Monday, December 20, 2010

Today's Teamster News 12.20.10

FedEx To Acquire MultiPack  Logistics Week   ...FedEx Corp. ... signed an agreement to acquire MultiPack, a Mexican domestic express package delivery company...
Food-safety measure passes Senate in Sunday surprise  Washington Post   ...The bill would require importers to verify that products grown and processed overseas meet U.S. safety standards...
Weighing Costs, Companies Favor Temporary Help  New York Times   ...Since the beginning of the year, employers have added a net 307,000 temporary workers, more than a quarter of the 1.17 million private sector jobs added in total...
This Bonus Season on Wall Street, Many See Zeros  New York Times   ...Wall Street firms ...raised base pay substantially in 2009 and 2010...seeking to placate regulators who had argued that bonuses based on performance encouraged excessive risk...
The Bipartisanship Racket (opinion) New York Times   ...No Labels ... leaders seem utterly clueless about why Americans of all labels are angry: the realization that both parties are bought off by special interests who game the system and stack it against the rest of us...