Friday, January 13, 2012

Today's Teamster News 01.13.12

Indiana anti-union bill to get vote next week as Republicans and Democrats make a deal  DailyKos   ...With or without amendments, though, Republicans are overwhelmingly likely to have the votes they need to pass the bill, forcing union members to pay the costs of union representation for their coworkers who don't belong to the union...
3 billionaires who'll drag out the race  Politico   ...Meet the three billionaires who could drag out the GOP presidential primary, bloody up front-runner Mitt Romney and weaken the odds of defeating President Barack Obama: Sheldon Adelson, Foster Friess and Jon Huntsman, Sr...
Virginia Bill to Consider Establishing a State-Owned Bank  American Banker   ...A Virginia lawmaker is urging his colleagues in Richmond to consider creating a state-owned bank that would use deposits from residents and state agencies to lend to local businesses and stimulate economic growth...
Bank of America Prepares Emergency Plans at Fed Behest, May Need to Amputate on Geographic Basis  naked capitalism   ...no one should cry at the prospect that Bank of America might have to shrink to if it continues to be in financial and litigation hot water...
Occupy Wall Street reclaims Zuccotti Park  Washington Post   ...Occupy Wall Street protesters flooded into their former dwelling space at Zuccotti Park Tuesday night after police removed the metal barricades that had blocked their entrance since a police raid in November...
Several Teamsters Locals Are Striking, Some For Over a Year, But Nobody Seems to Notice  The Indypendent   ...in 2010, a total of 11 strikes were documented; this compared to as many as 300 at any given time in the 1970s...