Today's Teamster News 10.01.13

<a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/teamsters-house-gops-political-games-endanger-economy-jobs-0" rel="nofollow">Teamsters: House GOP's Political Games Endanger Economy, Jobs</a>  teamster.org   ...The Teamsters Union blasted extremist House Republicans today for endangering the U.S. economy and threatening the livelihood of millions of public and private sector workers with a possible government shutdown...<br /><a href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2013/09/30/teamsters-reject-wegmans-contract-offer/2899615/" rel="nofollow">Teamsters reject Wegmans contract offer</a>  Rochester Democrat & Chronicle   ...The International Brotherhood of <a href="http://www.teamsterslocal118.org/">Teamsters Local 118</a> has rejected Wegmans "last, best and final" contract offer. The grocery company says the move authorizes union members to go on strike...<br /><a href="http://mtstandard.com/news/opinion/hospital-union-deserve-praise/article_6f9855dc-2895-11e3-98ab-001a4bcf887a.html" target="_blank">Hospital, union deserve praise (opinion)</a>  Montana Standard   ...Congratulations are in order for St. James Healthcare and Teamsters Local 2, who reached a last-minute deal late on Sept. 19 to avoid a strike...<br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/economy/us-wealth-now-most-concentrated-top-1916" rel="nofollow">U.S. Wealth Is Now the Most Concentrated at the Top Since 1916</a>  AlterNet   ...The top ten-thousandth of the U.S. population have done very well under President Obama’s leadership, even if they had predominantly voted and contributed to Mitt Romney...<br /><a href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/101074874" rel="nofollow">US Chamber of Commerce: TPP is one month away</a>  CNBC   ..."I think we are getting close. The [U.S.] President will be able to announce, as will other world leaders, progress in the right direction [at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting], but my guess is that it's got another month in it," Donohue told CNBC Asia's Squawk Box on Tuesday...<br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-0928-fha-bailout-20130928,0,3852711.story" rel="nofollow">FHA to get $1.7 billion in its first taxpayer-funded bailout</a>  Los Angeles Times   ...The Federal Housing Administration dramatically expanded its role after the subprime market collapsed, but at the expense of its own finances. Now, the government agency will get a first-ever bailout of $1.7 billion...<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/30/google-taxes-overseas_n_4016714.html?utm_hp_ref=business" rel="nofollow">Google Paid $55 Million In UK Taxes On $5.5 Billion Sales In 2012</a>  Reuters   ...Google, which has been grilled twice in the past year by a UK parliamentary committee over its tax practices, had a UK tax bill of 35 million pounds ($55 million) in 2012, on sales of $5.5 billion to British customers, its accounts showed...<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/30/business/a-wave-of-sewing-jobs-as-orders-pile-up-at-us-factories.html?hp" rel="nofollow">A Wave of U.S. Sewing Jobs as Orders Pile Up</a>  New York Times   ...Factories are finding that years of doing business overseas has shrunk what once was a thriving textile and apparel work force...<br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-toyota-exports-corolla-20130927,0,6439941.story?track=rss" rel="nofollow">Toyota says it will export U.S.-built Corollas to Latin America</a>  Los Angeles Times ...The new Toyota Corolla has barely hit car dealers but Toyota is already saying it plans to export the U.S.-built version of the compact sedan to 18 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean starting next year...<br /><a href="http://www.adn.com/2013/09/29/3101910/nyc-inmate-almost-as-costly-as.html" rel="nofollow">NYC inmate almost as costly as Ivy League tuition</a>  Associated Press   ...New York is indeed an expensive place, but experts say that alone doesn't explain a recent report that found the city's annual cost per inmate was $167,731 last year — nearly as much as it costs to pay for four years of tuition at an Ivy League university...<br /><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/09/27/2695071/huge-spike-in-poverty-among-elderly-women-catches-analysts-by-surprise/" rel="nofollow">Huge Spike In Poverty Among Elderly Women Catches Analysts By Surprise</a>  Think Progress   ...The number of women over the age of 65 living in extreme poverty <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/us-money-blog/2013/sep/26/are-elderly-women-doomed-poverty" rel="nofollow">jumped by 18 percent</a> last year after having held steady for most of the previous decade the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) reported Thursday...<br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/hard-times-usa/wall-street-and-retirement" rel="nofollow">Wall Street Predators Wage Secret War on American Retirements</a>  AlterNet   ...Financiers are lying their way to another giant theft of public money...<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/sep/29/bp-court-deepwater-horizon-spill" rel="nofollow">BP returns to court over Deepwater Horizon spill as $18 billion in fines loom</a>  The Guardian   ...Penalties against BP for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster could add up to $18 billion – five times the $3.5 billion originally set aside for fines... <br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/airlines-shift-focus-from-baggage-fees-to-new-services-to-make-flying-better-boosting-revenue/2013/09/30/5c1406aa-299e-11e3-b141-298f46539716_story.html" rel="nofollow">Airlines shift focus from baggage fees to new services to make flying better, boosting revenue</a>  Associated Press ...Airlines are introducing a new bevy of fees, but this time passengers might actually like them...<br /><a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/yourmoney/sns-rt-us-americanair-pilots-20130930,0,1952358.story" rel="nofollow">American Airlines plans to hire 1,500 pilots</a>  Reuters   ...American Airlines plans to hire 1,500 pilots over the next five years as it expands international flying and takes delivery of new planes, the carrier said on Monday...<br /><a href="http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2013/09/29/indiana-illinois-govs-endorse-illiana-expressway/a9lns3y/" rel="nofollow">Indiana, Illinois governors endorse Illiana Expressway</a>  Associated Press   ...The governors of Indiana and Illinois have given their endorsement to a planned 47-mile expressway aimed at relieving traffic congestion in the Chicago area and creating jobs in both states...<br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/article/20130929/NEWS01/309290063/detroit-bankrupt-consulting-contracts" rel="nofollow">Consultants' contracts soar to more than $62 million for Detroit bankruptcy</a>  Detroit Free Press   ...Contracts approved for consultants and lawyers advising emergency manager Kevyn Orr’s team as it restructures city government and prepares for a likely Chapter 9 bankruptcy have skyrocketed to at least $62 million, with some firms getting more than $10-million increases, according to records reviewed by the Free Press...

Today's Teamster News 10.01.13

Teamsters: House GOP's Political Games Endanger Economy, Jobs   teamster.org   ...The Teamsters Union blasted extremist House Republica...

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