As manufacturing bounces back from recession, unions are left behind Washington Post
...American factories are hiring again, but
they’re not hiring union members...
Relief as Greece secures IMF cash Guardian ...The IMF agreed to pay the next tranche of bailout aid to the Greek government last night, averting a catastrophic default and securing the country's survival in the eurozone...
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley to pay $557M over shoddy foreclosure practice The Hill ...Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will pay a combined $557
million to mortgage borrowers over shoddy foreclosure practices...
What The Consumer Protection Bureau's New Mortgage Rules Will And Won't Do
Think Progress ...The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rolled
out new rules today to clean up the mortgage servicing industry...The
new rules will provide important protections for homeowners, no
longer leaving them subject to the most pernicious mortgage servicing
practices...
Public option for health care back on the table
People's World ...A group of
Democratic lawmakers moved quickly yesterday and filed a bill that
would give the people of the nation the right to choose a publicly
run health insurance plan...
Unions look ahead on fight over right-to-work AP ...Union leaders looking for
an olive branch from Gov. Rick Snyder in his third State of the State
address say he left them empty-handed, but they vow to keep fighting
to bring down right-to-work legislation enacted last month...
New York City School Bus Strike Enters 3rd Day AP ...Local 1181 of the Amalgamated Transit Union wants the new contracts to include job protections for current drivers...
Teamsters say there’s progress in UPS talks The Press-Enterprise ...In talks with UPS’ Freight division, Teamsters have been making progress on seniority and work week issues. For the UPS negotiations, they have come to some understandings on issues that include military leave and stewards’ rights...
Teamsters Denounce Florida High Court Ruling on Pension IBT ...Teamsters
Joint Council 75 President Ken Wood today said he is disappointed
that Florida’s Supreme Court overturned years of precedent in the
way the state’s pensions are funded…
Will Dorchester Two School Bus Drivers Strike? Summerville
Patch …Charleston school bus drivers who work for Durham School
Services have voted unanimously to authorize a strike if negotiations
will not move forward, according to a statement by Teamsters
Local 509...
