Friday, November 26, 2010

Today's Teamster News 11.26.10

Christmas Fight! Teamsters vs. Toys R Us Babies R Us Black Friday Deals   Health News California   ...Just in time for Black Friday, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union and an environmental justice group have released a report they commissioned attacking the nation’s biggest toy seller, Toys R Us and Babies R Us, for allegedly selling ‘toxic toys...’
Stop & Shop union members donate gift cards to HN Holiday Fund Gate House News Service   ...Members of the Stop & Shop distribution center union, Teamsters Local 25, in Freetown donated $560 worth of Stop & Shop gift cards this week...
Teamsters call for dismissal of ABF lawsuit about YRC concessions  Kansas City Business News
Amazon.com distribution center attracts "gypsy" workers from across the country  Louisville Courier-Journal   ... Hard-up retirees and unemployed workers with children have converged on this rural town in RVs and campers to spend a few months earning $10 per hour filling orders at an Amazon warehouse...
As American workers suffer, corporate profits rise to historic level  Crooks and Liars