Today's Teamster News 09.19.12

It's Official: Cutting Top Tax Rates Doesn't Grow the Economy, It Only Grows Income Inequality  Tax Justice Network   ...A new study by the non-partisan Congressional Research Service (CRS) using data from the past 65 years found that there is no correlation (PDF) between top tax rates and economic growth...
Giants: Officials compromising NFL integrity  New York Post   ...next thing is going to be player safety, because of the lack of calls...
Chicago Public Schools teachers’ strike over  Chicago Sun-Times   ...Inside a raucous union hall packed with people Tuesday night, a thunderous round of “ayes!” and pittance of “nays” halted the first Chicago teachers strike in 25 years...
Minister Raitt Commends Dynamex Canada Corp. and the Teamsters, Local 879, on Reaching Agreement  U.S. Politics Today   ...The collective agreement covering approximately 85 contractors employed by Dynamex Canada Corp. expired on March 31, 2012...
Environmental, community, and labor allies applaud Appeals Court ruling against VWR warehouse and City of Visalia  heraldonline.com   ...In a stunning development, the 5th District Court of Appeals in Fresno reversed the Tulare County Superior Court's ruling on the city's approval of a 500,000-square-foot Visalia-based warehouse by VWR International, a global laboratory and chemical supply company...
Galliker's Dairy Teamsters Standing Strong  heraldonline.com   ...Teamsters at Galliker's Dairy remain out on strike as the fight to receive a fair offer from their employer continues...

Today's Teamster News 1.2.11

YRC Worldwide Reports Key Stakeholder Support of Comprehensive Plan  YRC  ...Teamsters extend timeline for tecapitalization of YRCW balance sheet...
Visalia caught in union fight over jobs in Bay Area  Fresno Bee   ...the Teamsters want to save union jobs at a warehouse in the Bay Area...
Overweight, Out of Work At Rail Yard Chicago News Cooperative   ...Those not rehired say BNSF officials gave them various reasons they were not qualified for the jobs they had been doing for years — including that they are too fat...
Public Workers Facing Outrage as Budget Crises Grow  New York Times   ...Local governments shed 212,000 jobs last year...
California Republican touts legislation banning public pension bailouts  The Hill   ...Rep. Devin Nunes ... is promoting legislation designed to gauge the extent of the problem, while also establishing a ban on federal bailouts of public pension programs...
New health-care rules to take effect  Washington Post  ...The new rules are designed to help those caught in Medicare's "doughnut hole," offer seniors more preventative care, and limit how much of their customers' money health-insurance companies can keep for overhead and profit...

Today's Teamster News 12.30.10

U.S. Foreclosures Jump in Third Quarter: Regulators  CNBC   ...one reason for the increase in foreclosures is that banks have "exhausted" options for keeping many delinquent borrowers in their homes...
Trucking firm still searching for stability  The Press-Enterprise  ...The firm's rigs are still on the road, but its financial situation is filled with doubt...
Madison Dearborn's VWR Distribution Center Violates California Laws Protecting Public Health And Environment  IBT   ...Teamsters Union And city resident sue VWR And City Of Visalia to stop illegal project...
Nadler’s port bill dies; could be resurrected this year  The Trucker   ...The bill (that) ...would have rewritten federal law to allow ports and other public entities to regulate trucking within their jurisdictions...
City, union reps talking  Marietta Times  ...Leaders from three unions representing City of Marietta workers met with municipal officials Monday to discuss concessions aimed at avoiding furloughs...
New Page votes on contract today (Local 486)  Daily Press  ...Union employees at NewPage will decide ...(on)... a contract ...following two years of negotiations and previous failed agreements...
Sullivan unions to announce wage freeze battle plan (Local 445)  Mid-Hudson News  ...Unions representing almost 1,000 Sullivan County employees will announce their plans for fighting what they consider an illegal wage freeze...

Today's Teamster News 12.23.10

Teamsters Hail Passage of Zadroga 9/11 Bill  IBT   ...Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa commended Congress today for passing the James Zadroga 9/11 bill to monitor and treat workers who got sick because of their work at Ground Zero...
Teamsters Back MP's Bid to Get Double Tractor-Trailers off Ontario Highways  Globe and Mail   ...The Teamsters believe the huge, long trucks can be dangerous and even contribute to road rage...
Alabama Town's Failed Pension is a Warning  New York Times   ...Prichard did something that pension experts say they have never seen before: it stopped sending monthly pension checks to its 150 retired workers, breaking a state law requiring it to pay its promised retirement benefits in full...
In a Sign of Foreclosure Flaws, Suits Claim Break-Ins by Banks  New York Times   ...lawsuits detailing bank break-ins...house keep surfacing....

Bus drivers, monitors vote to strike  Mid-Hudson News   ...School bus drivers and monitors who are members of Teamsters Local 445 headquartered in Newburgh have voted almost unanimously to strike against several area school districts...
Teamsters warn about VWR project in Visalia  Visalia Times-Delta  Doug Bloch, political director of San Francisco-based Teamsters Joint Council No. 7 (said)  "We ask that the city of Visalia find out more about a facility of this size, and how it affects the environment, worker safety and air quality"...

YRC gets break on lending agreements  Kansas City Star
Holiday delivers UPS b usiest day  Associated Press   ...Its 24 million shipments is 9 percent higher than 2009 and 2007...