Sunday, January 22, 2012

Today's Teamster News 01.22.12

Indiana House Democrats could end boycott Monday  Associated Press   ...The Indiana House’s Democratic leader said Friday his boycotting members are willing to return at “high noon” Monday to begin debating a contentious right-to-work bill, although the ongoing dispute over whether a statewide referendum on the issue is constitutional could prevent legislative action...
Our view: Protect the public's money (opinion)  St. Augustine.com   ...While privatization may be a good idea, it is a bad idea when it is cloaked in so much secrecy that it smacks of backroom deals...
Tonette Walker, GOP leaders rally governor's supporters  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel   ...For about three hours, a large crowd stood on packed snow and ice to show they were standing with the governor during the first large Republican rally of the recall season...
How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work  New York Times   ...Apple’s executives believe the vast scale of overseas factories as well as the flexibility, diligence and industrial skills of foreign workers have so outpaced their American counterparts that “Made in the U.S.A.” is no longer a viable option for most Apple products...
Did Mitt Romney really create jobs at Bain Capital?  Christian Science Monitor   ...Bain made $2.5 billion in profits on $1.1 billion invested in 77 separate deals. Of those 77 transactions, 22 percent ended with the firms in bankruptcy after the eighth year of the Bain investment...
Hunts Point produce workers vote for new contract  Crain's New York Business   ...Market employees vote yes by a 95% margin to a contract offering wage, pension and health care gains covering 1,300 people...