Saturday, August 11, 2012

Today's Teamster News 08.11.12

National labor rally to focus on middle class  Philadelphia Inquirer   ..."This is about changing the conversation in America," said Liz McElroy, secretary-treasurer of the Philadelphia AFL-CIO. "It's about making sure politicians of all stripes hear us."...
Hallelujah, It May Be Ryan!  The New Republic   ...a president handed the opportunity to run against a GOP ticket that's unabashedly in favor of abolishing Medicare--something even the Tea Party opposes--would probably win in November...
Jon Huntsman Sr., longtime Romney backer, calls on him to release tax returns  Washington Post   ...“Mr. Romney ought to square with the American people and release his taxes like any other candidate,” Huntsman said...
Four GOP House Staffers From Michigan Indicted for Election Fraud  Alternet   ...Four congressional aides to Michigan Republican U.S. Rep. Thaddeus McCotter have been indicted for falsifying nominating petitions for McCotter's 2012 re-election bid, Michigan’s Republican Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Thursday...
Ohio Limits Early Voting Hours In Democratic Counties, Expands In Republican Counties  ThinkProgress   ...Early voting stations in Ohio’s heavily Democratic counties will only be open between 8 am and 5 pm, while Republican counties have expanded their hours to allow voting on nights and weekends...
Three Thousand San Francisco Janitors Prepare for a Strike  Truthout.org   ...The national confrontation between janitors and some of the world's richest property owners has arrived in San Francisco where, on Wednesday, over two thousand building cleaners shut down the city's main artery, Market Street, in a huge march...