Monday, August 1, 2011

Today's Teamster News 08.01.11

Fire Destroys We Are Wisconsin PAC Offices in La Crosse; Recall Efforts Subdued   Hudson Patch   ...Fire officials in La Crosse are continuing to investigate a Saturday blaze that destroyed the regional offices of We Are Wisconsin, a union political action committee (PAC)...
Gov. John Kasich says Calisolar moving to Mississippi, cites economic climate  Mansfield News Journal   ...Gov. John Kasich said Friday that Calisolar was moving to Mississippi because of a friendlier economic climate. "We just lost Calisolar," Kasich said. "Calisolar's going to Mississippi, right to work, did you know that? Eight hundred jobs in Mansfield...
State Rep. Amanda Price's Private Chat with Governor Snyder Surprises Colleagues  West Michigan Politics   ..."I had a discussion with the Governor and he said he will not sign (Right to Work legislation)," Price said. "It's off the table..."
MinnPost poll: Minnesotans blame GOP for shutdown  MinnPost   ...By a whopping 2-1 margin, Minnesotans blame the Republicans who control both houses of the Legislature for the recent government shutdown more than they blame Gov. Mark Dayton, according to a poll taken this week for MinnPost...
'Right to work’ would impede economy  The Journal Gazette   ...What would Gov. Mitch Daniels and the Republicans think of a law that required businesses to provide goods and services to anyone who wanted them but made it optional to pay? Sound crazy? But that is exactly what Daniels and the Republicans are considering doing to Indiana unions...
The War on You  Economic Populist   ...Have no doubt: those in the upper ranges of the top 1% of wealth in this country (aka The Money Party) want to kick you to the curb...