Friday, September 7, 2012

Today's Teamster News 09.07.12

Payrolls in U.S. Rose 96,000 Jobless Rate Declined  Bloomberg   ...Payrolls rose less than projected in August and the unemployment rate declined as more Americans left the labor force, indicating the U.S. labor market is stagnating...
U.S.-China Trade Deficit Cost More than 2.1 Million Manufacturing Jobs  Trade Reform   ...Between 2001 and 2011, the trade deficit with China eliminated or displaced more than 2.7 million U.S. jobs, over 2.1 million of which (76.9 percent) were in manufacturing...
Judge's Ruling Stops Wisconsin Capitol Police From Arresting Sign Holders  DailyKos   ...Yesterday a judge issued a decision in a first amendment suit brought by some protesters regarding an incident that happened last year...
Teamsters General President Hoffa Appoints Warehouse Director  IBT   ...Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa announced today the appointment of Steve Vairma to Director of the Teamsters Warehouse Division...
Surrogates Then—And Defenders Now  Wall Street Journal   ..."People remember, oh yeah, you're the guy out there promoting Obama, and people seek you out," according to Roy Gross, a former trucker and recording secretary of Teamsters Local 299 in Detroit...
For arena supporters, conflict over Port CEO’s board position is nothing but net  Seattle Times   ...A letter last week from 13 state Legislators questioning Port of Seattle CEO Tay Yoshitani’s new board position at Expeditors International was drafted by Heather Weiner, the state political director for the Teamsters...