http://cybersteward.net rank-and-file union news & views Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:54:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (This is an announcement for Teamsters Local 384 members. The most recent updates to this site continue below this post) As usually occurs at Local 384, the summer membership meetings were suspended via a motion at our May membership meeting. The Local sent out notices that are posted on the workplace ... http://cybersteward.net/2008/06/15/summer-meetings-suspended/ CtW Connect posts on some recent analysis of the respective tax plans of Obama and McCain. Wonder whose policies will actually help you? According to Business Week, McCain's caters to the rich, while Obama's actually helps the middle class: • Senator McCain's tax cuts would primarily benefit those with very high ... http://cybersteward.net/2008/06/25/obama-mccain-tax-policies-and-the-middle-class/ On Father's Day, I'd like to wish a good day to all the fathers who may be reading this. I'd also like to point to an item from the AFL-CIO Now blog about working single fathers. It points out a fact sheet on single fathers from the Center for Economic and ... http://cybersteward.net/2008/06/15/low-wages-hurting-single-dads/ One of our brothers in the feeder department passed this one along to me yesterday. Since it concerns the overall safety of everyone on the road, I thought I'd pass it along to everyone who's reading this. The problem is that the government is trying a program that will increase the ... http://cybersteward.net/2008/05/21/how-do-you-feel-about-97000-pound-trucks/ Our brothers over in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) are waging an organizing campaign at Wackenhut Security, the firm that furnishes security services at National Parks and monuments like the Liberty Bell. Incidentally, the Liberty Bell is where two Philadelphia area congressmen, Chaka Fattah and Patrick Murphy (my congressman), ... http://cybersteward.net/2008/05/20/wackenhut-wacky-name-but-theyre-even-worse-on-labor-relations/ I got this email from Senator Bob Casey, about a new piece of legislation he's introduced: During the 2006 campaign, I wrote you often about children's issues. I pledged that once in the Senate I would make this a primary focus and that together we would fight for the health care, ... http://cybersteward.net/2008/05/06/starting-early-starting-right-for-the-children/ via Denver Brown: 1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has "evolved," yet he's continued to oppose key civil rights laws.1 2. According to Bloomberg News, McCain is more hawkish than Bush on Iraq, Russia and China. ... http://cybersteward.net/2008/05/04/ten-things-you-should-know-about-john-mccain-but-probably-dont/ American Rights at Work has the scoop on one of the latest wolves in sheeps' clothing. Ironically, it's called the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace. In reality, it's just a coalition against the rights of American workers to organize or associate freely. And they're running ads trying to convince unsuspecting Americans ... http://cybersteward.net/2008/04/30/another-hidden-agendathe-coalition-for-a-democratic-workplace/ TAW = Temporary Alternative Work It's what happens when an employee suffers a workplace injury or illness and is given work restrictions. The company may decide you can still work with your injury, but they may modify your work assignment to comply with a doctor's recommendation. Often when this happens, ... http://cybersteward.net/2008/04/27/the-truth-about-taw/ The polling stations are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. So if you're eligible, make sure to get out and vote today. http://cybersteward.net/2008/04/22/primary-day-in-pa/