EPI report shows no CEOs are left behind
There is a lot of talk about the top one percent from some elected officials, political candidates and in the media. But what does that exactly mean? Fat checks for top corporate executives, that's what!
There is a lot of talk about the top one percent from some elected officials, political candidates and in the media. But what does that exactly mean? Fat checks for top corporate executives, that's what!
Teamster News
Teamsters Approve One Year Contract With Raises KTTU ...Teamsters approved 292 to 93 the one-year contract that gives one time raises to all employees with Sun Tran longer than six months, except those at the top level. They will get an increase now and another in February so that top mechanics are at $22.66 an hour and top drivers are at $19.22 an hour by February...
Trade
Talks on Pacific Trade Zone Set for Canada in Early July Wall Street Journal ...Chief negotiators from the dozen countries aiming to create a free-trade zone spanning the Pacific Ocean will gather in Ottawa early next month in a bid to advance the talks toward a deal...
Salt and plow truck drivers ratify contract that avoided strike Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ...Members of Teamsters Local 249, whose salt and plow truck drivers threatened to strike last week as snow loomed in the forecast, ratified a contract Sunday, according to a spokeswoman for the union...
D.C. Taxi Operators Sue to Stop Fines, Towings teamster.org ...The Teamster-affiliated Washington, D.C. Taxi Operators Association has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the city’s more than 6,000 cab drivers, demanding that the District stop towing and impounding taxis and issuing fines to drivers who have been unable to install new dome lights or credit card machines...
Teamsters Urge Passage Of Employment Non-Discrimination Act teamster.org ...The Teamsters Union yesterday called on Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), which would provide strong federal protections against discrimination, making it illegal to base hiring decisions or to fire someone because of their sexual orientation or gender identity...
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