Friday, July 22, 2011

Today's Teamster News 07.22.11

Plain Talk: 101-year-old disgusted with Walker's voter ID law  The Cap Times   ...“Are Scott Walker and his followers deliberately making it difficult for the elderly, disabled, poor and young to vote? My mother thinks so..."
SB 5 outlook looks grim in latest poll  Columbus Dispatch   ...Ohio's collective-bargaining law would be crushed out of existence if the vote were today, a new poll shows...
Ability to pay is top factor in labor disputes  Detroit Free Press   ...A local government's ability to pay will be the top factor an arbitrator considers when settling labor disputes involving police and fire departments under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Rick Snyder...
N.H. GOP struggles to stay afloat  Politico   ...At one point recently, the party had just $1,300 in its federal account, according to local reports, prompting its finance chairman, Bill Binnie, to hold a meeting of party leaders last week to discuss the situation...
N.J. unions halted donations for legislators before vote to overhaul pensions, benefits  NJ.com   ...Three major public worker unions’ committees stopped donating to state lawmakers while the legislators — who face elections in November — were preparing to vote on a landmark overhaul of pensions and health benefits...
Layoffs Deepen Gloom  Wall Street Journal   ...Companies are laying off employees at a level not seen in nearly a year, hobbling the job market and intensifying fears about the pace of the economic recovery...