Friday, December 31, 2010

Today's Teamster News 12.31.10

Unemployment claims drop unexpectedly  Los Angeles Times   ...signs are mounting that employers might at last be starting to hire new workers...
Storm hit NYC on eve of sanitation worker shake-up  Associated Press   ...Harry Nespoli, president of the Teamster's local that represents sanitation workers including plow drivers, also denied a city councilman's claims that sanitation workers' bosses encouraged a slowdown...
Continental Fleet Service Workers Ratify First Contract  IBT   ...Agreement provides for multiple job protections, significant sage increases...
Rattner settles pension kickback case for $10 million  New York Times   ... financier Steven L. Rattner has agreed to pay $10 million to settle civil charges that he engaged in a kickback scheme involving New York state’s pension fund...
NewPage union: 'No'  (Local 486)  Escanaba Daily News   ...Union employees at NewPage overwhelmingly rejected the latest contract offer from the company...
Aspinwall labor talks for 4 come down to wire  (Local 249)  Valley News Dispactch  ...Aspinwall officials are negotiating a new three-year contract with the borough's four full-time public works employees...
Saline employees agree to health-care concessions  (Local 214)  annarbor.com   ...Saline's two police unions, members of Teamsters Local 214 and its nonunion employees recently agreed to concessions...