Friday, January 14, 2011

Today's Teamster News 01.14.11

Severance details for Rite Aid workers (Local 182)  RomeSentinel.com  ...Teamsters Union Local 182 negotiated a severance package for the employees laid off in Rome...
Toledo City Council elects 12th member  Toledo Blade   ...Teamsters Local 20 has objected to the elimination of the solid-waste work force while it has a collective bargaining agreement in force...
Franklin County probation officers in line for raises  (Local 992)    ...publicopiniononline.com   ...Franklin County probation officers will see annual raises of about 3 percent in an arbitrated contract with the county...
Teamsters union files grievance with Scranton Parking Authority (Local 229) The Times-Tribune
The Foreclosure Dump  Realty Check  ...The foreclosure glut is coming...
UPS expands green shipping option  Orlando Business Journal   ...its carbon neutral shipping is now available to customers in Europe, Asia and the Americas...
Two YRC Worldwide Drivers Named to America's Road Team  PRNewswire  ... Alphonso Lewis and Randy Briggs have been selected to serve as America's Road Team Captains...
State denies requestfor info on TransCanada connection  Mother Jones   ...Clinton raised ire among environmental groups and some senators when she indicated last October that the pipeline would likely be approved...
S.E.C. Looking Into Deals With Sovereign Funds  New York Times  ...The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun examining whether American financial firms may have violated bribery laws in their dealings with sovereign wealth funds...