Monday, April 23, 2012

Today's Teamster News 04.23.12

1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or unemployed  Associated Press   ...Most future job openings are projected to be in lower-skilled positions such as home health aides...
The geography of unemployment  Econbrowser   ...The states which had experienced the biggest run-up in real-estate prices between 2000 and 2005-- California, Rhode Island, Nevada, and Florida-- were among those hit hardest by the recession and today are the places having the most difficult time recovering....
IMF encourages Europe's economic suicide  The Telegraph   ...China, Japan, America, the oil powers, and the rising economies of Latin America had a chance to pull Europe back from suicide through IMF pressure. The world dropped the ball...
Chris Whalen: The Fallacy of “Too Big To Fail”–Why the Big Banks Will Eventually Break Up  Financial Sense   ...the little community bank or non-bank lender is really the only business model out there that makes sense, whereas the big banks I think are just going to fly apart because the economics are not there any more...
State Republicans: Votes for fake Democrats help our cause  Green Bay Press Gazette   ...Fake Democratic candidates are running in all six recall elections that target Walker, Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch and four state Senate seats...
Hoffa: America's Recovery Depends On Good, Green Jobs  IBT   ..."As we prepare to celebrate Earth Day this year, I am reminded of how far our union has come over the last decade since first forging our alliance with our partners in the environmental movement...