Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Today's Teamster News 10.24.12

WTO Hands Obama Victory In U.S.-China Steel Case  Trade Reform   ... The World Trade Organization barred China on Thursday from imposing duties on certain U.S. steel exports, siding with U.S. President Barack Obama in a dispute with Beijing over a type of steel made in two election battleground states...
Thousands in Madrid protest 2013 budget cuts  RT   ...Cordoned off by police riot vans, the crowd outside the government headquarters in Madrid yelled slogans lambasting further austerity measures and political corruption, demanding the resignations of the deputies of both the ruling conservative Popular Party and the opposition Socialists...
UPS Rises After Asia Exports Post Surprise Increase  Bloomberg News   ...United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) rose the most since March after posting third-quarter earnings that matched analysts’ estimates, buoyed by higher export shipments in Asia and a gain in U.S. deliveries...
Ohio County Mailer Sends Wrong Voting Location And Date To 2300 People  ThinkProgress   ...The Ohio Democratic Party is calling for corrections to an Ottawa County Board of Elections mailer riddled with errors...
Bankrupt San Bernardino halts payments to CalPERS pension fund  Los Angeles Times   ...the delinquent payments would not have any immediate effect on pension payments to retirees, but eventually could if the situation persists...
Teamsters, Joint Logistics reaches impasse  Quad Cities Business Journal   ...Negotiations between members of Teamsters Local 371 who work for Joint Logistics Managers Inc., or JLMI, at the Rock Island Arsenal, and the company, are at an impasse, according to Howard Spoon, president of Local 371. He said union members have approved a strike authorization...