Friday, April 20, 2012

Today's Teamster News 04.20.12

KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut's Owner Is the 12th Corporation To Drop ALEC  ThinkProgress   ...Yum! Brands, the owner of fast food brands KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut told Color of Change that they will no longer support the American Legislative Exchange Council, the right-wing front group that, until recently, was a driving force behind state voter suppression and “stand your ground” gun laws...
Foreclosure ripple effect: 8.3 million children in jeopardy  MSNBC   ...kids who switch schools have lower levels of math and reading achievement, even after controlling for other factors such as poverty...
A Study On Speculation in the OIl Market For Those Economists Who Have Apparently Not Seen It  Jesse's Cafe Americain   ...speculation contributed about fifteen percent to the increase in prices in the oil market during a recent price increase...
Text messages distracted pilot who botched landing, safety probe finds  The Star   ...An Australian Jetstar plane failed to make a proper landing at Singapore’s Changi International Airport after the captain was distracted by incoming text messages on his cellphone, while the first officer “probably” suffered from fatigue, a transportation safety body ruled Thursday...
Bankruptcy  judge gives Hostess more time  The Deal   ...Judge Robert D. Drain of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in White Plains on Tuesday, April 17, approved a 90-day extension of the company's exclusive right to file a plan and solicit acceptances to it, to Aug. 8 and Oct. 7, respectively, a company spokesman said...
Teamsters Local 175 back at work following Coca-Cola strike  Bluefield Daily Telegraph   ...A union strike that started Thursday ended the same day after its leaders reached an agreement with a soft drink bottling company...