Today's Teamster News 06.14.12

Trans Pacific Partnership Document Leaked, Shows Corporations Could Violate National Sovereignty firedoglake   ...foreign corporations operating within the U.S. would be permitted to appeal key American legal or regulatory rulings to an international tribunal. That international tribunal would be granted the power to overrule American law and impose trade sanctions on the United States for failing to abide by its rulings...
Foreclosures up for first time in 27 months  Reuters   ...Foreclosure starts rose year-over-year in May for the first time in more than two years as banks resumed dealing with distressed properties after a mortgage abuse settlement earlier this year, data firm RealtyTrac said on Thursday...
Foreclosure Machinery Creaks Back to Life  The Big Picture   ... when some smart bank executive somewhere learned how rampant illegal foreclosures had become, they decided to halt the foreclosure machines altogether to clean up their own house... Fast forward to the national robo-signer giveaway settlement. With that now behind them, the voluntary foreclosure abatements have come to an end...
Yup: Romney’s plan would indeed cut billions from cops, firefighters and teachers  Washington Post   ...despite Romney's claim, the federal government does give billions of dollars to states and localities through programs like Title 1, the COPS program, FEMA and others — which pay for first responders and teachers...
Hostess faces expiration date  New York Post   ...With the clock ticking, creditors of bankrupt Hostess Brands and its unions remain far apart on a deal to save the company from liquidation...
Recycle Drivers To Raise Informational Pickets at 4 Waste Management Locations  Local 117   ...On Thursday, June 14, 150 recycle and yard waste drivers, represented by Teamsters Local 117, will raise informational pickets at four Waste Management locations to demand that the company bargain a fair and equitable contract in good faith...