Friday, October 8, 2010

Today's Teamster News 10/08/10

Cuts in Government Led U.S. Economy to Lose 95,000 Jobs New York Timess ...total government jobs fell by 159,000, private sector companies added 64,000 jobs last month...

Obama to Veto Bill That Could Speed Foreclosures New York Times ...another major lender indicated it would suspend sales of foreclosed homes and White House officials said President Obama would not sign a bill that critics suggested could facilitate foreclosure fraud...

U.S. companies buy back stock in droves as they hold record levels of cash Washington Post ...companies (are) ... starting to deploy some of that money - not to hire workers or build factories, but to prop up their share prices...

Respect My Vote! Hip Hop Caucus and Women of Labor United for the Vote Huffington Post ...The Hip Hop Caucus recently teamed with American Rights at Work, who organized prominent women of color in the labor movement to show their support for young people's participation in these 2010 mid-term elections...


Report: Lou Dobbs has used illegal workers for years USA Today ...Lou Dobbs, who for years has railed against illegal immigrants and employers who hire them, is accused of relying on undocumented workers at his New Jersey estate and horse farm and at a winter home in Florida...


Labor Unions a Key to Happiness, New Report Finds In These Times ...a new report finds that labor groups ... improve the general well-being for union and non-union citizens in several industrialized countries.