Today's Teamster News 03.20.13

<="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21839793">Citigroup agrees $730m legal settlement with investors  BBC News   ...The suit alleged Citi misled buyers of its bonds over its exposure to subprime mortgages and other high-risk securities between 2006 and 2008...
<="http://www.economicpopulist.org/content/cyprus-stands-and-rejects-savings-account-seizure">Cyprus Stands Up and Rejects Savings Account Seizure  Economic Populist   ...The Cyprus Parliament rejected a bail out plan that would have seized almost 10% of private savings deposits and used the money to bail out Cyprus banks...
<="http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/council-canadians/2013/03/japan-wants-join-tpp-north-american-trade-activists-look-ah">Japan wants to join TPP; North American trade activists look ahead to possible Canadian round  rabble.ca   ...Earlier this week, an estimated 4,000 Japanese farmers staged a protest against the country's entry to the TPP, calling it "a drastic agreement that will change the way the nation deals with food"...
<="http://prospect.org/article/forty-years-behind-sick-leave-policy-catching">Forty Years Behind on Sick-Leave Policy, But Catching Up  American Prospect   ...The United States stands almost alone in not guaranteeing workers paid time-off when they are sick, but momentum is building around the country to change that...
<="http://www.globalresearch.ca/whats-behind-the-emergency-management-of-detroit-michigan-governor-imposes-corporate-rule/5327340">What’s Behind the Emergency Management of Detroit? Michigan Governor Imposes Corporate Rule   Global Research   ...Orr, who was involved in the Chrysler bankruptcy re-structuring in 2009, immediately warned the city unions that they would be a target of his efforts...
<="http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/03/20/house-panel-oks-elections-bill.html">Ohio House panel OKs elections bill  Columbus Dispatch   ...Despite pleas to slow down and reconsider portions of a bill that would limit how long signatures can be collected for ballot initiatives, the House will vote this week on the measure that already has Senate approval...
<="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/03/miamis-voter-fraud-only-beginning-election-hacking/63224/">Miami's Voter Fraud Is Only the Beginning of Election Hacking  Atlantic Wire   ...hackers attempted and almost succeeded at rigging a Miami primary vote, uncovering underlying security issues with the online voting systems of the future...