Teamsters Laud Rep. Miller's Dedication To Workers teamster.org ...The International Brotherhood of Teamsters today issued its thanks to Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., for the work he's done on behalf of working Americans throughout his 40-year career in the House. Miller announced Monday that he will retire after his current term ends early next year...
Teamsters Support Military Veterans teamster.org ...the Teamsters Military Assistance Program (TMAP) provides disability assistance for all military veterans and job placement opportunities for veterans in the construction industry...
Teamsters Applaud California Governor's High Speed Rail Support teamster.org ...The Teamsters Union is praising the significant commitment to continued funding for high speed and local commuter rail systems in California that are part of the state budget recently proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown...
City settles with Teamsters; one "no" vote GazetteXtra ...Councilman Matt Kealy was the sole “no” vote when the Janesville City Council on Monday OK'd a labor agreement with Teamsters Local Number 695...
The Koch Boys set their sights on Pennsylvania to Break Labor & Democrats dailykos ...Word has just leaked out of the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa that the Koch Boys are talking to severely wounded Republican Governor Corbett to move legislation this winter and spring to outlaw union dues deduction for all state and local public employees...
Has the developed world hit 'peak car use'? Macrobusiness ...at the height of the housing bubble, there were just over two registered cars on the road per household, whereas as at 2011, there were just under two...
In 15 states, deeply underwater foreclosures still reign Washington Post ...The states with the highest percentage of deeply underwater foreclosures were: Nevada (65 percent of foreclosures were deeply underwater), Florida (61 percent), Illinois (61 percent), Michigan (55 percent), and Ohio (48 percent)...
Five Housing Headwinds; Mortgage Originations Lowest Since 2010; Refinancible Loan Percentage Collapses; Payment Shock MISH's Global Economic Trend Analysis ...Mortgage originations are at the lowest levels in almost four years...
Burns Lake families support NDP's call for probe of 'bungled' mill blast investigation Vancouver Sun ...The union representing workers at the Burns Lake mill also said Monday the province needs to bring a criminal lens to fatality investigations...
Chicago Horse Carriage Operator Slams Proposed NYC Ban CBS Local ...He says his horses are well treated, better than in the wild and actually seem to enjoy what they’re doing. He says they have occasionally left to go to work without the driver...
Senate blocks jobless aid Politico ...The Senate blocked two separate proposals to revive emergency unemployment benefits that expired in December, all but killing the prospects of reviving jobless aid for now...
Judge Reinstates Some Federal Oversight of Voting Practices for an Alabama City New York Times ...A federal judge in Alabama on Monday reinstated federal oversight over the voting practices of a city there, in what election law specialists said was the first such move since the Supreme Court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act in June...
The Coalition for a Prosperous America and Liberty Groups Petition Congress Against Fast Track Coalition for a Prosperous America ...The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) and fifty seven liberty organizations have notified Congress that they oppose Fast Track trade authority...
Fast Track to Poverty Huffington Post ...trade reduced wages for workers without college educations by 5.5 percent in 2011, costing the average worker $1,800...
