Monday, December 13, 2010

Today's Teamster News 12.13.10

AP Analysis: Economic Stress Fall to 18-Month Low  Associated Press   ...Job gains around the country offset higher foreclosures and helped reduce the nation's economic stress in October...
FedEx, UPS Brace for Shipping Rush  Wall Street Journal   ... UPS...expects full-season volume to be up about 7.5% from last year...
Less Than Truckload Freight Giants In Union Conflict  Handy Shipping Guide   ...Court date loomsfor wage deal disagreement...
Full Wallets, but Using Health Program for Poor  New York Times   ...Last year, more than 1,200 people in New York City officially turned their backs on their husbands and wives to qualify for Medicaid...
'(Expletive) The Rich,' Suspected Arsonist Writes  WCVB-TV ...Cape Cod Officials Suspect Serial Arsonist
The NFL's Philadelphia Eagles Go Green  Time   ...The team ... will be installing 2,500 solar panels, 80 20-ft high wind turbines and a generator that runs on natural gas and biodiesel, making its home park Lincoln Financial Field the first stadium capable of generating all of its own electricity...
Federal Judge to Rule on Health Law's Constitutionality Wall Street Journal   ...A Virginia federal judge is expected to rule Monday on whether the Obama administration's health law violates the Constitution...
Financial arms race underway in Washington  Los Angeles Times   ...Posh fundraisers already are in full swing after record spending on midterms...