Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Today's Teamster News 02.02.11

Teamsters Mourn Slain Washington State Corrections Officer Jayme Lee Biendl  IBT   ...The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is mourning the death of Washington State Corrections Officer Jayme Lee Biendl, who was slain at a prison chapel, allegedly by an inmate...
The Paradox of Corporate Taxes  New York Times   ... the United States now has a corporate tax code that’s the worst of all worlds. ..
LRB grants cab drivers OK to join Teamsters News 880 AM   ...The Labour Relations Board (LRB) has granted a group of more than 1,000 Edmonton drivers approval to join the Teamsters' Union...
Waivers From Rules Granted to Many  Wall Street Journal   ... 733 applicants, mainly employers and union-affiliated insurers, received an exemption from a requirement that puts their plans on the hook for up to $750,000 in eligible medical bills for each covered worker this year...
Dairy plant workers get state, union aid (Local 687)  Watertown Daily TImes   ...Employees at North Lawrence Dairy Inc. are receiving assistance from Teamsters Local 687, the state Department of Labor and other agencies as the plant prepares to shut down...
Smithfield road workers vote to join union  (Local 773)  Pocono Record   ...A majority of Smithfield Township's five road workers voted Friday to join a union...
Federal Judge Orders Carrier to Restore Teamster Pay   Journal of Commerce   ...Indiana cement hauler ordered to recognize union, resume bargaining...
Detroit Media Partnership Adds Jobs To Open Local Consumer Solutions Center (Local 372)  PR Newswire   ...Detroit Media Partnership today announced it is opening a new customer service center at its Sterling Heights operations facility in March...
Selectmen, police, DPW unions agree on contracts  (Local 633)  Laconia Citizen   ...Both union contracts for municipal employees in Gilford have been approved by selectmen...
UPS Profit Tops Estimates  Reuters   ...(UPS) reported a quarterly profit that beat estimates and forecast record-high profits in 2011, sending its shares up more than 4 percent...
FedEx to use rail intermodal service for first time in 40-year history, NS says  Progressive Railroading   ...FedEx Freight Corp. announced it's launching a new unified less-than-truckload (LTL) network, and offering new FedEx Freight® Priority and FedEx Freight® Economy LTL services...