?...
Sensata workers protest as ‘time runs out’  JournalStandard.com   ...We just want people to understand that we don’t deserve this. I don’t want to work for minimum wage with no benefits, but that’s my future.” Sensata workers have been camped out at “Bainport” since Sept. 12 to protest the loss of 170 jobs that are due to be eliminated and outsourced to China...
Council OKs contract with Teamsters Local 284  Upper Arlington News   ...Upper Arlington City Council has approved a new labor agreement with members of Teamsters Local 284...(which)  represents 13 street workers and seven utility workers in the city's public service division...
Anderson Erickson dairy, teamsters resume labor talks  Des Moines Register   ...Anderson Erickson Dairy and Teamsters Local 120 resumed negotiations Wednesday as planned after a one-day strike Sept. 23...