Monday, January 3, 2011

Today's Teamster News 1.3.11

Teamsters Grant Conditional Extension on YRCW Restructuring Plan Timelines  IBT   ...TNFINC... announced today that it has granted YRC Worldwide Inc. (YRCW) a conditional extension until March 15, 2011 on key timelines to achieve elements of its comprehensive restructuring plan...
Teamsters Local 401 members fill stockings for United Way agencies serving children  The Times Leader   ...Children with special needs who are served by United Way of Wyoming Valley member agencies received 500 Christmas stockings filled with candy thanks to the efforts of volunteers from Teamsters Local 401 and their families...
THE INFLUENCE GAME: Safety, trade interests clash  Washington Post   ...Some of the United States' top trading partners are aggressively fighting to stop the Obama administration from treating lithium batteries as hazardous cargo because they say that would disrupt international shipping and cost businesses hundreds of millions of dollars...
Diplomats Help Push Sales of Jetliners on the Global Market  New York Times   ...diplomats are a big part of the sales force, according to hundreds of cables released by WikiLeaks, which describe politicking and cajoling at the highest levels...
Deep Hole Economics (opinion)  New York Times   ...Even though we may finally have stopped digging, we’re still near the bottom of a very deep hole...