Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Today's Teamster News 08.22.12

Paul Ryan Defended Stimulus -- When George W. Bush Wanted It In 2002 (VIDEO)  Huffington Post   ...Biden's analysis -- that the government needs to juice the economy to promote growth, or else revenue will fall long term -- is one that Ryan himself articulated cogently back when the GOP was urging stimulus...
Court Voids Rule on Coal Pollution  Wall Street Journal   ...A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's latest effort to limit soot- and smog-forming air pollution that blows across state lines, providing a short-term lifeline for aging coal-fired power plants and removing a significant accomplishment from the Obama administration's environmental résumé...
State Workers' Vacation, Sick Time Eyed for Cuts  The Ledger   ...(Florida's) rank-and-file state workers who haven't received a pay raise in the past half-dozen years may now see some perks reduced to help pare what some lawmakers say is a worrisome liability...
Paterson to join protest against Goodwill’s low pay for the blind  Albany Times-Union   ...David Paterson is joining in the protest against Goodwill Industries in the wake of revelations that they paid some workers as little as 22 cents an hour...
Teamsters says it cannot endorse Hostess ‘final offer’ – but puts it to union vote  Food Navigator   ...The Teamsters union has said it cannot endorse a “final offer” put forward by Hostess Brands, which includes an 8% pay cut in the first year of a five-year contract, but it will let members vote on the offer, considering that their jobs may be at stake if they do not come to an agreement...
NY Teamsters Endorse For Senate, Assembly  Daily News   ...President George Miranda (said)  “These endorsements are more than pronouncements for the press; rather, Teamsters will be in the streets in districts across the State putting shoe leather and hard work behind these endorsements...