Today's Teamster News 05.31.12

Unpaid Overtime: Wage And Hour Lawsuits Have Skyrocketed In The Last Decade  Huffington Post   ...Collective action lawsuits alleging wage and hour violations have risen 400 percent in the last 11 years, according to a recent post at CNNMoney. In 2011, there were more than 7,000 such lawsuits filed in federal court -- a huge increase since the turn of the century...
SEC: Taking on Big Firms is 'Tempting,' But We Prefer Whaling on Little Guys  Rolling Stone   ...I’ve heard from several attorneys who represent smaller clients who tell me they’re flabbergasted, watching the S.E.C. give the Chases, Goldmans, and Citigroups free ride after free ride while their pockmarked little clients at fledgling public companies get served the whole regulatory meal for minor disclosure violations – even cases that simply involve bad paperwork, where money isn’t even stolen...
WOW: In No State Is a 40-Hour, Minimum Wage Work Week Enough to Afford a Two-Bedroom Apartment  We Party Patriots   ...The numbers don’t show any discernible trend aside from perhaps 1) states with high cost of living/rent such as NY, NJ, DC, MD require the most man hours and 2) the minimum wage is too low...
Beloit billionaire pays zero in 2010 state income tax bill  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   ...Hendricks was thrust into the spotlight last month when a videotape showing her talking with Gov. Scott Walker about strategies to fight unions was released...
Is there a “smoking gun” email that implicates Scott Walker in bid-rigging?  Blogging Blue   ...Gov. Walker is no longer cooperating with investigators in the Milwaukee County John Doe investigation, which would certainly explain Walker’s decision to transfer $70,000 to his criminal defense fund on May 3 and $30,000 on May 17, according to campaign finance reports...
On eve of Senate appearance, Raitt calls on CP, Teamsters to voluntarily go back to work  Canada.com   ...Canada’s labour minister called on the two parties in the country’s railway dispute to voluntarily go back to work on Friday, a day after they and the minister are set to face questions from senators reviewing the Canadian Pacific back-to-work bill...
Teamsters, Coca-Cola Dispute Who's Paying For Health Insurance  Hartford Courant   ...No new negotiating sessions have been scheduled since the strike began. The next meeting is on June 12...