Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Today's Teamster News 01.11.11

Ford Plans to Hire More Than 7,000 Workers  New York Times  ...Ford ... said it would add 4,000 hourly jobs and 750 salaried positions this year and at least 2,500 hourly jobs in 2012...
Teamsters Lament ‘In-Sourcing’ At Chicago Rail Yard In These Times   ...union “hostlers” who transfer shipping containers between trucks and trains at one of Chicago’s largest rail yards have now lost jobs, pensions and benefits because of “in-sourcing...
Teamsters Union Intends to Strike  WDIO.com   ...Local No. 320 sent a letter to the Bureau of Mediation Services on Friday (stating) ...they intend to engage in a strike against St. Louis County...
School bus workers still s working in region despite strike vote  (Local 445) Daily Freeman   ...175 Durham School Services bus drivers and monitors are continuing to work despite a strike vote ... as negotiations have moved forward...
Goldman says buy UPS  benzinga.com   ...UPS (CL-Buy) remains our top pick, due to improving pricing and an inflection point in shareholder returns...
NFL lockout would hurt Anheuser-Busch InBev deal  St. Louis Business Journal   ...A NFL lockout during the 2011 season would result in $12 billion in lost revenue in the form of missed advertising, including an Anheuser-Busch InBev sponsorship, as well as canceled fantasy football leagues, empty sports bars and out-of-work stadium personnel...
US mulls 'supplemental' draft EIS for TransCanada's Keystone XL: Clinton  Platts   ... "hopefully" an alternative route for Keystone "would be explored..."
Judges Berate Bank Lawyers in Foreclosures  New York Times   ...they are reaching beyond the bankers to heap some of their most scorching criticism on the lawyers...