I am a job creator: A manifesto for the entitled (opinion) Washington Post ...I am the misunderstood superhero of American capitalism, single-handedly creating wealth and prosperity despite all the obstacles put in my way by employees, government and the media...
Europe is Revolting Counterpunch ...A general strike in Greece, massive protests by the indignados in Spain, public transport strikes in Portugal (and Spain), and industrial action by aluminium, steel and public sector workers in Italy headlined this week...
The “Pauperization Of Europe” Testoserone Pit ... “Poverty is returning to Europe,” said Jan Zijderveld, head of Unilever’s European operations, in an interview. The British–Dutch consumer products company, third largest in the world, was adjusting its commercial strategy to this new reality, he said, by redeploying to Europe what worked in poor countries of the developing world...
Bain Workers Bus Tour Slams 'Romney Economy' In Swing State Excursion Huffington Post ..."Bain workers know firsthand what a Romney-Bain Economy looks like," the group wrote on its website. "Outsourcing the good jobs to China, [and] leaving mostly low-wage jobs with limited benefits here in our communities..."
Vote counting company tied to Romney The Free Press ...Bain alumni, now raising big money as Romney bundlers are also in the electronic voting machine business. This appears to be a repeat of the the infamous former CEO of Diebold Wally O’Dell, who raised money for Bush while his company supplied voting machines and election management software in the 2004 election...
Teamsters reach deal on pay-hike contract The Olympian ...Teamsters Local 117 struck a deal with negotiators for Gov. Chris Gregoire late last night, assuring a deal that mirrors one struck two weeks ago by the larger Washington Federation of State Employees...the Teamster deal reverses the 3 percent reduction in pay and hours worked for all 5,690 covered workers...
