Tuesday, April 3, 2012
'Remember November' (a union-made, union-themed video)
"Remember November" is an all new, all original song with lyrics and music by Hoosier native and union member Turner Corn. He's a proud member of Laborers Local 795 in New Albany, Ind. Visit his web site at: http://www.turnercorn.com/.
We posted Turner's "Union Man Dues" during the fight against right-to-work-for-less in Indiana. "Remember November" reminds us that the fight is far from over.
Buy those Easter cards from American printers
Message from the Graphic Communications Conference (GCC) of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters: Support union workers and buy American-made cards.
Not all Hallmark or American Greetings cards are made in the U.S. To make sure you're buying a domestic card, turn it over and look for “Made in the USA” printed on the back cover.
And Teamster Magazine reminds us:
If you have a need for a large order of custom-made cards, the best source for these is your local GCC-Teamster printer. You can find printers in your state that print items under a Teamster-contract by going to this website and selecting your state. A list will be provided of printing companies whose employees are covered under a Teamster contract.The GCC represents some 60,000 members who produce such publications as The New York Times, Chicago Sun-Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Newsday, Elle and Cosmopolitan magazines, Harper Collins and Penguin books, brochures for Chevrolet, Harry Potter books and catalogs for L.L. Bean.
Today's Teamster News 04.03.12
As Secretive Trade Negotiations Resume in LA, Public Interest Groups Demand Transparency Public Citizen ...The U.S. has reportedly introduced text for most, if not all, of an estimated 26 separate TPP chapters covering everything from our environment to financial regulations, drug patents to public procurement. While approximately 600 corporate lobbyists and a handful of others have been given “cleared advisor” status enabling them to review and comment on these proposals, the general public has not been allowed to do so...
Pensions Find Riskier Funds Fail to Pay Off New York Times ...public workers’ pension funds across the country are increasingly turning to riskier investments in private equity, real estate and hedge funds. But while their fees have soared, their returns have not...
Senior citizens continue to bear burden of student loans Washington Post ...New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that Americans 60 and older still owe about $36 billion in student loans, providing a rare window into the dynamics of student debt. More than 10 percent of those loans are delinquent...
How American Corporations Transformed from Producers to Predators (long, but worth it) Alternet ...A fundamental transformation in the investment strategies of major U.S. corporations is a big part of the story...
52% in Wisconsin Support Recall of Governor Walker Rasmussen Reports ...Forty-seven percent (47%) would vote against the recall and let him continue to serve as governor...
Teamsters strike against Red Cross prompts blood drive cancellations Talmadge Express ...Nearly 1,000 blood drives in Northeast Ohio have been canceled since union employees of the American Red Cross walked off their jobs in February, a Red Cross official said...
Pensions Find Riskier Funds Fail to Pay Off New York Times ...public workers’ pension funds across the country are increasingly turning to riskier investments in private equity, real estate and hedge funds. But while their fees have soared, their returns have not...
Senior citizens continue to bear burden of student loans Washington Post ...New research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that Americans 60 and older still owe about $36 billion in student loans, providing a rare window into the dynamics of student debt. More than 10 percent of those loans are delinquent...
How American Corporations Transformed from Producers to Predators (long, but worth it) Alternet ...A fundamental transformation in the investment strategies of major U.S. corporations is a big part of the story...
52% in Wisconsin Support Recall of Governor Walker Rasmussen Reports ...Forty-seven percent (47%) would vote against the recall and let him continue to serve as governor...
Teamsters strike against Red Cross prompts blood drive cancellations Talmadge Express ...Nearly 1,000 blood drives in Northeast Ohio have been canceled since union employees of the American Red Cross walked off their jobs in February, a Red Cross official said...
Monday, April 2, 2012
Today's Teamster News 04.02.12
Can the US consumer keep spending? Macrobusiness ...income growth remains lousy at 0.2% for February. Indeed, in real terms it fell 0.1%. For growth, however, the news was better with the personal consumption expenditures jumping 0.8% in the month...
Trans-Pacific Partnership April Fools hoax traps some media Computerworld ...The opposition lobby on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPPA) and some media outlets were momentarily excited over the weekend at the news that secrecy on the trade negotiations had been lifted and a full text of the current agreement was about to be released...
Some of Christie's biggest bills match model legislation from D.C. group called ALEC Newark Star-Ledger ...Experts and watchdog groups say ALEC has supplied some of the dominant legislative proposals in Arizona, Wisconsin, Colorado, Michigan, New Hampshire and Maine, among others. The bills rolled back union benefits, toughened voter-registration laws, eased environmental rules and spun off government services to the private sector...
How State Media Turned A Blind Eye To ALEC's Influence On The Voter ID Debate Media Matters ...the largest newspapers in the seven states that enacted voter ID laws in 2011 have largely ignored ALEC's influence...
We’ll bring Britain to standstill warn truckers Yorkshire Post ...Ahead of talks between unions and fuel distributors this week, fuel lobby leaders say they have formed an alliance with the tanker drivers and plan to blockade refineries and cause gridlock on motorways to stop soldiers moving fuel around the UK...
Hostess Serves Up New Batch of Cuts Wall Street Journal ...with the Twinkie maker back on life support after Hostess filed for Chapter 11 protection again in January, Mr. Peruzzi and about 16,000 other unionized workers are being asked to give up yet more, or their jobs will cease to exist...
Trans-Pacific Partnership April Fools hoax traps some media Computerworld ...The opposition lobby on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPPA) and some media outlets were momentarily excited over the weekend at the news that secrecy on the trade negotiations had been lifted and a full text of the current agreement was about to be released...
Some of Christie's biggest bills match model legislation from D.C. group called ALEC Newark Star-Ledger ...Experts and watchdog groups say ALEC has supplied some of the dominant legislative proposals in Arizona, Wisconsin, Colorado, Michigan, New Hampshire and Maine, among others. The bills rolled back union benefits, toughened voter-registration laws, eased environmental rules and spun off government services to the private sector...
How State Media Turned A Blind Eye To ALEC's Influence On The Voter ID Debate Media Matters ...the largest newspapers in the seven states that enacted voter ID laws in 2011 have largely ignored ALEC's influence...
We’ll bring Britain to standstill warn truckers Yorkshire Post ...Ahead of talks between unions and fuel distributors this week, fuel lobby leaders say they have formed an alliance with the tanker drivers and plan to blockade refineries and cause gridlock on motorways to stop soldiers moving fuel around the UK...
Hostess Serves Up New Batch of Cuts Wall Street Journal ...with the Twinkie maker back on life support after Hostess filed for Chapter 11 protection again in January, Mr. Peruzzi and about 16,000 other unionized workers are being asked to give up yet more, or their jobs will cease to exist...
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Solidarity license plates in MA
Props to the Pro-Labor Alliance for spreading the word. They have a cool Facebook page, so you may want to throw a "like" their way (and check out the Scott Walker "Wanted" poster).
Real world confronts art world
What's disgusting? A wealthy, profitable company locking out 42 art handlers for eight months.
Today's Teamster News 04.01.02
Real Consumer Spending Up, 0.5%, Real Personal Income Down, -0.1%, for February 2012 Economic Populist ...people spent more than they earned in February ...Generally income isn't keeping up with spending, although 2011 saw a slight improvement from 2010...
Financiers and Sex Trafficking New York Times ...for more than six years Goldman has held a significant stake in a company notorious for ties to sex trafficking, and it sat on the company’s board for four of those years...
The Era of Big Box Retail Dominance Is Coming to an End Bloomberg ...The new mantra is small box. While Best Buy, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) and Target Corp. (TGT) are still opening large stores, all are putting increasing emphasis on smaller ones. Best Buy plans to double the number of its smaller Best Buy Mobile stores by 2016. Wal-Mart is building as many as 100 small-format stores this year, while Target is opening five CityTarget locations...
Petrol crisis 'is our Thatcher moment', Tory MPs reportedly tell party members The Guardian ...Petrol crisis 'is our Thatcher moment', Tory MPs reportedly tell party membersUnite accuses ministers of 'spoiling for a fight' after memo from MPs emerges comparing situation with 1980s miners' strike...
As a whole, truckers are respectful Fargo-Moorhead InForum ...Much attention has been focused on the phenomenon of “trucker bombs,” or urine that is discarded on the side of western North Dakota roadways in plastic bottles...
Coors Hates Immigrants, Say Teamsters at Cesar Chavez Event IBT ...Teamsters from four local unions and Joint Council 7 marched in the 12th Annual Cesar E. Chavez March today to raise awareness about anti-immigrant behavior, worker abuse and discrimination by DBI Beverage, the distributor of products by Coors Brewing Co. in Northern California...
Financiers and Sex Trafficking New York Times ...for more than six years Goldman has held a significant stake in a company notorious for ties to sex trafficking, and it sat on the company’s board for four of those years...
The Era of Big Box Retail Dominance Is Coming to an End Bloomberg ...The new mantra is small box. While Best Buy, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) and Target Corp. (TGT) are still opening large stores, all are putting increasing emphasis on smaller ones. Best Buy plans to double the number of its smaller Best Buy Mobile stores by 2016. Wal-Mart is building as many as 100 small-format stores this year, while Target is opening five CityTarget locations...
Petrol crisis 'is our Thatcher moment', Tory MPs reportedly tell party members The Guardian ...Petrol crisis 'is our Thatcher moment', Tory MPs reportedly tell party membersUnite accuses ministers of 'spoiling for a fight' after memo from MPs emerges comparing situation with 1980s miners' strike...
As a whole, truckers are respectful Fargo-Moorhead InForum ...Much attention has been focused on the phenomenon of “trucker bombs,” or urine that is discarded on the side of western North Dakota roadways in plastic bottles...
Coors Hates Immigrants, Say Teamsters at Cesar Chavez Event IBT ...Teamsters from four local unions and Joint Council 7 marched in the 12th Annual Cesar E. Chavez March today to raise awareness about anti-immigrant behavior, worker abuse and discrimination by DBI Beverage, the distributor of products by Coors Brewing Co. in Northern California...
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