Friday, November 19, 2010

Today's Teamster News 11.19.10

Were the Bush Tax Cuts Good for Growth?  New York Times   ...Every available piece of evidence seems to suggest that the Bush tax cuts did little to lift growth...
Pot growers portrayed as terror threat  Washington Post   ...officials carrying out a counter-terrorism drill in Northern California Wednesday played out a scenario in which local marijuana growers set off bombs and took over the Shasta Dam...
Prime U.S. Mortgage Foreclosures Hit Record as Unemployment Hurts Finances  Bloomberg News
Chamber of Commerce Has Significantly Reduced Membership  firedoglake
...what was a pretty stolid business coalition has become a front for giant multinationals who launder their campaign and lobbying donations through them....
Hoffa: Hold China Accountable for Cheating  IBT   ...Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa sent a letter to the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) explaining why the Teamsters believe China is breaking international trade rules in the renewable energy sector...
Amid Electoral Setbacks, Unions Represent Strength (opinion)  Black Star News  Local 237  ...President Greg Floyd writes "we will fight against any proposals that single out public employees..."