Monday, March 11, 2013

Today's Teamster News 03.11.13

How H-1B Visas Are Screwing Tech Workers  Mother Jones   ..."The H-1B worker learns the job and then rotates back to the home country and takes the work with him,"...
Hill Poll: Voters see economy getting worse after sequester cuts  The Hill   ...A strong plurality of voters believe economic conditions in the United States are getting worse, not better, according to a new poll for The Hill — and believe the $85 billion package of cuts known as the sequester will only make things worse...
Lessons of the Sequester  Baseline Scenario   ... The sequester was supposed to be so painful to both sides that they would compromise, but it’s actually not so painful to politicians who only need to listen to their base...
Greek Prime Minister says no more austerity  Raw Story   ...Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Saturday promised his recession-weary nation that there would be “no more austerity measures” as international creditors prolonged an audit of crisis reforms...
Foreclosure crew clears wrong Texas building  Associated Press   ...Workers tasked with emptying a Central Texas home set for foreclosure instead dragged away a 16-foot boat, a backhoe, wedding dress and love letters from a neighbor's barn...
Wealthy investors keep buying metro Phoenix homes to rent  Arizona Republic   ...At the end of 2012, almost 25 percent of all the region’s homes were owned by investors, according to an Arizona Republic analysis...
GOP union bill expected to pass in Senate this week  MissouriNet   ...The bill requires government employees to give permission for public employee unions to withhold fees from their paychecks...
Local union protests possible Emergency Financial Manager for Detroit  WXYZ.com   ...Members of AFSCME Council 25 are spending their Sunday marching in protest against the possibility of an Emergency Financial Manager for Detroit...