Today's Teamster News 07.07.13

<a href="https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/06-2">Scores Missing after Oil-Laden Train Explosion Rocks Small Town</a>  Common Dreams   ...Reportedly, there was no one on board the train as the oil-laden cars were being "remotely operated..."<br /><a href="http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/07/06/19324552-surreal-escape-how-survivors-fled-badly-damaged-asiana-flight-214?lite">'Surreal' escape: How survivors fled badly damaged Asiana Flight 214</a>  NBC News   ...In all, there were 307 people on board the Asiana flight, 291 passengers and 16 crew. Authorities said 182 people were hospitalized, including 49 with serious injuries. Hospitals reported that the injuries included burns, fractures and cuts...<br /><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-05/don-t-get-too-excited-about-today-s-jobs-data.html">Don’t Get Too Excited About Today’s Jobs Data </a> Bloomberg   ... it would take four more years of job gains at the current pace of 195,000 per month to completely close the gap that began opening at the end of 2007...<br /><a href="http://prospect.org/article/part-timer-problem">The Part-Timer Problem</a>  The American Prospect   ...Delaying the employer mandate may mean fewer firms will cut workers’ hours—but the rise of part-time work will continue nonetheless...<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/06/us/politics/after-Supreme-Court-ruling-states-rush-to-enact-voting-laws.html?pagewanted=all">After Ruling, States Rush to Enact Voting Laws</a>  New York Times   ...State officials across the South are aggressively moving ahead with new laws requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls after the Supreme Court decision <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/supreme-court-ruling.html">striking down a portion of the Voting Rights Act</a>...<br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/gap-walmart-wont-help-workers-bangladesh">Even After One of Worst Worker Atrocities in Human History, Gap & Walmart Won't Get Serious About Preventing Another</a>   Alternet   ...Should the government of Bangladesh or the companies that sell products manufactured in the country be held responsible for working conditions?...<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/07/us/in-secret-court-vastly-broadens-powers-of-nsa.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of N.S.A.</a>  New York Times   ...In more than a dozen classified rulings, the nation’s surveillance court has created a secret body of law giving the National Security Agency the power to amass vast collections of data on Americans while pursuing not only terrorism suspects, but also people possibly involved in nuclear proliferation, espionage and cyberattacks, officials say...<br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jul/07/nsa-brazilians-globo-spying">The NSA's mass and indiscriminate spying on Brazilians</a>  The Guardian   ...As it does in many non-adversarial countries, the surveillance agency is bulk collecting the communications of millions of citizens of Brazil...<br /><a href="http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/city-unions-wall-street-looted-oakland/Content?oid=3641115">City Unions: Wall Street Looted Oakland</a>   East Bay Express   ...A new report alleges that big banks gouged Oakland taxpayers of nearly $500 million over the past sixteen years as the city has been forced to dramatically cut public services...<br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/las-vegas-suburb-accused-plotting-seize-5000-homes-eminent-domain-flip-them-profit">Las Vegas Suburb Accused of Plotting to Seize 5,000 Homes with Eminent Domain to Flip Them for a Profit</a>  Alternet   ...The City of North Las Vegas is endangering its financial status with a cockeyed plan to seize up to 5,000 homes through eminent domain, buy them with public money and flip them, a man claims in court...<br /><br /><div><br /></div>

Today's Teamster News 07.07.13

Scores Missing after Oil-Laden Train Explosion Rocks Small Town  Common Dreams   ...Reportedly, there was no one on board the train as the oil-laden cars were being "remotely operated..."'Surreal' escape: How survivors fled badly damaged Asiana Fligh…

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