Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Today's Teamster News 06.19.12

China's Indigenous Innovation Policy Bigger Threat to the U.S.. Economy Than Offshore Outsourcing  Economic Populist   ...We see U.S. corporations, either alone or in joint enterprises with Chinese corporations, building plants in China that enhance both that country’s’ productive abilities and its technical know how. We have seen the goods imported from these enterprises contribute largely to the enormous imbalance of trade since these imports are not balanced by a sufficient counter-flow of exports from this country...
Does the Judge in Your Foreclosure Case Own Stock in the Bank Foreclosing on You?  Deadly Clear   ...Michael J. Fuchs has been living through a Hawaii court process that turned into a reality show nightmare.  The Judge in his case owns a lot of stock in the foreclosing bank!...
Spain pleads for ECB rescue as bond markets slam shut  The Telegraph   ...Europe's leaders have vowed to mobilise all possible means to counter the region's escalating crisis after Spain's borrowing costs threatened to spiral out of control...
Wisconsin: None dare call it vote rigging  Bob Fitrakis for Congress   ...A couple of private companies, count our votes with secret proprietary hardware and software, the most notable being ES&S. Every standard of election transparency is routinely violated in the U.S. electronic version of faith-based voting...
Teamsters Punish Lockout With Rolling Sympathy Strikes  In These Times   ...Teamsters in five cities refused work in solidarity with locked-out sanitation workers in Evansville, Indiana. The Evansville labor dispute is the second in three months to feature sympathy strikes against Republic Services. This rare tactic represents a major escalation in the Teamsters' struggle with the company, and it's poised to intensify this week...
Red Cross, Teamsters reach agreement  The News-Herald   ...he American Red Cross has reached a contract agreement with Teamsters Local 507, ending a months-long standoff...