Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Today's Teamster News 06.15.11

Supreme Court reinstates collective bargaining law  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   ... Acting with unusual speed, the state Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the reinstatement of Gov. Scott Walker's controversial plan to end most collective bargaining for tens of thousands of public workers...
Budget plan spares rich of the worst  Columbus Dispatch   ... in a spending plan that whacks schools, local governments, higher education, nursing homes, day care for children of low-income parents, the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, children's hospitals and work-support programs for the poor, one group was notably exempted from the pain. Ohio's biggest earners...
Firefighting cops to begin Benton Harbor patrols in July  Michigan Messenger   ...Benton Harbor Emergency Manager Joe Harris is downsizing and combining the city’s police and firefighting functions in a move he says will save the city $1 million...
Senate rejects bill requiring photo ID to vote  Bangor Daily News   ...Maine senators on Monday, in a reversal of a House vote last week, rejected a bill that sought to require voters to show photo identification on Election Day...
At least we know what they stand for (LTE)  Nashua Telegraph   ...it appears they have little regard for working-class families, an educated population, protecting our environment or creating meaningful jobs for the people of New Hampshire...
Christie on Copter-Gate: 'I Would Not Make a Different Decision’  Livingston Patch   ... "that was the way I could get to my son’s game that day. I make no apologies for it.”...