Archive for June 13, 2017
Hoffa: DOL should not rescind or rollback necessary worker protection rules and interpretations
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 12, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The following is a statement by Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa on three Department of Labor announcements last week that reverse rules put in place during the Obama administration which required companies to report outside union busting activities, as well as…
Read MoreTeamsters submit comments on NAFTA negotiations
(Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters press release, June 12, 2017) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Teamsters Union submitted its comments to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on the proposed renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The union’s comments stressed the importance of the renegotiation focusing on long-standing issues that…
Read MoreOil trains remain industry’s long-term plan for shipping to West Coast
(Source: DeSmog Blog, June 7, 2017) NEW YORK — Despite a string of recent successes by West Coast communities to block the construction of oil-by-rail facilities, the oil industry has no plans to give up using rail to move oil to the West Coast. And it isn’t hard to understand why. There are no plans…
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