Today's Teamster News 07.01.13

<a href="http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/new-study-shows-13-jobs-prone-offshore-outsourcing">New Study Shows 1/3 of Jobs Prone to Offshore Outsourcing</a>  Economic Populist   ...The occupational groups identified as being vulnerable to offshoring include office support (e.g., data entry and payroll clerks), auditors and tax preparers, computer programmers and software engineers, medical transcriptionists and paralegals, and technical writers...<br /><a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/06/29/the_capital_of_exploitation_temp_town_usa_partner/">Without full-time jobs, workers flock to temp towns</a>  Salon   ...Short-term work has become a mainstay of the American economy, intensifying the rise in income inequality...<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/business/an-unstoppable-climb-in-ceo-pay.html?pagewanted=all">An Unstoppable Climb in C.E.O. Pay </a> New York Times   ...the executive compensation analysis firm, found that the median 2012 pay package came in at $15.1 million — a leap of 16 percent from 2011. ..<br /><a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/06/29/no_manufacturing_jobs_wont_revive_the_economy/">No, manufacturing jobs won’t revive the economy</a>  Salon   ...Stop claiming a factory boom will save the country and lift people up. Here's what these jobs really look like...<br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/30/nsa-spying-europe-claims-us-eu-trade">Key US-EU trade pact under threat after more NSA spying allegations </a> The Guardian   ...The prospects for a new trade pact between the US and the European Union worth hundreds of billions have suffered a severe setback following allegations that Washington bugged key EU offices and intercepted phonecalls and emails from top officials...<br /><a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/06/28/new_bank_of_america_whistle_blower_emerges_more_customer_abuse/">New Bank of America whistle-blower emerges: More customer abuse secrets</a>  Salon   ...Bank of America whistle-blower details latest scheme to abuse homeowners, evade settlement rules and pocket cash...<br /><a href="http://wallstreetonparade.com/2013/06/mf-global-and-wall-street-whose-job-is-it-to-take-the-keys-away/">MF Global and Wall Street: Whose Job Is It To Take the Keys Away</a> (opinion)  Wall Street On Parade   ...Isn’t it the job of Congress to pass laws to ensure that checks and balances exist that prevent powerful men from gaming the system and dipping into customer funds to make casino bets...<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/01/opinion/krugman-the-war-on-the-unemployed.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0">War On the Unemployed</a> (opinion)  New York Times   ...there’s a nationwide movement under way to punish the unemployed, based on the proposition that we can cure unemployment by making the jobless even more miserable...<br /><a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/07/20137162126149643.html">Protests overshadow football final in Brazil </a> al-Jazeera   ...Protesters hurling petrol bombs have clashed with riot police in Brazil at the Confederations Cup football match, overshadowing the host nation's victory over world champions Spain in the final...<br /><a href="http://www.benzinga.com/news/13/06/3718985/sci-rejects-last-and-best-offer-from-teamsters">SCI Rejects Last and Best Offer from Teamsters</a>  Benzinga   ...Houston-based funeral giant Service Corporation International ... rejected a last and best offer from Teamsters Local 727 and countered with its original proposal to eliminate the employees' pension, health and educational assistance benefits...

Today's Teamster News 07.01.13

New Study Shows 1/3 of Jobs Prone to Offshore Outsourcing  Economic Populist   ...The occupational groups identified as being vulnerable to...

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