Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Today's Teamster News 12.15.10

Judge Rules for FedEx in Dispute With Drivers  Associated Press   ...A federal judge in Indiana ruled Tuesday in favor of FedEx in the company’s dispute with drivers over whether they were independent contractors...
To Conquer Wind Power, China Writes the Rules  New York Times   ...competing for China’s lucrative business means playing by strict house rules that are often stacked in Beijing’s favor...
Holiday season boosts shipping companies in more than one way  The Arizona Republic    ...For FedEx and UPS, Monday and Tuesday are projected to be the shippers' busiest days of the holiday season...
Save the Children Breaks With Soda Tax Effort  New York Times   ...Carolyn Miles, chief operating officer of Save the Children, said there was no connection between the group’s about-face on soda taxes and the discussions with Coke...
Geithner Blocking Legal Help for Foreclosure Victims  Huffington Post   ...Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has authorized big payouts to banks in an effort to encourage mortgage modifications...
Democrats' budget bill: $1.1 trillion; 1,900 pages  Politico   ...Senate Democrats rolled out a year-end, governmentwide spending bill Tuesday that cuts more than $26 billion from President Barack Obama’s 2011 requests...
Senate nears passage of $858 billion tax-cut deal  McClatchy Newspaper
U.S. Appeals Court overturns ruling on Frontier Airlines mechanics   Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel   ...The panel ruled ...(the) ...order should be changed to require the Teamsters to seek a ruling on the situation from the National Mediation Board...
Veolia Transportation Finally Reaches Contract Agreement with Teamsters  Phoenix New Times   ...Veolia is paying employees for each of the 11 work days they missed when the company locked them off the job site. ...
No tax hike in Mahoning County next year  Youngstown Vindicator   ...supervisors accepted a new two-year contract with the road workers' Teamsters bargaining unit...
Adams County board approves tax levy  connecttristates.com   ...The board also approved a tentative agreement with five units of county employees in the police and teamsters unions for a three-year contract...