Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Today's Teamster News 12.14.11

Sending a message at the ports  The Indypendent   ...Unions at the ports, including the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Teamsters, did not sanction the call for a shutdown, and some labor officials were critical of the Occupy movement's initiative...
First arrest made in John Doe investigation  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   ...Another major shoe has dropped in the John Doe investigation of Gov. Scott Walker's current and former aides...
NTSB recommends full ban on use of cell phones while driving  CNN   ...Tuesday's recommendation, if adopted by states, would outlaw non-emergency phone calls and texting by operators of every vehicle on the road. It would apply to hands-free as well as hand-held devices, but devices installed in the vehicle by the manufacturer would be allowed...
Construction workers fight for unpaid wages as bill to block anti-wage theft ordinances moves on  Florida Independent   ...the measure preempts all local laws, ordinances or rules that address wage theft, the practice of stiffing workers out of money they are owed...
Occupy the tax code (opinion) ...Chalk one up for Occupy Wall Street. Last Thursday, the New York State legislature voted to raise taxes on high-earners after Governor Andrew Cuomo reversed his longstanding opposition to such a move...
'Conflicted robosigner' equals no foreclosure: NY state judge  ThomsonReuters   ...On Monday, a Brooklyn judge dismissed a mortgage-foreclosure case over a major New York firm's failure to vouch for the veracity of its court filings amid questions over whether it used a "conflicted robosigner" to support its case...