Saturday, April 21, 2012

Today's Teamster News 04.21.12

Multinational Corporations Are Hiring....Abroad That Is  Economic Populist   ...from 1999 to 2009, U.S. MNCs (multinational corporations) decreased U.S. employment by 1 million workers while expanding employment abroad by 2.9 million...
Lessons Learned From A Trade Case — SolarWorld CEO Warns Others To Pay Heed: Your Industry Could Be The Next To Go  Trade Reform   ...The United States government has to start aggressively confronting foreign governments — particularly China — that are targeting and destroying American industries and jobs, according to the president and CEO of SolarWorld, the country’s largest producer of solar panels...
The American Conservative: "Extractive Elites" and "Macro-Corruption"  Angry Bear   ...Ordinary Americans who work hard and seek to earn an honest living for themselves and their families appear to be suffering the ill effects of exactly this same sort of elite-driven economic pillage. The roots of our national decline will be found at the very top of our society, among the One Percent, or more likely the 0.1 percent...
Republican Whipping-Boy Illinois Beats Wisconsin on Jobs  Bloomberg News   ...Illinois gained 32,000 jobs in the 12 months ending in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics found. Wisconsin, where Walker promised to create 250,000 jobs with the help of business-tax breaks, lost 16,900...
Scott Walker gives 218 state workers $765,000 in bonuses and raises after public workers took cuts  DailyKos   ...If you're already high up the food chain, you should be eligible for more, regardless of the state's budget situation. If you're just another worker making sure kids are educated or streets are safe, you should face cuts and be blamed for budget problems...
Teamsters Remain Committed To Reaching Fair Agreement With Hostess Execs To Save Company, Jobs  IBT   ...“We want an agreement. And we remain ready and willing, as we have all along, to negotiate in good faith. We hope the company, which has been dragging its feet and engaging in regressive bargaining, is finally serious too.”...