Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Today's Teamster News 09.11.12

Urgent threat to Hoosier auto parts jobs  Fort Wayne Journal Gazette   ...China imports destabilize a bedrock Indiana industry...
Former State ALEC Chair, GOP Leader Jailed  DailyKos   ...The former House Republican Minority Whip of the Montana Legislature and Montana state chair of ALEC, Dennis Himmelberger, ... was sentenced to jail for contempt of court after he refused to refund the rental security deposit of a 93-year-old tenant...
Charles Koch: U.S. Must Fight 'Destructive Force' Of Crony Capitalism  Huffington Post   ...It’s time to put an end to crony capitalism, says huge beneficiary of crony capitalism...
Teamsters push for independent FedEx board chair  Reuters   ...The International Brotherhood of Teamsters is urging FedEx Corp (FDX.N) investors to push for an independent board chair, stripping that role from the company's chief executive officer, Fred Smith, citing share performance and executive pay...
Teamsters President Jim Hoffa to address labor issues during the presidential campaign, Sept. 13  National Press Club   ...James P. Hoffa, president of the Teamsters, will talk about the prospects for the country's workforce and what the government should do to boost American workers, at a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on Sept. 13...
Group of grocery truck drivers vote for strike  KIRO-TV.com   ...On Saturday, Teamster truckers rejected the latest contract offer from Auburn's United Natural Foods and voted to authorize a strike...