Sunday, March 20, 2011

Today's Teamster News 03.20.11

Volunteers ramping up recall efforts  Channel 3000   ...Throughout the state, groups are working to recall senators...
Wisconsin's coalition against corporate power  The Guardian   ...Stirred to action, a new popular movement is determined to roll back the rightwing assault on collective bargaining rights...
Indiana House negotiations aren't really over  Louisville Courier-Journal   ...The problem for Republicans is this: They can’t pass that agenda without Democrats present. Period...
FedEx: Faces Civil DoJ Probe Alongside UPS Over Consultants  Wall Street Journal   ...FedEx Corp (FDX) said Friday that it was the subject of a Department of Justice civil investigation into alleged anticompetitive behavior in the parcel-delivery market...
An Advocate Who Scares Republicans  New York Times   ...if protecting financial consumers — and helping the millions of Americans struggling to hold onto their homes — isn’t worth fighting for, then what is?
Nearly 20% of Florida homes are vacant  CNN Money   ...That's a rise of more than 63% over the past 10 years...
Who Is Bankrolling A Lawsuit To End The Ban On Foreign Money In U.S. Elections?  ThinkProgress   ...the case is being litigated by two high-dollar attorneys from a firm whose clients include some of the biggest corporate beneficiaries of the Citizens United decision — including Koch Industries and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce...