Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Today's Teamster News 10.16.12

Wal-Mart aims to one-up Amazon with same-day delivery  CNET   ... Wal-Mart is working with UPS to ship the orders, which will be delivered between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. that day...
Chinese funding Florida charter schools  Miami Today   ...Investment money is pouring into Florida from wealthy Chinese who find that Florida has exactly what they are looking for — and what they need to secure US green cards. Chinese investors are taking advantage of the EB-5 investment visa program, the so-called "green card via red carpet," by putting millions into Florida's charter schools and an aquaculture farm in Central Florida...
False Residency: Epidemic Form of Elite Voter Fraud That Cannot Be Prevented by Photo ID  The BRAD BLOG   ...there have been a growing number of claims that political elites have used a false residence to vote, often to insure their own elections in a district where they do not reside...
The not-so-lazy 47 percent  The Ed Show   ...almost 70 percent of workers who had the option to stay home or go on vacation or run errands or whatever just didn’t take it...
Teamsters authorize strike against newspapers  philly.com   ...Newspaper delivery drivers, clerks, dispatchers, security guards, and building services personnel represented by Teamsters Local 628 voted Sunday to authorize a strike against Interstate General Media, the company that owns The Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, and Philly.com...
Hammond public works employees to get 1% raise, Teamsters official confirms  NWI Times   ...The one-year extension provides a 1 percent raise for Teamster-represented employees, in line with the salary increase most Hammond employees likely will receive next year, said Larry Regan, Teamsters Local 142 vice president...