Friday, February 25, 2011

Today's Teamster News 02.25.11

Hoffa Says Rejuvenated Labor Movement Gaining Momentum   IBT   ...Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today said the national outpouring of support for working families helped defeat a bill in Indiana that would destroy workers’ rights...
'Right to Work' Dead: GOP Leaders  Evansville Courier & Press   ...
'Scott! David Koch!"  (opinion) Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel   ...A crank call from a Buffalo blogger ... reveals something of the mind of the governor. And what it reveals isn't pretty...
Koch Executives Speak Out on Wisconsin  National Review Online   ...we have no choice but to continue to fight,” says Richard Fink, the executive vice president of Koch Industries...
Madison police chief troubled by Walker's comments on protesters  Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel   ...Wray said he was disturbed that Walker thought about planting troublemakers among peaceful protesters...
Boeing Wins $35 Billion Contract to Build Air Force Tankers New York Times ...the Air Force said on Thursday that it would award a $35 billion contract for aerial fueling tankers to Boeing rather than to a European company that builds Airbus planes...
Boeing Selects Cobham for Tanker Pods After Winning U.S. Order Bloomberg ...Cobham, based in Dorset in the U.K., will supply the 179 KC-46A tanker aircraft with a hose and drogue refueling systems, and will manufacture the equipment in Davenport, Iowa...