Today's Teamster News 08.12.13

<a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/highlights-tentative-national-agreement-and-2-person-meeting-review-now-available" rel="nofollow">Highlights of the DHL Tentative National Agreement and 2-Person Meeting Review Now Available</a>  IBT   ...Below are links to a highlights flier of the Tentative National Master DHL Agreement, as well as a newsletter describing the August 7 2-person meeting in Washington, D.C...<br /><a href="http://truth-out.org/video/item/18106-australia-has-16-minimum-wage-and-is-the-only-rich-country-to-dodge-the-global-recession#.Ugf1XzU8WWs.facebook" rel="nofollow">Australia Has $16 Minimum Wage and Is the Only Rich Country to Dodge the Global Recession</a>  truth-out   ...Ordinary workers, people who do, you know, grocery store checkout or fast food, simply do much better in the rest of the developed world than they do in the United States...<br /><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/companies-need-to-pay-people-more-2013-8" rel="nofollow">Sorry, It's Not A 'Law Of Capitalism' That You Pay Your Employees As Little As Possible</a>  Business Insider   ...One of the big reasons the U.S. economy is so lousy is that big American companies are hoarding cash and "maximizing profits" instead of investing in their people and future projects...<br /><a href="http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/08/women_leaders_promote_paid_sick_days_for_all_nj_workers.html" rel="nofollow">Women leaders promote paid sick days for all N.J. workers</a>  NJ.com   ...A group of women lawmakers, union officials and other community leaders gathered at the Statehouse today to promote legislation that would give every worker in New Jersey at least five paid sick days a year — a benefit they say 1.2 million New Jersey employees don't have...<br /><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/big-banks-conspiracy-is-destroying-america-2013-08-07" rel="nofollow">Big Banks Conspiracy is destroying America</a>  Market Watch   ...Forget politicians, Big Banks rule the world...<br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wealth-advisers-pounce-retirement-nest-eggs-american-air-050713583.html" rel="nofollow">Wealth advisers pounce on retirement nest eggs of American Air pilots</a>  Reuters   ...When American Airlines dumped about $3.5 billion of retirement money into the laps of its pilots late last month, the winners were the wealth managers who got a piece of the action...<br /><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Moral-Monday-protests-aim-past-Raleigh-4724038.php" rel="nofollow">'Moral Monday' protests aim past Raleigh</a>  Associated Press   ..."When you see people go to Raleigh for 13 straight weeks, go to jail together ... you know this is more than just a momentary event," Barber said...<br /><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/singing-protesters-arrested-wisconsin-statehouse-requesting-jury-trials" rel="nofollow">Singing protesters arrested in Wisconsin statehouse requesting jury trials</a>  Examiner   ...Capitol police have issued 223 citations or recommended charges in the last two weeks against participants in the noontime Solidarity Singalong. For over two years, these protesters have been gathering in the Capitol rotunda to protest the policies of Gov Scott Walker and his Republican administration...<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/business/the-workers-defense-project-a-union-in-spirit.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" rel="nofollow">The Workers Defense Project, a Union in Spirit </a> New York Times   ...The Workers Defense Project, founded in 2002, has emerged as one of the nation’s most creative organizations for immigrant workers...<br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bart-strike-20130812,0,6028099.story" rel="nofollow">Judge orders 60-day cooling-off period to prevent 2nd BART strike</a>  Los Angeles Times   ...After a brief but extraordinary weekend hearing, a San Francisco Superior Court judge Sunday morning ordered a 60-day cooling-off period to prevent a second damaging transit strike in the Bay Area...

Today's Teamster News 08.12.13

Highlights of the DHL Tentative National Agreement and 2-Person Meeting Review Now Available  IBT   ...Below are links to a highlights flie...

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