Lenovo moves production of some laptops and tablets to North Carolina manufacture this ...While the decision is laudable because it will create roughly 115 manufacturing job in the U.S., it's worth noting that many of the components within the computers and tablets will have been made in places outside the United States...
What do Henry Kissinger, Le Duc Tho, Yasser Arafat, President Obama, And The EU Have In Common? zero hedge ...the euro is doing massive damage to the European fabric. It is creating tensions and even rage where there were none in the years leading up to the crisis—in Greece for example...
Governor Brown solves California's gas price problem Econbrowser ... Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA) directed the California Air Resources Board to allow use right now of the winter blend instead of waiting as usual until the first of November, a move that the Board has implemented. This allows existing stocks of the winter fuel to be sold to add to the supply of the summer blend...
WI governor spurs emotions during campaign stop for Rick Hill KPAX.com ..."I was talking to some old labor leaders, and they told me that they have not seen a political action by organized labor in the city of Kalispell in the last 30 years that is comparable to this," Al Ekblad, Executive Secretary of the Montana State AFL-CIO said...
Ex-Walker appointee convicted of stealing $51,000 from veterans Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ...Prosecutors said the 62-year-old Kavanaugh had skimmed the money from bank deposits and phony withdrawals from accounts for the local chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, a veterans service organization...
Los Angeles Port Truckers Test Out Their Picket Signs In These Times ...Six months after Los Angeles-area port truckers won a rare union election in a nearly union-free industry, contract negotiations have hit the rocks...
