The Ruinous Fiscal Impact of Big Banks New York Times ...Public deficits and debt relative to gross domestic product have ballooned in the last three years for one simple reason – the big banks at the heart of our financial system blew themselves up...
Energy Firms Aided by U.S. Find Backers New York Times ...In late 2009, the federal government gave $151 million in grants to advance 37 clean energy ideas deemed too radical or too preliminary to attract much private financing...
Foreclosed Homeowners Go to Court on Their Own New York Times ...Now many defaults are prompted by stretches of unemployment...
Teamsters president Hoffa to kick off campaign at new United IBT ...Hoffa will join union members at Continental Airlines to help kick off a campaign to organize fleet service workers and ramp workers at the newly merged Continental/United...
USA 3000 Pilots Withdraw from Voluntary ASAP PRNewswire ...pilots, represented by the Airline Professionals Association (APA) Teamsters Local 1224 announced their decision to withdraw from the voluntary Aviation Safety Action Program...
Probation employees, county at impasse (Local 856) The Ukiah Daily Journal ...County negotiators declared an impasse with the union that represents its probation officers and juvenile justice counselors...
Corrections officer says colleague's murder is no surprise (Local 117) MyNorthwest.com ...At Governor Gregoire's request, outside eyes will scrutinize our state's prison system following the brutal killing of a guard in Monroe...
Unions launch media ad blitz to protest cuts The Times Herald-Record ...The Sullivan County PBA ran a "report card" in Tuesday's Sullivan County Democrat showing each legislator's picture next to boxes marked "no" and "yes"...
UPS Eyes More Success GPB ...Atlanta-based shipping giant United Parcel Service says it plans to turn last year’s success into record earnings per share in 2011...
UPS Capital Opens Colombia, Peru Offices Global Atlanta ...UPS Capital, which provides loans to help companies finance global trade and factory expansions, has opened offices in Bogota, Colombia, and Lima, Peru...
Snow slowing shipping via UPS and FedEx cfnews13.com ...UPS and FedEx both rely heavily on airplanes to move their packages...
China's railways lead the world in speed, size, but services lag far behind CP ...the world's biggest annual migration involving 230 million people... highlights the wide gap between showcase Chinese infrastructure and the often abysmal services available to the public...
Unions expect Florida governor to get his way on pensions Sun-Sentinel ...Police officers, teachers and government workers across Florida had harsh words Wednesday for Gov. Rick Scott's plan to have public employees contribute toward their pensions...
Calif. lawmakers promote clean energy standards San Francisco Chronicle ...The California Legislature's Democratic leaders on Wednesday unveiled a package of proposed laws they said will position the state as the national leader in developing clean energy alternatives and green jobs...
Questions Arise About Study Used to Justify 24 Hour Restart Change truckinginfo.com ...American Trucking Associations ... plans to take issue with the agency's use of these studies...
FMCSA presses forward with EOBR mandate for all trucks Land Line Magazine ...All truckers subject to the hours-of-service regulations are targeted by a proposal by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to mandate electronic on-board recorders in all trucks...
