Sunday, June 5, 2011

Today's Teamster News 06.05.11

Firefighters, Teamsters to collect Sunday for tornado relief  The Milford Daily News   ...The Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts and  Teamsters Local 25 will conduct a statewide tornado relief drive on Sunday...
Friendly spirit prevails as tents go up at 'Walkerville'  Wisconsin State Journal   ...Madison's newest campground opened at 7 p.m. Saturday, with most choice tent spots in "Walkerville" resting on concrete...
Orlando Hosts “The Festival For Florida’s Future”  WFTV.com   ...Thousands of people invaded the Central Florida Fairgrounds on Saturday to learn how to take their complaints to Tallahassee...
Hypocrisy Behind Florida Law Signed by Governor Rick Scott Requiring Welfare Recipients to Take Drug Tests (opinion)  Business Insider   ...The same logic used by Governor Scott and his supporters to justify requiring welfare recipients to take drug tests also applies to any other person who receives any form of government subsidy, benefit, or assistance too...
Church Leaders Support SB5 Repeal Effort  WYTV.com   ...Local church leaders of all denominations spoke out in Youngstown against the new collective bargaining law, which limits the union rights for Ohio's public workers... 
Things are getting nasty in the House  Manchester Union-Leader   ...And the worse it gets, the harder it will be for Speaker of the House William O’Brien to win on the right-to-work issue or get a constitutional amendment on education funding, for that matter...