Wall Street CEOs Up Pressure for Grand Bargain in the Lame Duck Session firedoglake ...As soon as the election is over expect a powerful renewed push for a “grand bargain” that cuts entitlements...
Abercrombie and Fitch, Other Retail Workers Protest 'Abusive' Scheduling ABC News ...Employees of Abercrombie & Fitch, Best Buy and other retailers protested Wednesday along New York City's posh Fifth Avenue shopping district against what they call "abusive" work scheduling...
Koch-backed activists use power of data in bid to oust Obama from White House The Guardian ...Americans for Prosperity building sophisticated digital tools to target swing-state moderates and spread anti-Obama message...
Man Tied To Va. GOP Arrested In Voter Form Destruction Talking Points Memo ...A Pennsylvania man employed by a company working for the Republican Party of Virginia was arrested by investigators from the Rockingham County Sheriff’s office on Thursday and charged with destroying voter registration forms...
U.S. home owners file class action suit vs. banks over Libor Reuters ...U.S. home owners have filed a class action suit in New York against 12 of the world's major banks, claiming that Libor manipulation made mortgage repayments more expensive than they should have been, the Financial Times reported on Monday...
District court finds Crow Wing County committed unfair labor practice Brainerd Dispatch ...At the end of 2011 as a three-year collective bargaining agreements expired, the county notified the unions it would not extend step increases — an incremental wage increase...Unions represented in the court action were ... Minnesota Teamsters Public Law Enforcement Employees’ Union Local No. 320...
