Monday, September 5, 2011

Today's Teamster News 09.05.11

CEOs are winning and labor is losing, these are dark days for working people  New York Daily News   ...While benefits for working Americans are being cut back, the average CEO is making 343 times more than the average worker...
Security at Labor Day Parade to be beefed up  Wausau Daily Herald   ...The Wausau Police Department will have extra officers than normal at Wausau’s Labor Day Parade on Monday, “just in the event there is any trouble,” said Lt. Mark Pankow...
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says a new tuition reciprocity deal with Minnesota makes college more affordable for Wisconsin residents  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   ...Walker’s statement grades out as Pants on Fire...
Hoffa to Celebrate Labor Day in Detroit, Urging National Focus on Good Jobs  IBT   ...Joined by workers, other labor leaders and President Obama, Hoffa will talk about jobs, the economy and the coordinated attack being waged against workers across the country...
Hundreds march in support of farmworkers rights bill  News10   ...Hundreds of people waving red flags and sporting red shirts with the letters U.F.W., for United Farm Workers, ended their long march at the state capitol this labor day holiday weekend...
For A Better Model on Jobs, Look to Argentina, Not Europe  firedoglake   ...There’s a country which reacted to a severe economic downturn by growing government, and has thrived as a result. Look to Argentina...