Friday, November 23, 2012

Today's Teamster News 11.23.12

U.S. Deficit Shrinking At Fastest Pace Since WWII, Before Fiscal Cliff  Investors Business Daily   ...the only time the deficit has fallen faster was when the economy relapsed in 1937, turning the Great Depression into a decade-long affair...
World Trade Organization Attacks Successful Canadian Clean Energy Program  Public Citizen   ...The WTO ruled that Ontario’s renewable energy incentives – or “feed-in tariff” – program violated the WTO rules that forbid treating local or domestic firms and products differently from foreign firms and products...
Women's Longevity Declining in Parts of the US  truthout   ...While many scientists believe that smoking and obesity are driving the downward spiral, a growing chorus of experts contends that chronic stress may be a key culprit, too — especially the stress of juggling work and family...
Black Friday Strike Will Test the Power of High-Stakes Online Organizing  The Nation   ...Long-time labor leaders and scholars say that the coming strike’s use of Internet organizing offers an experiment worth watching...
Fog suspected in 100-vehicle Texas wrecks that claim at least two lives  CNN   ...At least two people were killed and as many as 120 injured in Thanksgiving pileups involving an estimated 100 cars on a foggy stretch of highway in southeast Texas, authorities said...
Teamsters Local 25 Collecting Toys For Tots  Charlestown Patch   ...Teamsters Local 25 in Charlestown will once again serve as a collection point for the U.S. Marine Corps' annual Toys for Tots holiday campaign...