Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Today's Teamster News 06.05.12

World-Wide Factory Activity, by Country  Wall Street Journal   ...A global manufacturing slowdown took hold in May, as Europe weighed heaviest on world-wide factory activity...
Can Apple Start Making Their Product In The U.S. Again? The Answer Is YES.  Campaign for America's Future   ...Apple CEO Tim Cook was quoted this week at an All Things Digital Conference as saying he'd like to see his company make more components, and possibly assemble them, in the U.S....Fox Spins Walker's "Worst In The Nation" Jobs Record On Eve Of Recall  Media Matters for America   ...In an effort to put a positive spin over Scott Walker's tenure as Wisconsin governor on the eve of his recall election, Fox News repeated questionable jobs numbers released by Walker's administration and pointed to the drop in the state's unemployment rate to prove its case. In fact, data show that there are few things to cheer about regarding Wisconsin's economic situation under Walker...Wisconsin governor's recall unites public safety workers  Marketplace   ...What this guy did is he came in and basically, you don't have a voice, you are servants of your employer and you don't have a voice at the table anymore...Teamsters Agreement Maintains Recycling Service on Mercer Island  Mercer Patch   ...The city's waste and recycling provider Republic Services reached agreement with recycling truck drivers from Teamsters Local 117 on terms for a new 5-year contract...Allied Waste, union remain at contract stalemate  Evansville Courier & Press   ... Allied Waste and Teamsters Local 215 remained at odds Monday, with the next scheduled meeting two weeks away...