Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Today's Teamster News 06.21.11

Decision in Wal-Mart case a blow to class actions  Associated Press   ...Mounting a large-scale bias claim against a huge company will be more difficult in light of a Supreme Court decision that found no convincing proof of discrimination on which to allow a class action against retail giant Wal-Mart on behalf of as many as 1.6 million women...
Wisconsin unions try to battle back  Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel   ..."This makes it nearly impossible for them to maintain a union in the public sector,"...
Pro-democracy group targets Michigan's new emergency manager law  Detroit Free Press   ...Some 2,500 people turned out Saturday at 13 locations around the state to launch a campaign to repeal the new emergency manager law...
Rail veto puts GOP lawmakers on spot (Opinion)  Nashua Telegraph   ...“I am vetoing this legislation because business leaders, particularly in Nashua and Manchester, (have) clearly said that this bill will hurt their efforts to grow their businesses, to create jobs and to attract new companies to New Hampshire,” Lynch wrote...
NJ Assembly panel advances health benefits bill  Associated Press   ...The average New Jersey public worker — who earns $60,000 and contributes $900 toward health care — would see their yearly health care costs rise to $2,056 for single coverage or $3,230 for a family plan, after a four-year phase-in...
In New Jersey, ‘Shared Sacrifice’ for Public Workers, Not the Rich  New York Times   ...Governor Christie, like the Democrat Andrew M. Cuomo in New York, has played bulldog for the wealthiest, insisting that he will not extend a so-called millionaire’s income tax surcharge...
N.H. closing in on a repeal of union dues rule  Boston Globe   ... the state’s Republican Party has been pushing hard for a so-called “right-to-work’’ law...