Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Today's Teamster News 09.12.12

How technology is killing the Asian growth miracle  FT Alphaville   ...the US and parts of Europe and Japan are, slowly but surely, fighting back as they exploit cheaper energy and the keys to successful, advanced manufacturing...
TPP nations put off decision / Delay in trade agreement seen as beneficial to Japan  The Daily Yomiuri ...The United States and eight other nations negotiating an expansion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal have effectively postponed the conclusion of their talks, originally planned for the end of the year...
Jerry Brown calls pension changes not enough but 'most that could be gotten'  Capitol Alert   ...The pension changes, approved by the Legislature over opposition from labor unions, will reduce benefits for future hires and require increased retirement contributions from current employees...
Colorado Secretary of State Gives Up On Voter Purge  ThinkProgress   ... Gessler found “no confirmed non-citizens...”
Rules for right-to-work complaints set to take effect  nwi.com   ...The new administrative rules set up a process for prompt review of a claim that an employee was forced to join or pay fees to a labor union as a condition of employment...
Rocky Mountaineer's 14-month union lockout ends  The Daily News   ...Rocky Mountaineer employers say they're working on mending fences with Teamster employees now that a long and heated labour dispute is over....