Veolia Locks Out Teamsters Local 104 Members IBT ...More than 60 Phoenix-based Teamsters Local 104 Veolia fuelers, cleaners, parts clerks and tire service workers were escorted off Veolia property early Monday morning by security...
Cities in Debt Turn to States, Adding Strain New York Times ...a growing number of towns, cities and other local governments are seeking refuge in similar (state distressed cities programs) .... as alternatives to federal bankruptcy court...
U.S. Chamber of Commerce turns on past allies Associated Press ...The chamber is now spending millions of dollars on ads trying to elect candidates whose campaigns are based on opposing the very bank rescue and stimulus law it once supported...
California Supreme Court upholds unpaid furloughs for more than 200,000 state workers Los Angeles Times ...Unions hail part of the ruling that said the governor lacks unilateral authority to cut work weeks and pay. The governor says it upholds 'the state's actions to protect taxpayers.'...
Tidal wave of outside money floods congressional campaign coffers McClatchy ... From Aug. 1 to Sept. 20, the study found, Republican-leaning interests outspent Democrats by about 5 to 1 on ads...
