Sunday, October 21, 2012

Today's Teamster News 10.21.12

Walmart supply chain: warehouse staff agencies accused of wage theft  Guardian   ...a class action lawsuit (was) recently filed against Roadlink Workforce Solutions, who supply staff to Walmart's Elwood warehouse. The case alleges numerous ways in which wages are stolen or underpaid...
Spain’s main labor unions approve general strike for November 14  El Pais   ...The industrial action will coincide with a general strike in Portugal and with demonstrations and protests called by the European Trade Union Confederation against the austerity drive in Europe. General strikes may also be called for the same day in Cyprus, Malta and Greece...
Italian workers rally against job losses, spending cuts  Reuters   ...Thousands of Italian trade unionists rallied in central Rome on Saturday to protest against public spending cuts, job losses and factory closures, urging Mario Monti's government to do more to help workers hit by recession...
Third instance of voter registration dumping found in Virginia  Ray Story   ...A third instance of fraudulent voter registration has been uncovered in the important swing state of Virginia, where a Republican consultant has been arrested and thousands of discarded voter registration forms were recovered from a dumpster earlier this week...
International monitors at US polling spots draw criticism from voter fraud groups  The Hill   ...United Nations-affiliated election monitors from Europe and central Asia will be at polling places around the U.S. looking for voter suppression activities by conservative groups, a concern raised by civil rights groups during a meeting this week...
Scott Walker To Headline David Koch Hosted Fundraiser  Huffington Post   ...Invitations to the $1,000-a-plate lunch at New York City's 21 Club on Nov. 1 have been sent out, billing Walker as a "special guest" at the effort to raise funds for the Empire State's Republican Party...