Today's Teamster News 07.15.13

<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/09/us-usa-colleges-aid-idUSBRE9480ZO20130509">Low-income U.S. students getting less college aid than better off ones: study</a>  Reuters   ...Low-income students are increasingly bypassed when colleges offer applicants financial aid, as schools compete for wealthier students who can afford rising tuition and fees, according to a public policy institute's analysis of U.S. Department of Education data...<br /><a href="http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=10435">Prisoners Stage Hunger Strikes Worldwide</a>  The Real News   ...30,000 California prisoners on hunger-strike find solidarity from Guantanamo Bay to the occupied territories of Palestine...<br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/10172530/The-wheels-are-coming-off-the-whole-of-southern-Europe.html?ftcamp=crm%2Femail%2F2013711%2Fnbe%2FAlphavilleLondon%2Fproduct">The wheels are coming off the whole of southern Europe</a> (opinion)  The Telegraph   ...Europe’s debt-crisis strategy is near collapse. The long-awaited recovery has failed to take wing...<br /><a href="https://www.freespeech.org/video/brazils-major-unions-join-movement-first-time-strike-150-cities">Brazil's Major Unions Join Movement for First Time, Strike in 150 Cities</a>  Free Speech TV   ...After a month with plenty of demonstrations, when more than a million people reached the streets to protest and obtained important political and social achievements, such as the investment of a full 100 percent of oil revenue in education and health, today was the first day that workers paralyzed the country and joined the demonstrations...<br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/jul/12/teachers-unions-strikes-pay-row">Teachers' unions call further strikes in pay row</a>  The Guardian   ...Teachers are to stage a one-day national walkout in the autumn in an ongoing row over pay, pensions and workload...<br /><a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/175244/rescue-local-economies-cities-seize-underwater-mortgages-through-eminent-domain#axzz2YviLbfZu">To Rescue Local Economies, Cities Seize Underwater Mortgages Through Eminent Domain</a>  The Nation   ...In Richmond, California, home prices plummeted 58 percent since their peak. Now the city is trying out a new way to help homeowners refinance—and halt the slide into foreclosure...<br /><a href="http://www.wral.com/-moral-monday-crowd-to-rally-for-women-s-rights-/12661852/">'Moral Monday' crowd to rally for women's rights</a>  WRAL.com   ...The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP says Monday's protest at the state legislative building will focus on the rights and leadership of women...<br /><a href="http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20130713/NEWS04/307130041/New-right-work-laws-might-cloud-state-contract-talks">New right-to-work laws might cloud state contract talks</a>  Lansing State Journal   ...Before negotiators even approach a bargaining table later this summer, state officials and the unions that represent 36,000 state workers are still at odds over one key issue: Do Michigan’s new right-to-work laws apply to civil service employees?...<br /><a href="http://www.nbc4i.com/story/22834567/group-works-to-get-enough-signatures-to-put-right-to-work-on-the-ballot">Group Works To Get Enough Signatures To Put Right To Work On The Ballot</a>  NBC4   ...Supporters of making Ohio a Right to Work state gathered for a discussion Saturday at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Columbus...<br /><a href="http://www.plunderbund.com/2013/07/11/retirees-hit-hard-in-kasichs-budget/">Retirees hit hard in Kasich’s budget</a>  Plunderbund   ...Kasich’s budget shifts the tax burden from the wealthy onto those who are lower income or on fixed incomes – especially retirees...

Today's Teamster News 07.15.13

Low-income U.S. students getting less college aid than better off ones: study  Reuters   ...Low-income students are increasingly bypassed w...

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