Monday, October 10, 2011

Today's Teamster News 10.10.11

Union members, middle class join Occupy Seattle protest  KOMOnews.com   ..."Labor stands for the middle class. Labor helped create the middle class, and we’re here to make sure it doesn’t die," said Leonard Smith of Teamsters Local 117...
Occupy El Paso promises 2nd Downtown protest  McClatchy News Service   ...A man who said he was with the Teamsters Union said unions have fought corporate greed for decades...
Protests building momentum as they enter fourth week  Axis of Logic   ...The anti-Wall Street protests continued to spread over the weekend ... as of Sunday evening “meetups” to plan protests had been set in more than 1,100 cities...
Governor wants the pension windfall back  Sun-Sentinel   ...The counties, cities, sheriff's offices and school boards that saved millions this year because of state pension changes will not be rolling in that newfound money next year, if Gov. Rick Scott has his way...
SB 5 opponents spend more for TV ads  Dayton Business Journal   ...We Are Ohio, which is opposed to the legislation, has spent $1.92 million for TV advertisements in Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and Youngstown. However, the group in support of S.B. 5, Building a Better Ohio, bought just $741,000 worth of TV ads in the same markets...
Report: Post-recession income falls  Politico   ...Income for American families declined more in the years following the economic recession than it did during the official recession itself, a new study shows...