Friday, December 10, 2010

Today's Teamster News 12.10.10

UPS Expands Photo ID Rule for Retail Shipping as Bombs Spur Security Boost  Bloomberg News
Truckers Cruising on Highway to Recovery  The Bedford Report   ...Even the much-maligned trucking company YRC Worldwide has begun to show signs of stabilizing...
Republicans Block U.S. Health Aid for 9/11 Workers  New York TImes
New York gets share of rejected rail funds  Albany Times-Union   ... The nearly $1.2 billion in federal funds for high-speed rail projects that newly elected governors in Ohio and Wisconsin rejected has been redirected to other states...
New Republican lawmakers are hiring lobbyists, despite campaign rhetoric  Washington Post   ...Tea party favorite Rand Paul (Ky.) has hired anti-union lobbyist Douglas Stafford...
What Does the "Take This Job and Shove It" Indicator Say About the Economy?  Mish's Global Economic Analysis   ... an increasing number of people are quitting their jobs, a sign of an upturn in consumer confidence and the economy...
What is Wrong with Cutting Taxes?  Baseline Scenario   ...we cannot afford to blithely increase our national debt...
Veteran highway department barn closed over air quality concerns  Star-Gazette   ...Local Teamsters President John Farwell said he had concerns about the health of the workers...
Teamsters Lend a Hand  Mississauga News   ...Teamsters Local 938 Retirees' Club donated $1,000 and hundreds of toys...