Sunday, December 2, 2012

Today's Teamster News 12.02.12

The Insourcing Boom  The Atlantic   ...Just five years ago, not to mention 10 or 20 years ago, the unchallenged logic of the global economy was that you couldn’t manufacture much besides a fast-food hamburger in the United States. Now the CEO of America’s leading industrial manufacturing company says it’s not Appliance Park that’s obsolete—it’s offshoring that is...
Walmart's New Health Care Policy Shifts Burden To Medicaid, Obamacare  Huffington Post   ...Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, plans to begin denying health insurance to newly hired employees who work fewer than 30 hours a week, according to a copy of the company’s policy obtained by The Huffington Post...
Fast-food striker fired — but not for long  Salon   ...A Wendy's worker is fired -- then reinstated -- and the surprise strike by NYC workers sparks little backlash...
How will Kasich play the turnpike? (opinion)  Cleveland Plain Dealer   ...Kasich is considering privatizing Ohio's best-maintained highway to plug a hole in the transportation budget and raise funds for infrastructure projects throughout the state...
No, the Social Security Trust Fund Isn't a Fiction  Mother Jones   ... When wealthy pundits like Krauthammer claim that the trust fund is a fiction, they're trying to renege on a deal halfway through because they don't want to pay back the loans they got...
Meet the Four Companies That Together Provided Most of 2012 Earnings Growth in the S&P 500  Slate   ...Just four companies—Apple, AIG, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America—together provided a majority of overall earnings growth among large-cap companies...