Monday, July 25, 2011

Today's Teamster News 07.25.11

Republican tactics hurt democracy (opinion)  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   ...There is a trend under way throughout the country and in Wisconsin for the party in power to use its position to pass laws that have as their goal keeping that party in power...
State workers to rally today in Detroit over possible concessions  Detroit News   ...State employees are to rally outside Cadillac Place in Detroit at noon today amid talk of possible layoffs as negotiations begin Tuesday on $145 million in concessions sought by Gov. Rick Snyder's administration...
Right-to-work debate considered  Nashua Telegraph   ...Windham Republican Rep. David Bates is trying to bring together the warring factions for a debate on the right-to-work issue...
Think you have a tough job? Try being Rick Scott's lawyer  St. Petersburg Times   ...As a defendant in at least seven lawsuits since he took office in January, Scott could be the most sued governor in Florida history...
Miller is Tasteless, Says Sacramento Community at State Fair  Teamsters Joint Council 7   ...More than 100 members of Teamster Local Unions 150 and 439 converged on the California State Fair today to provide information to the public about the greedy business practices of DBI Beverage, the distributor of MillerCoors products in Northern California...
Is Indiana really as rosy as Gov. Daniels believes?  (opinion)  nwi.com   ...Median income is falling -- by 15 percent in the last decade. The real unemployment rate, which includes those too discouraged to look for work, stood at 17.4 percent last year...