Today's Teamster News 03.31.13

<="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/mar/31/north-korea-south-factory-threat">North Korea increases tensions with South by issuing threat over factories  Guardian   ...North Korea has explicitly said that it may target the Kaesong industrial park – an important trade zone that is run jointly with South Korean expertise and North Korean labour...
<="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/28/1197622/-The-Walmartization-of-the-American-food-chain-is-making-communities-poor-and-poorly-fed">The Walmartization of the American food chain is making communities poor and poorly fed  DailyKos   ...Walmart ... and a few other companies are consolidating control of the entire American food chain, hurting small farmers and food producers, other grocery stores and their workers, consumers, and local economies...
<="http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_27/03/2013_490137">EU in 'denial' that sick economy costs lives, say health experts  Reuters   ...Europe's financial crisis is costing lives, with suicides and infectious diseases on the rise, yet politicians are not addressing the problem, health experts said...
<="http://www.americanbanker.com/people/iceland-indicts-bankers-over-financial-crisis-1057928-1.html">Iceland Indicts Bankers Over Financial Crisis   American Banker   ...Iceland's special prosecutor, hired in 2009 to investigate suspicious activities at several major banks, indicted fifteen bankers — including two chief executives — earlier this month over illegal activity tied to the meltdown of the country's banking system in the fall of 2008. The bankers are accused of stock-price manipulation and securities fraud...
<="http://www.publicintegrity.org/2013/03/28/12368/corporations-pro-business-nonprofits-foot-bill-judicial-seminars">Corporations, pro-business nonprofits foot bill for judicial seminars  Center for Public Integrity   ...Conservative foundations, multinational oil companies and a prescription drug maker were the most frequent sponsors of more than 100 expense-paid educational seminars attended by federal judges over a 4 1/2-year period...
<="http://www.toledoblade.com/Automotive/2013/03/30/UAW-membership-rises-0-5-to-highest-it-has-been-since-2008.html">UAW membership rises 0.5% to highest it has been since 2008  Toledo Blade   ...The union added 1,794 members from 380,719 in 2011...
<="http://www.indystar.com/article/20130327/BUSINESS/303270049/Indiana-s-wages-show-5-year-growth-not-much-public-assistance">Indiana's wages show 5-year growth, but not as much as public assistance  Indianapolis Star   ...Much of the state’s improvement over the past five years is attributable to the growth in public assistance...