Today's Teamster News 01.02.14
Little Holiday Cheer for IKEA Workers truthout ...IKEA's inconsistent labor relations violate international union standards, leaving hundreds of employees without work in Canada and other countries across the globe...
Little Holiday Cheer for IKEA Workers truthout ...IKEA's inconsistent labor relations violate international union standards, leaving hundreds of employees without work in Canada and other countries across the globe...
Young and Educated in Europe, but Desperate for Jobs New York Times ...Five years after the economic crisis struck the Continent, youth unemployment has climbed to staggering levels in many countries: in September, 56 percent in Spain for those 24 and younger, 57 percent in Greece, 40 percent in Italy, 37 percent in Portugal and 28 percent in Ireland. For people 25 to 30, the rates are half to two-thirds as high and rising...
Extremist Republicans claim shutting down the government over their opposition to a law passed three years ago is what the American people want.
Teamsters On Strike Against Gold Cross Ambulance Local 542 ..."It is the hope of Teamsters Local 542 that the company realizes the danger that their actions and position has put the residents of the Imperial County in and that they come back to the table with an offer for their employees that will end this strike as soon as possible..."
Mandatory Federal Cuts Hurt Private Sector, Too New York Times ...Many in the facilities support field, a business category that includes janitorial, maintenance, trash disposal, guard and security, mail routing, reception and laundry services, say they are frustrated by the lack of public awareness about how defense budget cuts affect workers who are not performing stereotypical military functions...
Low-wage workers seek Obama’s help Washington Post ...This week the Obama administration plans to ask Congress to amend the law so the government will not have to reimburse companies almost $1 million for the salaries of individual executives who work on government projects...
It’s Called Deceptive Price-Gouging Working Life ...AT&T Inc. has added a new monthly administrative fee of 61 cents to the bills of all of its contract wireless lines as of May 1, a move that could bring in more than a half-billion dollars in annual revenue to the telecom giant...
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