Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Today's Teamster News 03.16.11

Senate Republicans to drop contempt finding against Democrats  Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel   ...The top GOP leader in the state Senate backtracked Tuesday, saying Republicans would lift fines and a contempt finding against Democratic senators...
Wisconsin Governor's Allies Ran a Toxic Bailout Bank... and Got Rich  Huffington Post   ...People in Wisconsin are pulling their money out of Marshall & Ilsley (M&I) Bank because they know it's been helping their Governor's crusade against public employees and the middle class...
Ohio Town Sees Public Job as Only Route to Middle Class  New York Times   ...as Ohio’s legislature moves toward final approval of a bill that would chip away at public-sector unions, those workers say they see it as the opening bell in a race to the bottom...
Indiana House Democrats begin their 4th week of walkout  Indianapolis Star   ...Democrats want changes to bills that use tax dollars to fund private school tuition and which impact collective bargaining for labor unions...
Labor unions continue to rally each day at Ind. Statehouse  nwi.com   ...Union workers have rallied every day since Feb. 22, when House Democrats went to Illinois to halt action on perceived anti-union legislation...
Michigan's GOP Gov. Slashes Corporate Tax Rate by 86%, Hikes Taxes for Working Poor  ThinkProgress   ...Taxes on individuals from the state income tax would rise by $1.7 billion or nearly 31 percent...
'Right-to-work' bill stalls in Missouri Senate  stltoday.com   ...Dempsey, who controls the Senate debate agenda, said the bill won't come up again this week. After next week's spring break, it will have to compete for floor time with priorities such as congressional redistricting, abortion, the state budget and possibly tax credits...
YRC Worldwide misses restructuring milestone, warns of bankruptcy potential  Kansas City Star   ...“The required lenders have not indicated that they intend to declare an event of default under the credit agreement, and we are continuing to work with the parties,” YRC wrote in the filing...
Giant Food responds to Teamsters  The Exminer   ...The decision has not been made on whether to move jobs out of Maryland, Giant says...