Sunday, October 9, 2011

Today's Teamster News 10.09.11

Obama appoints PEB 243 to investigate BLET contract dispute  Douglas Budget   ...President Barack Obama today established Emergency Board (PEB) No. 243, to investigate and make recommendations for settlement of the current disputes between the Rail Labor Bargaining Coalition (RLBC) and five other unions, and the National Carriers Conference Committee (NCCC)...
"Occupy" protesters garner increased support  CBS News   ...demonstrations were held in more than a dozen cities, from Los Angeles to Richmond, Va., to downtown Minneapolis, Minn...
Letter: Sees SB5 as 'poorly veiled' punishment for unions  Hudson Hub-Times   ...Ohio Senate Bill 5 is not the economic panacea for our state that its proponents claim...
Union members fight Ind. 'right-to-work' proposal  Associated Press   ...Union members packed an Indiana Statehouse hearing Thursday in their uphill fight against "right-to-work" legislation that sparked a five-week walkout by House Democrats earlier this year...
John Nichols: Walker seeks to set rules for recalls  The Cap Times   ...While Stalin wanted to game the system after the voting was finished, Walker wants to game it before the voting begins...
Scott's transparency problem  Miami Herald   ...For a governor who promised accountability as a candidate, Rick Scott sure has a lot of explaining to do...