Monday, September 17, 2012

Today's Teamster News 09.17.12

Obama to launch auto trade case against China: official  Reuters   ...President Barack Obama will launch a trade complaint against China over what his administration says is Beijing's unfair government backing of its auto industry, a White House official said on Sunday...
Wis. AG Aims to Enforce Union Law During Appeals  Associated Press   ...Wisconsin's attorney general said Saturday he would seek court permission to keep enforcing a state law that effectively ended collective bargaining for public employees while his office appeals a judge's ruling striking it down...
Walmart Warehouse Workers Pilgrimage For 50 Miles Over 6 Days To Protest Working Conditions  Huffington Post   ...Sleeping each night along the way on church floors and relying on supporters for meals (see photos below), the marchers will deliver a letter outlining the alleged abuses they have suffered...
Chicago Teachers Strike Enters 2nd Week  Associated Press   ...Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is turning to the courts to try to put an end to a teachers strike that's entering its second week and has left parents scrambling to make alternative child care arrangements for at least two more days...
Don’t Tell Anyone, but the Stimulus Worked (opinion)  New York Times   ...On the most basic level, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is responsible for saving and creating 2.5 million jobs...
Is QE3 Yet Another Stealth Bank Bailout?  naked capitalism   ...there has not been a peep out of the Fed on the failure of the banks to lower borrower rates to reflect their cheaper funding costs...