Monday, April 18, 2011

Today's Teamster News 04.18.11

World Bank president: 'One shock away from crisis'  BBC   ..."The crisis in the Middle East and North Africa underscores ... the importance of citizen security, justice and jobs," he said.
WATCH: Andrew Breitbart to Wisconsin Labor Activists: "Go to Hell"  Mother Jones   ...there's nothing hypocritical about describing a movement as uncivil and then blithely telling it to go to hell...
Unions fuming over Robert DeLeo’s ‘Wisconsin-esque’ budget  Boston Herald   ...It’s almost Wisconsin-esque, I would say, that they would eliminate our right to bargain, sit down and meet with our employer on the issue of health insurance,”...
SB 5 likely to swing voting  Columbus Dispatch   ...A state law that weakens public employees' bargaining power will take center stage in Columbus' mayoral and council races this year...
Detroit Moves Against Unions  Wall Street Journl   ...Robert Bobb, the head of the Detroit Public Schools, late last week sent layoff notices to the district's 5,466 salaried employees, including all of its teachers...
Retaking state: Floridians need to get active now (opinion)  Sun-Sentinel   ...Under the pretense of achieving fiscal soundness, Tallahassee is giving Florida an extreme makeover — as a state in which corporate interests trump people's rights and religious zealots tell everyone how to live...