Today's Teamster News 4.04.13

<="http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/373278/3/State-House-panel-adopts-right-to-work-bill-">Missouri 'Right to Work' bill adopted by State House panel  Associated Press   ...Paying union fees could no longer be a condition of employment in Missouri under a bill endorsed by a House committee...
<="http://ajw.asahi.com/article/economy/business/AJ201304030139">Japan reaches basic agreement with U.S., will join TPP talks in July  The Asahi Shimbun   ...Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed with Obama during a summit in February that the elimination of all tariffs without exception will not be a prerequisite for Japan's participation in the talks...
<="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/04/nyregion/fast-food-workers-plan-second-strike-for-more-pay.html?hp&_r=0">Fast-Food Workers Plan Second Strike for More Pay  New York Times   ...Ms. Verges, 29, says she definitely plans to walk out on Thursday when the movement to raise wages for the city’s fast-food workers holds its second big job action. The movement’s leaders are predicting that twice as many workers — more than 400 — will engage in a one-day strike at 60 to 70 McDonald’s, Domino’s, Taco Bell and other fast-food restaurants...
<="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/as_mad_as_hell_gtmFI4WWgFlI2dsHMLB7AL">As mad as hell! Fury as judges nix ‘no-fault’ Wall Street deals  New York Post   ...A growing number of federal judges have had about as much as they can take with Wall Street firms paying hefty fines to settle probes into serious wrongdoing — without admitting any guilt or any executive taking the fall...
<="http://redtape.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/03/17575854-bank-website-attacks-reach-new-high-249-hours-offline-in-past-six-weeks?lite">Bank website attacks reach new high: 249 hours offline in past six weeks  NBC News   ...The heavier-than-usual outages are the result of a remarkable, sustained attack that began seven months ago and repeatedly knocks banks offline for hours at a time, frustrating consumers and bank security professionals alike...
<="http://www.freep.com/article/20130403/NEWS06/130403006/Judge-considers-lawsuit-against-Michigan-right-to-work-law">Judge: Right-to-work challenge alleging OMA violation will move forward  Detroit Free Press   ...An Ingham County judge on Wednesday morning rejected Attorney General Bill Schuette’s request to dismiss a lawsuit by labor supporters who allege Michigan’s new right-to-work laws were passed in violation of the state’s Open Meetings Act...
<="http://host.madison.com/news/opinion/editorial/walker-threatens-to-take-austerity-national/article_ddfbfd4c-9bb6-11e2-b6e6-001a4bcf887a.html#ixzz2PQPOZ3j6">Walker threatens to take austerity national  The Cap Times   ...Of course Scott Walker is running for president...
<="http://www.usleap.org/articles/honduras-cafta-labor-complaint-now-year-old">CAFTA Labor Standard Enforcement Moving At A Snail’s Pace  USLEAP   …According to USLEAP, the experience of CAFTA labor complaints to date is not encouraging. The worker protections under CAFTA are weaker than those that existed under U.S. trade policy prior to CAFTA, with lower standards and weaker sanctions…
<="http://www.vindy.com/news/2013/apr/03/impact-of-valley-trash-strike-spreads-to/">Republic/Allied Strike Spreads to Cleveland-Area  Youngstown Vindicator   …Teamsters Local 377, which represents 103 workers at Republic/ Allied Waste in Youngstown, has taken its strike to the Cleveland area, where it set up picket lines Monday…
<="http://www.ble-t.org/blet150/">BLET To Celebrate 150 Years  BLET   …On May 8, 2013, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen — the oldest labor union in North America — is celebrating the 150th Anniversary of its founding in Detroit, Michigan…
<="http://www.teamster.org/content/iowa-teamsters-endorse-braley-us-senate">Iowa Teamsters Endorse Braley For U.S. Senate IBT …Teamsters Local Unions in Iowa unanimously endorsed Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA) for United States Senate. With more than 10,000 members across Iowa, the Teamsters Union is committed to helping Braley in his bid for Senate…