Hostess Member Update IBT ...On Friday, November 9th the Bakery Confectionary Tobacco Grain Millers (“BCTGM”) International Union put out a press release and related statements that its Local Unions were striking Hostess Brands at several facilities that would be expanded over the coming days...
The Grand Bargain Under the Fiscal Cliff Economic Populist ...Right after the election, which in part was about protecting social security and Medicare from being gutted, we have the threat of that actually happening under the guise of the Fiscal cliff... this great betrayal would actually throw the U.S. into a recession just as much as the fiscal cliff would...
Lying to Push Their Agenda on the Budget: There Was No Bowles-Simpson Commission Report Beat the Press ... there was no report that had the approval of 14 of the 18 members of the commission. Therefore there was no commission report...
U.S. in talks with dozens of nations on anti-tax dodge pacts Reuters ...In a step toward reining in offshore tax evasion, the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday said it was close to finalizing tax information-sharing pacts with countries ranging from Canada to islands such as Guernsey and the Isle of Man...
Analysis from Princeton finds GOP kept control of House but lost popular vote examiner ...It was predicted before the elections that Democrats would win the popular vote in the House but still not regain the majority. That is exactly what happened...
Airlines Face Acute Shortage of Pilots Wall Street Journal ...U.S. airlines are facing what threatens to be their most serious pilot shortage since the 1960s, with higher experience requirements for new hires about to take hold just as the industry braces for a wave of retirements...
