Sunday, July 10, 2011

Today's Teamster News 07.10.11

With Walker, it's clear which groups he favors (opinion)  Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel   ...It took Walker less than a week to ... hand out $140 million in tax breaks to large corporations and wealthy executives (while) ... 10,000 unemployed workers in Wisconsin ran out of unemployment insurance benefits ...
State’s labor advisor finds no indefensible union benefits  Plunderbund   ...the governor’s office was looking for specific examples where collective bargaining resulted in over paid civil servants, higher-quality employees being fired for lack of seniority or layoffs resulting from collectively bargained contracts in which public unions refused to make concessions in the face of a budget crunch...
Scores turn out to sign Snyder recall petitions  Monroe News   ...hundreds... signed a petition to recall the governor Saturday during a six-hour event at Loranger Square. ... Events like the one in Monroe took place all around the state...
Rick Scott is no leader (LTE)  Herald-Tribune   ...I find it highly embarrassing to have a governor who does not have the common sense to realize that he is not wanted by the voters in his state...
Citizen’s veto movement hopes to restore same-day voter registration  Bangor Daily News   ...Maine Secretary of State Charles Summers has approved the wording for a People’s Veto referendum question aimed at restoring the status quo when it comes to voter registration...
Unexpected special election win has NH Republicans wondering  Nashua Telegraph   ...The New Hampshire House special election on Tuesday was another embarrassing defeat for establishment Republicans...