Saturday, November 20, 2010

Today's Teamster News 11.20.10

U.S. in Vast Insider Trading Probe  Wall Street Journal  ...The criminal and civil probes ... could eclipse the impact on the financial industry of any previous such investigation...
Aggressive lobbying defends mortgage-trading system  Washington Post
Did the Rich  Cause the Deficit?  truthout  A great rant
A Day After Schooling Banksters, "New Documents" Come to Light in Waters Ethics Case  firedoglake  
Unions Yield on Two-Tier Wage Scales to Preserve Jobs  New York Times   ...Even at manufacturing companies that are profitable, union workers are reluctantly agreeing to tiered contracts that create two levels of pay. Sullivan County Teamsters Balk at Wage Freeze  Times Herald-Record