Sunday, September 9, 2012

Today's Teamster News 09.09.12

Economist Peter Navarro says U.S. manufacturing is suffering ‘Death by China’  Trade Reform   ...Clothing, appliances and even food at U.S. stores are increasingly imported from China...
Republicans Losing Election Law War as Campaign Ramps Up  Bloomberg Businessweek   ...Republicans are losing most of the court fights with Democrats over whether GOP-backed state voter regulations will illegally suppress turnout among the poor and minorities in the Nov. 6 presidential contest...
State Supreme Court hears arguments in controversial state pension fund case  Miami Herald   ...Thousands of teachers, police, and other government workers could see some pay cuts restored if the Florida Supreme Court agrees with a lower court ruling over state pensions...
Protesters defy police, hoist signs in State Capitol  WKOW   ... Over 100 protesters massed in the (Wisconsin) State Capitol on Friday, many holding signs without necessary permits, in defiance of police officers, who had arrested protest sign-holders earlier in the week...
James Hoffa, Teamsters President, Says Romney 'Wants To Annihilate Organized Labor'  Huffington Post   ...Hoffa touted the passage of the Affordable Care Act and the stimulus bill, the rescue of the auto industry and the actions of the National Labor Relations Board, the federal agency that enforces labor law...
Teamsters 117, which delivers organic foods, votes to strike  King 5 News   ...Members of the Teamsters Local 117 on Saturday voted to strike.  That decision could cripple one of the largest distributors of organic and natural foods in the Pacific Northwest...