Trade Deals: Backdoor Financial Deregulation Huffington Post ... the financial provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) operate as backdoor deregulation instruments....these so-called "trade deals" ... have very little to do with trade per se. Rather, they mainly include new rights for corporations and new constraints on governments' non-trade regulatory policy space...
Wisconsin – A Lost Year PolitiScoop ...Bills such as the definition of a bicycle, sex ed and the defunding of planned parenthood were the “Laser Beam” focus of Scott Walker’s assault on the citizens of Wisconsin. The special jobs session did nothing to spur job creation in Wisconsin, but did have a polarizing effect on the state’s citizens and legislature...
Minnesota House Passes Voter Suppression Constitutional Amendment Proposal Think Progress ...The photo ID amendment proposal — which will likely suppress voter turnout among elderly, poor, and minority voters who may have more difficulty obtaining a valid ID — is now headed to the state senate where it is scheduled to be taken up by the rules committee on Wednesday...
Rail Conference Urges EPA to Reconsider Coal Regulations Teamsters Rail Conference ..."This rule has the potential to cost our membership a staggering number of jobs by significantly decreasing the amount of coal used in electricity generation," said Teamsters Rail Conference President Dennis R. Pierce...
Teamsters, Worker Justice Groups Protest Red Cross Greed Local 507 ...Almost 200 blood collection workers and mobile unit assistants for the American Red Cross in Northern Ohio traveled by bus to Washington, D.C., today to the national headquarters of the American Red Cross to rally for respect and fair treatment...
Teamsters approve YRC unit’s move out of next-day delivery Kansas City Star ...“The change of operations was approved, and it should help YRC tremendously,” Sweeton wrote. “It should help the company grow and lead to more jobs, which will be good for our members.”...
