Monday, February 13, 2012

Today's Teamster News 02.13.12

Senate Takes Up Prison Privatization  NorthEscambia.com   ...Today, the Florida Senate will take up or down votes on pending amendments, and try to get a bill on privatizing prisons in most of South of Florida ready for a floor vote...
David Koch's Non-Profit Flouts Law And Spends $700,000 Against Wisconsin Recall  Alternet   ...The Koch-founded Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit "charity" prohibited from intervening in political campaigns, is spending $700,000 on ads and holding events around Wisconsin that look like appeals to re-elect Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who is facing a recall election...
Trader Joe's Signs Fair Food Agreement On Tomatoes With Immokalee Workers  Huffington Post   ...The agreement requires the grocery store to pay a penny more per pound of tomatoes and to ensure better working conditions for tomato workers...
Greece MPs pass austerity plan amid violent protests  BBC   ...Greek MPs have approved a controversial package of austerity measures, demanded by the eurozone and IMF in return for a 130bn euro ($170bn; £110bn) bailout...
Break Up the Banks? Here’s an Alternative (opinion)  New York Times   ...If a shareholder invests a dollar in a big bank, why not make that shareholder liable for the first $1.50 — or more — of losses as insolvency approaches?...
Teamsters file improper practice against SCCC for asbestos removal  Mid-Hudson News   ...Union business agent Sandra Shaddock said 10 union employees may have been subject to asbestos while removing floor tiles from buildings at the Loch Sheldrake school...