Saturday, December 11, 2010

Today's Teamster News 12.11.10

‘Mistaken foreclosures' on rise  Associated Press   ...the bank went so far as to haul away belongings and change the locks on the wrong homes...
Bernie Sanders’ Long Speech Raises Attention to Tax Cut Deal  firedoglake   ...Sanders is calling attention to ... a tax cut bill that raises taxes from current law for 25 million low-income workers and gives millionaires a tax cut of about $139,000 a person...
Gasoline Prices Rise to 2-Year High  New York Times   ...crude oil prices...rose on surging imports by China and a weakening of the dollar...
Get Ready for a Crazy Holiday Shipping Season  KIVI-TV  ...The U.S. Postal Service, FedEx and UPS will ship more packages on Monday than on any other day of the year...
Big bucks in boxes: the shipping business booms  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette   ...
online retailers are expected to see a 15 percent increase in sales...
Should You Invest Into YRC Worldwide Inc.  iStockAnalyst   ...the stock looks dead cheap and begs for investment...
MTD Break Down: Contract talks with Teamsters go nowhere, mediator called in  Daily Sound   ...For the first time in more than a decade, contract talks between the Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District and its 185 Teamsters workers have broken down...