Monday, April 11, 2011

Today's Teamster News 04.11.11

Congresswoman Seeks Federal Investigation of Wisconsin Election  The Nation   ...Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin has asked U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to initiate a federal investigation into the questionable handling of disputed vote records in the state's Waukesha County...
Most Ohio big city mayors do not like collective bargaining law Gov. John Kasich says was intended to help them  Cleveland Plain Dealer   ...All but one of the mayors of the state's five largest cities are now publicly blasting SB5 as an attack on middle class families...
Third day of 'sleep-in' at Washington state capitol   NWCN.com   ...small groups of protesters have been permitted to sleep on the hard marble floor inside the central rotunda...
The Mindless Mantra of Wall Street: The Corporate Tax Rate Is Too High  CommonDreams.org   ...If these 100 companies had paid the 35% tax designated by U.S. tax law, an additional $150 billion would have been collected in federal taxes in just one year. This is approximately equal to the total budget deficits for all 50 states...
With aid and migrants, China expands its presence in a South American nation  New York Times   ...China’s aid to Suriname includes military assistance, construction of low-income housing, a plan to derive renewable energy from rice husks, help for shrimp farming and an upgrade of the state television network...
Teamsters fight to oust the PBA  Tallahassee.com   ...The Teamsters union is mounting a serious effort to replace the PBA as bargaining agent for probation and prison officers across the state...