Sunday, March 27, 2011

Today's Teamster News 03.27.11

Thousands march in downtown LA to support union workers  Los Angeles Daily News   ...and rallied in a show of support for union workers in Wisconsin and to rail against corporations, Republicans and the loss of city jobs...
March for the Alternative sends a noisy message to the government  Guardian   ...Central London was brought to a standstill on Saturday as more than a quarter of a million people took to the streets in a protest against government spending cuts that was marred when a breakaway group of activists clashed with police...
Wisconsin union-gutting law took effect Saturday – or did it?  Christian Science Monitor   ...thousands of union supporters gathered in Madison...to protest – this time against Republicans publishing an anti-union law despite a restraining order. So, have unions officially lost collective bargaining power or not?
Kasich explores new tax break  Columbus Dispatch   ...Gov. John Kasich is considering a tax break for venture capitalists who invest their dollars in the state...
Michigan House, Senate should challenge Snyder on EITC (opinion)  Detroit Free Press   ...The poor will pay more, while higher-wage earners get a break...
Don't elect a criminal to be governor  The Washington Monthly   ...(Gov.) Rick Scott's push to privatize Medicaid in Florida is highly controversial...because...(his) health care business ... could reap a major profit if the legislation becomes law...