Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Today's Teamster News 03.20.13

Citigroup agrees $730m legal settlement with investors  BBC News   ...The suit alleged Citi misled buyers of its bonds over its exposure to subprime mortgages and other high-risk securities between 2006 and 2008...
Cyprus Stands Up and Rejects Savings Account Seizure  Economic Populist   ...The Cyprus Parliament rejected a bail out plan that would have seized almost 10% of private savings deposits and used the money to bail out Cyprus banks...
Japan wants to join TPP; North American trade activists look ahead to possible Canadian round  rabble.ca   ...Earlier this week, an estimated 4,000 Japanese farmers staged a protest against the country's entry to the TPP, calling it "a drastic agreement that will change the way the nation deals with food"...
Forty Years Behind on Sick-Leave Policy, But Catching Up  American Prospect   ...The United States stands almost alone in not guaranteeing workers paid time-off when they are sick, but momentum is building around the country to change that...
What’s Behind the Emergency Management of Detroit? Michigan Governor Imposes Corporate Rule   Global Research   ...Orr, who was involved in the Chrysler bankruptcy re-structuring in 2009, immediately warned the city unions that they would be a target of his efforts...
Ohio House panel OKs elections bill  Columbus Dispatch   ...Despite pleas to slow down and reconsider portions of a bill that would limit how long signatures can be collected for ballot initiatives, the House will vote this week on the measure that already has Senate approval...
Miami's Voter Fraud Is Only the Beginning of Election Hacking  Atlantic Wire   ...hackers attempted and almost succeeded at rigging a Miami primary vote, uncovering underlying security issues with the online voting systems of the future...