Saturday, January 1, 2011

Today's Teamster News 1.1.11

Career Shift Often Means Drop in Living Standards  New York Times   ...Nearly 7 in 10 of the survey’s respondents who took jobs in new fields say they had to take a cut in pay...
Which of These Banks Was 2010's Most Shameless Corporate Outlaw?  Huffington Post   ...They're offended because they didn't meet with the president? From the looks of things they're lucky not to be meeting with the warden...
EU wants power to block China's technology purchasing power  IT World   ...ndustry Commissioner warns that China could buy up EU technologies...
Democracy's Failures, 2010  The Guardian   ... democracy is turning into a feature of, for and by the market...
Gov. Christie praises his administration for work done after blizzard, chastises mayors for local efforts  New Jersey Online   ...When asked about the hundreds of people trapped in their homes for days, Christie said unless they lived on state roads, it's not something his administration would have been able to change...
RYAN'S RADICAL RULE?....   Washington Monthly   ...(Paul) Ryan would be empowered to single-handedly establish spending levels ... Ryan's levels would be binding on the chamber, without even being subjected to a vote...