Top German Economists Say Greece Is Lost der Spiegel ...Several top German economic institutes on Thursday warned that German growth is slowing as the country continues to be hampered by the ongoing euro-zone debt crisis. And Greece, they say, will be unable to "free itself from its debt burden" and will need another haircut...
A New Era for Wal-Mart Workers? Dissent ...no matter how staff-driven these OUR Walmart rallies and walkouts have been, they have actually succeeded in bringing scores of currently employed Wal-Mart workers into an organization and a protest that speaks to their own felt needs and larger aspirations...
Are those Made-in-Nebraska Metro cars as Made-in-the-USA as advertised? manufacture this ... the manufacturer, Kawasaki, “estimates the domestic content of the components for the 7000 Series Railcars at 61% for the pilot cars and 69% for the production cars...”
Almost 2,400 Millionaires Pocketed Unemployment Benefits Bloomberg ...Another 954,000 households earning more than $100,000 during the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression also reported receiving unemployment benefits...
Teamsters, AFSCME leaders also tout Issue 2 in local visit featuring James Hoffa Toledo Blade ...Two of the nation’s most powerful union leaders joined local labor officials Thursday at a rally urging their members to approve Issue 2 and keep President Obama in the White House...
Mayor Emanuel And Teamsters President John Coli Announce New Group To Evaluate Work Rules And Identify Opportunities For Savings ENews Park Forest ...“I am offering my assistance in finding common sense reforms,” said Coli. “Mayor Emanuel has ushered in a new era of government accountability and I am proud to continue as a partner in that effort...”
