Saturday, June 18, 2011

Today's Teamster News 06.18.11

How Miserable? Index Says the Worst in 28 Years CNBC ...When it comes to measuring the combination of unemployment and inflation, it doesn’t get much more miserable than this...
Local funeral directors could be headed toward strike  Chicago Sun-Times   ...Teamsters Local 727 said the proposal by Service Corp. International-owned Alderwoods called for a three-year wage freeze and a company health care package that is more expensive and less comprehensive than the union’s health and welfare benefits...
Congressman enters BMW-Teamsters dispute  Inland Daily Bulletin   ...Democratic Congressman Joe Baca stepped into the labor dispute this week between the Teamsters and BMW Group by sending a letter to the automaker urging the company to keep union workers at a parts distribution center...
Privatization At The Heart Of Divisive Battles In Wisconsin   Huffington Post  ...Walker tends to take "a real economic challenge and exaggerating it into the crisis of the century, in order to justify his outlandish proposals to privatize."...
Aide's whistle-blower lawsuit alleges Mayor Dave Bing aimed to eliminate Detroit city council, school board  Detroit Free Press   ...According to the suit, (Bing spokeswoman) Dumas undercut the plan – which allegedly would have meant a huge financial infusion for the schools — saying it would hurt the mayor politically and make him look power-hungry...
With an ACLU lawsuit pending, Rick Scott halts drug testing  The Florida Times-Union   ...The lawsuit says that the order infringes upon state employees "because it violates their constitutional right to be free from unreasonable governmental searches."..