Thursday, June 23, 2011

Today's Teamster News 06.23.11

Teamsters at odds with BMW  The Press-Enterprise   ...Southern California Teamsters, furious that luxury vehicle manufacturer BMW is firing its unionized workers and turning its Ontario distribution center over to an outside contractor, say they'll fight on national and possibly international levels...
Senate Healthcare and Pension Reform Bill is 'Terrible' for Workers, Says Teamsters VP   Point Pleasant Patch   ...Monday's state Senate vote undermines collective bargaining, says Fred Potter...
New Jersey union sues over pension fund payments  Reuters   ...A New Jersey labor union filed a lawsuit on Wednesday over the failure by Governor Chris Christie to make payments to the state's pension funds, claiming workers' constitutional rights were violated... 
Battle over beer legislation  WISN.com   ...A group of Republican lawmakers is urging Gov. Scott Walker to kill a measure they recently passed. The craft brewer provision...
O'Brien says right-to-work veto override vote can wait until fall  Manchester Union-Leader   ...Speaker of the House William O’Brien said he will wait until the fall to attempt an override of Gov. Lynch’s veto of the right-to-work bill...
Unions: 2nd vote possible if state concessions rejected  Connecticut Post   ...If state unions narrowly reject a $1.6 billion concessions package by week's end, labor leaders may find a way to try to salvage the deal and push forward with a second vote...