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2016 PAST NEWS
Updated On: Apr 19, 2017


AFL-CIO, House Dems pledge to help Trump in push to rework NAFTA

New York’s Teamsters May Have Their Pensions Cut. What Went Wrong?
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON DEC. 30, 2016

Garbage Trucks Will Help Protect New York for New Year’s Eve

By ASHLEY SOUTHALLDEC. 29, 2016

 

The Quiet War on Medicaid
by Gene B. Sperling, The New York Times
December 25, 2016

Don't Let Trump Speak for Workers
by Richard Trumka, The New York Times
December 27, 2016

These three U.S. companies moved jobs to Mexico. Here's why
December 19, 2016

Now, America, You Know How Chileans Felt

By ARIEL DORFMANDEC. 16, 2016

The Trials of a Boxing Romantic

Brin-Jonathan Butler went to Cuba with boxing
gloves, a wad of cash and an empty notebook.
He returned with a critically acclaimed book.
Now he makes ends meet by teaching boxing.

 
How the Twinkie Made the Superrich Even Richer

By MICHAEL CORKERY and BEN PROTESSDEC. 10, 2016

It's time for legislators to act, not yak, and fix California's roads and highways
George SkeltonContact Reporter
 

Clinton won as many votes as Obama in 2012 — just not in the states where she needed them most
David LauterContact Reporter

A Bigger Economic Pie, but a Smaller Slice for Half of the U.S.

By PATRICIA COHENDEC. 6, 2016

A Dilemma for Humanity: Stark Inequality or Total War

Eduardo Porter

DEC. 6, 2016

Worried Auto Industry Braces for Change Under Trump

By BILL VLASICDEC. 8, 2016

Trump’s Labor Pick, Andrew Puzder, Is Critic of Minimum Wage Increases

By NOAM SCHEIBERDEC. 8, 2016

‘Restaurant Recession’ From Health Care Act? Little Evidence

By NOAM SCHEIBER and STEPHANIE STROMDEC. 9, 2016

Trump as Cyberbully in Chief? Twitter Attack on Union Boss Draws Fire

By MICHAEL D. SHEARDEC. 8, 2016

He Finally Lets Himself Remember Pearl Harbor
by David Montero, The Los Angeles Times
December 7, 2016

Warehouses promised lots of jobs, but robot workforce slows hiring

By Natalie Kitroeff

Dec. 4, 2016

 

Want to Rev Up the Economy? Don’t Worry About the Trade Deficit

Economic View

By N. GREGORY MANKIW DEC. 2, 2016

 

Eyeing the Trump Voter, ‘Fight for $15’ Widens Its Focus

By NOAM SCHEIBERNOV. 29, 2016

 

Eyeing the Trump Vote, 'Fight for $15' Widens its Focus
by Noam Scheiber, November 29, 2016
The New York Times

A Californian will be the first woman of color elected to House leadership. The only question is which one
November 28, 2016

Where are the Unions?

Janice Fine contributes to a forum on "After Trump." She argues that many people care about inequality, but not all like unions. Some think unions are too conflictual, but Fine argues this is necessary to win the kinds of demands we need to win.
Janice Fine
Boston Review
November 21, 2016
 

How Trump Reshaped the Election Map

NOV. 9, 2016

Red arrows show how much Donald J. Trump surpassed Mitt Romney in counties across the United States.

 

A Crumpled School Bus Leaves Chattanooga Dazed

By ALAN BLINDERNOV. 22, 2016

For Trump adviser Stephen Bannon, fiery populism followed life in elite circles

By Matea Gold, Rosalind S. Helderman, Gregory S. Schneider and Frances Stead Sellers November 19

Airport Workers Plan a Nov. 29 Strike at O’Hare Airport

Demonstrations also are planned at 18 other U.S. airports

By Susan Carey andDoug Cameron

Updated Nov. 21, 2016 2:04 p.m. ET

In Their Coastal Citadels, Democrats Argue Over What Went Wrong
Epic loss reveals retreat of white working-class support across America’s midsection; ‘there are big parts of the country that just aren’t hearing us’

By Reid J. Epstein and Janet Hook

Steve Bannon on Politics as War The Trump adviser talks about the winning campaign and says the political attacks against him and Breitbart News are ‘just nonsense.’ By Kimberley A. Strassel

Posted By Ruth King on November 20th, 2016

Meet the Kushners: The Feuding Real Estate Dynasty That Links Donald Trump and Chris Christie

The New Jersey governor's shocking endorsement of the Republican frontrunner is better understood in the context of the soap opera that is the Kushner family affairs.
Monday, November 21, 2016.

 

In the End, White Working-Class Voters Won The Election For Donald Trump
November 11, 2016

Why Trump — or any other politician — can't do much to bring back manual labor jobs
November 15, 2016

Not made in America? California bullet train officials seek exemption to buy foreign parts
November 13, 2016

Legends in Law
A Conversation with Joseph diGenova

Interview By Kathryn Alfisi
February 2013

Bernie Sanders: Where the Democrats Go From Here

By BERNIE SANDERSNOV. 11, 2016

After a 15-year battle, Trestles surf spot is saved

Nov. 10, 2016
Updated Nov. 11, 2016 10:54 a.m.

Can Trump Save Their Jobs? They're Counting on It
by Nelson D. Schwartz, The New York Times
November 12, 2016

The Fall of the Unions Paved the Way for Donald Trump
By Michael Kazin, The Wall Street Journal
November 11, 2016

2 Ex-Christie Allies Are Convicted in George Washington Bridge Case

By KATE ZERNIKENOV. 4, 2016

Clinton has 90 percent chance of winning: Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation

Maurice Tamman
Nov 7th 2016 7:04PM

How Trump took Pennsylvania: Wins everywhere (almost) but the southeast

Updated: November 10, 2016 — 1:08 AM EST

Black Turnout Soft in Early Voting, Boding Ill for Hillary Clinton
by Jeremy W. Peters, Richard Fausset and Michael Wines
November 1, 2016, The New York Times

Jerry Brown touted his pension reforms as a game-changer. But they’ve done little to rein in costs

The governor pushed for sweeping action in 2011 to close a funding gap and ease the burden on taxpayers. Then lawmakers blocked his most ambitious ideas.

By Judy Lin

Reporting from Sacramento | Oct. 28, 2016

Black Turnout Soft in Early Voting, Boding Ill for Hillary Clinton

By JEREMY W. PETERS, RICHARD FAUSSET and MICHAEL WINESNOV. 1, 2016

On Fairfax, the old Jewish scene and the new streetwear scene form an only-in-L.A. melting pot
October 22, 2016
 


High-Speed Rail Route to L.A. Coming Into View

Get a load of early plans for the bullet train’s SoCal ride

By Neal Broverman

You wouldn’t know it by the scant media coverage, but construction of the state’s bullet train is in full swing around Fresno and the Central Valley. The California High-Speed Rail Authority will likely next build out the northern stretch—to Silicon Valley and San Francisco—but its narrowing in on how to get to Los Angeles and what that route will look like.

The board recently announced a redesign to the future stations, including the stop that will be built at our very own Union Station. Trains will be shorter than anticipated and platforms will be proportionately reduced, from 1,410 feet to 800 feet. The shorter trains—which will consist of about 10 train cars hitched together, instead of the previously proposed 20—will also mean shorter “refuge” tracks that are required for emergencies. With the refuge tracks will be cut by 600 feet, meaning the stations will be about 1,200 feet shorter than before.

The design change has both pluses and negatives. Financially, smaller stations mean cheaper stations and less real estate purchasing. A negative could be packed platforms should the train exceed ridership expectations when it opens in the next decade.


How this will affect Union Station is still unclear. While Metro has released plenty of information on their ambitious plans to redesign the rail hub and its surrounding parcels with a mix of developments, retail, and pedestrian-friendly amenities, the agency’s been coy about the bullet train stop. Metro is likely waiting for more guidance from the CHSRA, but a video on the Union Station Master Plan shows the platform going in on the east end of the station, close to Metro’s headquarters.

- a look at the future of LA Union Station https://youtu.be/-7Sj-QRvXOo

While the station area remains in limbo, preliminary CHSRA plans envision bullet trains entering L.A. via surface tracks, possibly the same tracks that the Metrolink commuter rail system uses; earlier plans had trains arriving on a raised viaduct. The trains will also likely cut right by Taylor Yard in Cypress Park, the site of long-awaited green space. A 2008 video shows trains traveling in a trench with the park above.

California HSR Taylor Yards Simulation - https://youtu.be/ggxb2HOBK0M

The Taylor Yard complications and the issue of how to enter Union Station are minor compared to getting the trains through the San Gabriel Mountains, where 24 miles of tunnels may need to be dug. Sounds like an impossible feat, but remember how we built a trans-continental railroad and a freeway system stretching through 50 states? This is nothing.

Seizing on Rising Costs, Trump Says Health Law Is ‘Over’

By PATRICK HEALY and ABBY GOODNOUGHOCT. 25, 2016

In City Built by Immigrants, Immigration is the Defining Political Issue
by Binyamin Appelbaum, New York Times
October 12, 2016

Bernie Sanders Gives Hillary Clinton a Pass Over Speech Excerpts
Former Democratic presidential hopeful had once pressed eventual nominee to release transcripts of her Wall Street remarks

By Laura Meckler October 8, 2016 3:10 p.m. ET

For Britain’s ‘Brexit’ Bunch, the Party Just Ended
By Peter S. Goodman October 7, 2016

As Tensions Rise, Tribes Protesting Pipeline Dig In: ‘We’re Staying

By Jack Healy October 10, 2016

Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez TradeJabs Over Who Will Work Harder in the Senate - oh, and Sanchez Dabs
by John Myers, The Los Angeles Times
October 5, 2016

Talkin' About Their Generation: What Desert Trip Says About the Classic Rock Mindset
by Mikael Wood, The Los Angeles Times
October 6, 2016

From '90210' to Union Fight Over Actor Age Bias
by Yvonne Villarreal, The Los Angeles Times
October 6, 2016

40 Years Ago, This Chilean Exile Warned Us About the Shock Doctrine.
Then He Was Assassinated
   


? Orlando Letelier’s 1976 Nation essay is still essential reading
By Naomi Klein on September 21, 2016

Bernie Sanders: The ‘Nation’ Interview
? In an exclusive post-primary sit-down, Senator Sanders speaks on Our Revolution,
Donald Trump, and what he really thinks about Hillary Clinton

By Katrina Vanden Heuvel and John Nichols
September 20, 2016

 

NJ Transit Was Under Federal Scrutiny Earlier This Year
Agency found dozens of violations as it spent weeks investigating NJ Transit’s operations and safety protocols
Sunday, October 2, 2016 7:05 p.m. ET

Hanjin Shipping collapse leaves up to 15,000 cargo containers piled up
 

By Rachel Uranga, Long Beach Press Telegram
September 30, 2016 8:15 PM PDT

 

Scottish cadets stranded at sea after Hanjin files for bankruptcy
Trainees anchored near Singapore indefinitely after company they were placed with declared insolvent
Thursday, September 22, 2016


Deutsche Bank’s Clients Take Steps to Cut Exposure

Come hedge funds have withdrawn securities or cash, or dialed back their trading activities
September 30, 2016 12:00 p.m. ET

 

Costco Must Do More to Battle Amazon

Costco shares should continue to suffer under the weight of competition from Amazon.com and others
September 28, 2016 2:32 p.m. ET

More Wealth, More Jobs, but Not for
Everyone: What Fuels the Backlash on Trade

By Peter S. Goodman September 28, 2016

Robots running things in Rotterdam

By John Churchill February 25, 2015

Hanjin Sale Is Possible, Court Says

Judge says decision will come soon, as the value of Hanjin’s ships could deteriorate
September 28, 2016 5:13 A.M. ET

Amazon’s Newest Ambition: Competing Directly With UPS and FedEx

To constrain rising shipping costs, the online giant is building its own delivery operation, setting up a clash with its shipping partners
By Greg Bensinger and Laura Stevens - September 27, 2016 1:45 P.M. ET

 

Deutsche Bank Shares Drop on Fears of Capital Raising

Investors are concerned about a potentially hefty U.S. fine related to mortgage-securities probes
September 27, 2016

 

For bankrupt Hanjin, costs and containers pile up in U.S. ports

By Bloomberg News on September 26, 2016
 

Hanjin Says Cargo Owners Withholding $80 Million in Payments
By REUTERS September 23, 2016, 3:57 P.M. E.D.T.

Hyundai Merchant Marine Looks to Buy Hanjin Container Ships

HMM aims to secure Hanjin’s slice of moving Korea’s exports to Western markets

 September 23, 2016 10:48 A.M. ET

Hanjin Shipping Shares Soar After Funding Offers

South Korea company offered $100 million from main creditor and largest shareholder

September 22, 2016 8:34 P.M. ET

As Hanjin Foundered, Its Former Chairwoman Abandoned Shares

Choi Eun-young investigated for possible insider trading after she sold all her stock in the company

September 22, 2016 12:50 A.M. ET

Korean Court Orders Hanjin to Cut Its Fleet

Court order comes as Hanjin unloads some goods at ports in California, Spain and other parts of the world

September 19, 2016 9:50 P.M. ET

Middle class incomes had their fastest growth on record last year

By  Jim Tankersley September 13, 2016

Officials call for action on cargo delivery crisis at ports

By Matt Stevens September 4, 2016 9:20 P.M.

Federal officials plea for intervention in Hanjin bankruptcy to save jobs

By Rachel Uranga September 4, 2016 8:22 P.M. PDT

Three Hanjin Shipping Charter Vessels Are Sold

Industry expects a ship fire sale resulting from Hanjin’s troubles
September 13, 2016

Stuck on Ship, One Gloomy Hanjin Crew Waits to Learn Its Fate

Court order has vessel frozen in port as creditors seek to seize property from ill-fated shipper
September 15, 2016

Hanjin Says U.S.-Bound Ship Is Being Held 'Hostage'

By REUTERSSEPT. 15, 2016, 9:24 P.M. E.D.T.


Hanjin Crisis Brings New Headache to U.S. Importers; Trailer Shortage Looms

By REUTERSSEPT. 14, 2016, 1:09 A.M. E.D.T.
 

Hanjin Shipping Seeks to Protect Assets World-Wide

More than half of the South Korean company’s assets are stranded at sea or in ports world-wide
September 5, 2016

Hanjin Shipping’s Troubles Leave $14 Billion in Cargo Stranded at Sea

Owners strive to recover their goods and get them to customers in wake of Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy filings
September 7, 2016

Samsung seeks court order to remove goods from Hanjin vessels
September 8, 2016
 

Trump a Working-Class Hero? A Blue-Collar Town Debates His Credentials

The talk gets heated in Youngstown, Ohio, when residents discuss whether
a New York billionaire’s ideas can revitalize a struggling Rust Belt town.

By RICHARD FAUSSETAUG. 26, 2016

Bernie Sanders’s New Political Group Is Met by Staff Revolt

By ALAN RAPPEPORT and YAMICHE ALCINDORAUG. 24, 2016

Construction Unions Stymie Low-Income Housing Plans in California, New York

Stiff resistance centers on notion that government shouldn’t aid development without guaranteeing union-level wages
August 28, 2016

California Aims Retirement Plan at Those Whose Jobs Offer None

By MARY WILLIAMS WALSHAUG. 25, 2016

High-Speed Rail Invests in Safety Project

To Eliminate One of California’s Most Dangerous Crossings
August 26, 2016

 

Berkeley sees a big drop in soda consumption after penny-per-ounce ‘soda tax’
August 24, 2016

Gov. Jerry Brown hails sweeping climate legislation, plans to sign both measures into law

Uber drivers' new option: Start a retirement account through the app
August 25, 2016

As John McCain fights for reelection, the Trump problem cuts two ways — both against him
August 24, 2016

 

Campaign 2016 updates: Hillary Clinton darts across California raising millions

Aug. 23, 2016, 7:32 p.m.

Anger over Trump no guarantee of Latino voter wave in California
August 23, 2016

Sansone, former head of St. Louis Teamsters, dies
y - Associated Press
Sunday, August 21, 2016


ST. LOUIS (AP) - A former longtime head of St. Louis’ Teamsters union during the 1980s has died.

Robert “Bobby” Sansone’s family tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2bHfO66 ) that Sansone died Friday of respiratory failure. He was 78.


Sansone served for a dozen years as president of the Teamsters’ Joint Council 13, which represented St. Louis’ 35,000 members. He retired in 1998.

Sansone got a Teamsters union card at 16 to drive a dump truck at a St. Louis concrete plant.

Sansone lost a bid in 1991 for vice president of the 1.4-million-member International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Two years later, Sansone was banned from the organization for failing to look into an aide’s alleged mob ties.

Sansone’s funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anselm Catholic Parish in Creve Coeur.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz And The Crisis in Workers’ Retirement Funds

07/07/2016 10:32 am ET | Updated Jul 07, 2016

UNION NEWS
INDIANA'S PENCE HAS LONG ANTI-UNION RECORD

AUGUST 2016

Obama Readies One Last Push for TransPacific Partnership

By JACKIE CALMES . AUG. 21, 2016

Uber Aims for an Edge in the Race for a Self-Driving Future

By BILL VLASIC and MIKE ISAAC
August 18, 2016

Judge Overturns Uber’s Settlement With Drivers

By MIKE ISAAC
August 18, 2016

Affluent and Black, and Still Trapped by Segregation

Why well-off black families end up living in poorer areas
than white families with similar or even lower incomes.

By JOHN ELIGON and ROBERT GEBELOFFAUG. 20, 2016

Donald J. Trump at a meeting on national security in New York on Wednesday, with Michael T. Flynn, left, and Keith Kellogg, retired American generals.

Donald J. Trump at a meeting on national security in New York on Wednesday, with Michael T. Flynn, left, and Keith Kellogg, retired American generals. Damon Winter/The New York Times

Trump Picks Media Firebrand to Run Campaign, Scuttling Gentler Tone

By JONATHAN MARTIN, JIM RUTENBERG AND MAGGIE HABERMAN

Good Thursday morning. 

Donald J. Trump named as his new campaign chief on Wednesday a conservative media provocateur whose news organization regularly attacks the Republican Party establishment, savages Hillary Clinton and encourages Mr. Trump’s most pugilistic instincts.

Mr. Trump’s decision to make Stephen K. Bannon, chairman of the Breitbart News website, his campaign’s chief executive was a defiant rejection of efforts by longtime Republican hands to wean him from the bombast and racially charged speech that helped propel him to the nomination but that now threaten his candidacy by alienating the moderate voters who typically decide the presidency.

It also formally completed a merger between the most strident elements of the conservative news media and Mr. Trump’s campaign, which was incubated and fostered in their boisterous coverage of his rise.

Mr. Bannon was appointed a day after the recently ousted Fox News chairman, Roger Ailes, emerged in an advisory role with Mr. Trump. It was not lost on Republicans in Washington that two news executives whose outlets had fueled the anti-establishment rebellion that bedeviled congressional leaders and set the stage for Mr. Trump’s nomination were now directly guiding the party’s presidential message and strategy.

Mr. Bannon’s most recent crusade was his failed attempt to oust the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan, in this month’s primary, making his new role atop the Trump campaign particularly provocative toward Republican leaders in Washington.

Party veterans responded on Wednesday with a mix of anger about the damage they saw Mr. Trump doing to their party’s reputation and with gallows humor about his apparent inability, or unwillingness, to run a credible presidential campaign in a year that once appeared promising.

For Mr. Trump, though, bringing in Mr. Bannon was the political equivalent of ordering comfort food. Only last week, Mr. Trump publicly expressed ambivalence about modifying his style. “I think I may do better the other way,” he told Time magazine. “They would like to see it be a little bit different, a little more modified. I don’t like to modify.”

The Daily 202: Why Florida is Trump's best swing state

By James Hohmann August 18

Raging Blue Cut fire leaves some homes in smoldering ruins, but scope of loss still a mystery
BY: Brittny Mejia, Angel Jennings, Ruben Vives and Corina Knoll
Los Angeles Times, August 18, 2016

 

Homes burn, thousands flee as out-of-control brush fire chars 30,000 acres in Cajon Pass
Paloma Esquivel, Sarah Parvini, Shane Newell and James Queally
August 17, 2016

Why Las Vegas Is a Great Place for Working-Class Women

Brittany Bronson AUG. 17, 2016

Tim Canova, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Grass-Roots Rebellions the Next President Doesn’t Want

By Dan Schnur

Jul 26, 2016 2:55 pm ET

How the China Shock, Deep and Swift, Spurred the Rise of Trump

Many assumed the U.S. would withstand the import threat as it had with Japan, Mexico; devastation in Hickory, N.C.

By Bob Davis and Jon Hilsenrath

Stop Killing Coyotes

By DAN FLORESAUG. 11, 2016

Donald Trump Laments Sliding Polls While Maintaining His Provocative Approach

By MAGGIE HABERMAN and NICK CORASANITIAUG. 11, 2016

The Millions of Americans Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Barely Mention: The Poor
August 11, 2016

M.I.T., N.Y.U. and Yale Are Sued Over Retirement Plan Fees

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARDAUG. 9, 2016

Trump’s Wink Wink to ‘Second Amendment People’
by Thomas l. Friedman, The New York Times
August 9, 2016

Think Amazon’s Drone Delivery Idea Is a Gimmick? Think Again
by Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times
August 8, 2016

State rail authority will seek a $35-million increase for key project in bullet train plan
August 8, 2016

Grocery contract yields small pay raises, as workers stave off higher retirement age
August 8, 2016

 

Think Amazon’s Drone Delivery Idea Is a Gimmick? Think Again
AUG. 10, 2016

Trump’s Ambiguous Wink Wink to ‘Second Amendment People’

Thomas L. Friedman AUG. 9, 2016

Facing South Florida: One-On-One With Tim Canova

August 7, 2016 10:47 AM By Eliott Rodriguez

Grocery strike averted: Workers reach tentative deal with Ralphs and Albertsons
The Los Angeles Times, August 4, 2016
by Shan Li

Amid DNC Scandal, Wasserman Schultz Losing Grip on House Race

Progressive challenger Tim Canova announces windfall of donations and increased support since party ouster

August 1, 2016
by
Lauren McCauley, staff writer

Milton Glaser Still Hearts New York

By JOHN LELANDJULY 29, 2016

A Power Broker Who Wants Labor at the Table, Not on the Menu

By NOAM SCHEIBERJULY 29, 2016

In Tribute to Son, Khizr Khan Offered Citizenship Lesson at Convention

By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.JULY 29, 2016


 McAuliffe fuels new distrust of
Clinton over her position on
trade

July
8, 2016

Cash for Opponent Pours In as FL Congresswoman Struggles

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESSJULY 26, 2016, 10:12 A.M. E.D.T.

AB InBev raises offer for SABMiller
July 26, 2016

Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Resign D.N.C. Post

By JONATHAN MARTIN and ALAN RAPPEPORTJULY 24, 2016

Released Emails Suggest the D.N.C. Derided the Sanders Campaign

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MATTHEW ROSENBERGJULY 22, 2016

The Incalculable Value of Finding a Job You Love

Economic View

By ROBERT H. FRANK JULY 22, 2016

With Roger Ailes Out, Will Fox News’s Influence on Politics Change?

By NICK CORASANITIJULY 22, 2016

Donald Trump May Break the Mold, but He Fits a Pattern, Too

By ALEXANDER BURNSJULY 21, 2016

Brexit Adds to Pension Funds’ Pain

Drop in interest rates that followed British vote to hurt 2016 returns
July 10, 2016
 

Want to Work in 18 Miles of Books? First, the Quiz

By ANNIE CORREALJULY 15, 2016

 

James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director, explained his decision Tuesday not to recommend charges against Hillary Clinton.
CLIFF OWEN / ASSOCIATED PRESS
By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT and ERIC LICHTBLAU
JULY 5, 2016
WASHINGTON — Shortly after Hillary Clinton was interviewed on Saturday by agents at the F.B.I.’s headquarters, its director, James B. Comey, heard from his deputies that Mrs. Clinton had been truthful and forthcoming in the three-and-a-half-hour meeting.

Mr. Comey, who had been regularly briefed on the progress of the yearlong investigation into Mrs. Clinton’s email account as secretary of state, had known for some time that his agents had not uncovered enough evidence to charge her or anyone else with a crime. Now, with the interview done, he told his deputies, according to F.B.I. officials, that he wanted to move forward with a plan he had been working on for months to explain the findings from such a politically contentious investigation to the public. And he did not wait to do it.

At 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Mr. Comey walked into a conference room on the first floor of the F.B.I.’s headquarters, where he stood behind a lectern for 15 minutes and laid out in clinical detail how Mrs. Clinton’s use of the account was “extremely careless.” But, he said, the bureau would recommend to the Justice Department that she not be charged with a crime because his investigators had found no clear evidence that Mrs. Clinton had intentionally broken the law.

The careful approach to publicly explaining his thinking fit a pattern for Mr. Comey, who, throughout his three decades as a law enforcement official, has refused to shy away from politically fraught issues. While he was immediately praised by some for his candor and transparency, it did not insulate him from criticism from both Republicans and Democrats, as well as some legal experts.

Republicans contended that Mr. Comey had rushed the decision to clear Mrs. Clinton before the bureau had time to digest what she had said in the interview, and that his decision came suspiciously close to Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s impromptu meeting with former President Bill Clinton only a week before. They said Mr. Comey’s own description of the F.B.I.’s findings on Tuesday was enough evidence to file criminal charges.

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“This defies logic,” said Representative Robert W. Goodlatte, the Virginia Republican who leads the House Judiciary Committee. Mr. Goodlatte said he had spoken with Mr. Comey immediately after his announcement to express his concerns. Later Tuesday, Mr. Goodlatte sent Mr. Comey a letter demanding answers to eight pointed questions about the handling of the investigation and the implication for future inquiries.

Robert Cattanach, a former Justice Department lawyer who now works in private practice in Chicago on cybersecurity and other issues, said it was puzzling for Mr. Comey not to seek criminal charges after laying out significant evidence of serious security breaches.

“This decision will not enhance the credibility of the F.B.I. or the director,” he said, given the amount of evidence the agency uncovered about mishandled, classified information.

Mrs. Clinton’s supporters and other Democrats contended that Mr. Comey had talked too much, saying it was not fair for him to have laid out the details in a case in which she will not be charged.

“He has essentially put himself in the place of judge,” Matthew Miller, a former senior official in the Obama Justice Department who supports Mrs. Clinton, said in a telephone interview. He added, “He’s clearing her, but he’s smearing her at the same time, and the department’s rules prevent that kind of thing from happening.”

“What Director Comey did today was appalling,” Mr. Miller said. He added that the F.B.I. should be laying out its investigative findings in court when prosecutors actually bring a case, not at a televised news conference where charges are not being sought.

But Thomas DiBiagio, a Washington lawyer who worked closely with Mr. Comey when both were federal prosecutors at the Justice Department in the Bush administration, said the unusual public nature of the announcement showed Mr. Comey’s willingness to “take the hit” on a controversial decision.

“This was a no-win for him,” Mr. DiBiagio said. “There’s no way he was going to please everyone on this one. Had he decided to recommend charging her, he would have been heavily criticized and scrutinized, and in the decision today, he’s clearly being heavily criticized and scrutinized, too. So he stood up there and said, ‘I’m going to take the criticism.’ That’s what an F.B.I. director does.”

Mr. Comey’s announcement also served to take the spotlight off Ms. Lynch, who was widely criticized after she met Mr. Clinton on her plane in Arizona last week and after she said on Friday that she would defer to the F.B.I. and to prosecutors about whether to bring charges.

As deputy attorney general in the George W. Bush administration, Mr. Comey was at the center of a dramatic dispute with administration officials in 2004, when he refused to reauthorize a secret National Security Agency wiretapping program put into place after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

Mr. Comey believed parts of the warrantless wiretapping program might have been illegal. That led to a showdown in a Washington hospital room, where Attorney General John Ashcroft was ill. Two of Mr. Bush’s top aides, Andrew H. Card Jr. and Alberto R. Gonzales, were trying to pressure Mr. Ashcroft to sign the order.

Mr. Comey met with Mr. Bush the next day about the episode, and he and more than a dozen other officials threatened to resign over what they saw as a usurpation of power by White House officials.

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Mr. Comey’s testimony about the episode before a Senate committee three years later was the stuff of a Hollywood film, as he described racing to the hospital in an F.B.I. car with sirens blaring to try to get to the attorney general’s room before Mr. Card and Mr. Gonzales.

In his congressional testimony, Mr. Comey described the events as “the most difficult of my professional career.”

“I was angry,” Mr. Comey told the committee. “I had just witnessed an effort to take advantage of a very sick man, who did not have the powers of the attorney general because they had been transferred to me. I thought he had conducted himself in a way that demonstrated a strength I had never seen before, but still I thought it was improper.”

President Obama appointed Mr. Comey in 2013 to head the F.B.I., but Mr. Comey has not shied away from clashing with the administration. Last October, Mr. Comey gave a speech in which he said that additional scrutiny and criticism of police officers after several highly publicized episodes of police brutality might have led to an increase in violent crime in some cities because officers had become less aggressive.

“I’ve been told by a senior police leader who urged his force to remember that their political leadership has no tolerance for a viral video,” Mr. Comey said in his speech, adding that many leaders and police officers to whom he had spoken said they were afraid to address the issue publicly.

The speech angered senior White House officials, who contended that Mr. Comey had no evidence to back up his claims and that he was undermining their efforts to overhaul the criminal justice system. Just days after the speech, Mr. Comey met with Mr. Obama in the Oval Office to discuss their views, but he has continued to voice his opinion on the topic — even as White House officials have maintained there is little evidence to support his views.

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07/07/2016

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Hedge Fund Managers Work to Stanch Loss of Investors

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Muhammad Ali

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Live updates: Muhammad Ali’s memorial service has started
June 10, 2016

Muhammad Ali dies at 74; boxing great shook up the world in and out of the ring

Times, Literally, Stops the Presses for Ali

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Muhammad Ali, boxing icon and global goodwill ambassador, dies at 74

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California Senate Race Is a Tale of Diversity and a Flailing G.O.P.

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KELLY-METCALFE SLATE

WINS!


ELECTION OF OFFICERS
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 952

OCTOBER 5, 2016

CLICK HERE FOR RESULTS



2016 WOMEN'S CONFERENCE 

TEAMSTERS UNION LOCAL 952
Business Representative Norma Lopez pictured above with Mayor Gil Garcetti and Sisters from Kraft-Heinz Fullerton Foods


Sister Araceli Martinez won $100.00 in a raffle

Sister's from Kraft-Heinz Fullerton Plant pictured above

Carmelita Plascencia, Araceli Martinez, Rosa Encizo and Sofia Ramos



 

PATRICK D. KELLY
SECRETARY-TREASURER

Radio Interview with Frank Mottek
KNX Business Hour Saturday, September 17, 2016
Re: HANJIN BANKRUPTCY

Click Here to Listen


KRAFT HEINZ FULLERTON Plant WILL REMAIN OPEN!!!
Today's Press Conference included Secretary-Treasurer Patrick D. Kelly, President Donna Metcalfe, Business Representative Norma Lopez and Local 952 KRAFT Shop Stewards. Keep an eye on Channel 4 News, Telemundo and listen for Patrick Kelly on KNX 1070.
CLICK HERE TO READ IBT ARTICLE ON KRAFT-HEINZ AND LOCAL 952


 



KRAFT-HEINZ OVERWHELMINGLY VOTED TO RATIFY A 3 YEAR CONTRACT

On Sunday, September 11, 2016 members from Kraft-Heinz plant in Fullerton overwhelmingly voted to ratify their new three (3) year Agreement which included minor concessions and significant improvements to the H&W with no employee contribution for the first year and minor employee contribution rate for each of the following years. The Agreement also includes yearly wage increases of thirty-five (0.35) cents on Jan. 1st of each year of the contract. Additionally, workers secured a pay-out of the Productivity Bonus of three thousand ($3,000) dollars which will be paid out thirty days after ratification as well as a severance package security going forward.

Teamsters Local 952 would like to thank the following members of our negotiating team who spent 4 days at the table: Brother Victor Acosta, Sister Rosa Encizo, Brother Daniel Gonzalez, Brother George Gomez, Sister Araceli Martinez, Sister Graciela Martinez, Sister Carmelita Placentia, Sister Sofia Ramos-Hernandez and Brother Jorge Rios. They put their personal life aside to attend negotiations to insure we had the best deal possible.

Last but not least, we would like to thank our Stewards and all the Members of Teamsters Local 952 that work at Kraft-Heinz plant. It is these men and women who did the heaviest lift. Since the date of the closer was announced in the fall of 2015; they continued to work and exceed the production and surpassed the Company’s established goals. It is their hard work and dedication that convinced Kraft-Heinz to reconsider keeping the plant open and staying in Fullerton.

Later on this evening there will be on a conference call with the company to discuss the next steps and further discuss regarding the plant staying open. (9-12-2016 4PM)


37TH ANNUAL LABOR SOLIDARITY PARADE
Monday, September 5, 2016


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CONGRATULATIONS TO
THE ORANGE COUNTY OPERATIONS & SERVICE MAINTENANCE UNIT
ON RATIFYING THEIR FIRST TEAMSTER CONTRACT!



 

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    In Memory of
Zacarias Jaime Lopez 
Retired Member and Former Business Representative of Local 208
For Service Details Click Here



BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT 1ST TIME TEAMSTER CONTRACT BETWEEN
ORANGE COUNTY OPERATIONS & SERVICE MAINTENANCE UNIT
AND TEAMSTERS LOCAL 952

Tuesday, December 13, 2016


Business Representative Norma Lopez Speaking to the Board on Behalf of the Unit

 


 

Former Local 63 Secretary-Treasurer Robert “Bob” Marciel Passed Away Suddenly In Late November

PICTURE-
Robert
Marciel (right) with Former JC42 President Mike Riley and ST of Local 986

Robert Marciel was appointed International Brotherhood of Teamsters National Dairy Director by Jackie Presser in the 1980's.

He left employment with the Teamsters Local 63 in 1991 and served as a consultant for teamster locals and dairy employers. Marciel was instrumental in amalgamating smaller locals into 63. Although he represented employers, he never forgot where he came from. 

ORGANIZING WORKSHOP
SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2016

 
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TIM CANOVA
LAW PROFESSOR

Friend of the Teamsters Union,
Ex-Dean of Chapman University
is fighting it out for Congress in South Florida.
Tim is a Congressional candidate against former DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz and is South Florida's Progressive Voice.
If interested in Tim's campaign please contact timcanova.com

 

If also interested in debate between
Canova and Wasserman-Shultz
Click here

 


 

IMPORTANT ARISING OUT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT
"CHANGES TO THE IBT CONSTITUTION - INCREASING STRIKE BENEFITS"

JULY 12, 2016


Watch What Happens When You Try To Unionize Some Truck Drivers In The South

Three Teamsters organizers were passing out union flyers in a small town in Georgia. Then the cops showed up.

07/18/2016


COUNTY OF ORANGE EMPLOYEES
OC Healthy Steps Wellness Letter and List of Quest Diagnostics Labs
June 20, 2016

 


We say goodbye to long time Teamster Brother Frank Lemos.
Brother Lemos was a driver for Lucky Stores for over 30 years and a Local 952 Shop Steward.

 

Frank P. Lemos, age 71, of Spokane Valley Washington went to be with our Lord on June 20, 2016 at 12:57 am, after losing his battle with Cancer.

Frank was Born June 17, 1944 in Los Angeles California to Pasqual “Coco” Lemos and Ann Weber Lemos.  He served as a U.S. Marine from 1962 to 1967 and proudly served in Vietnam. Frank married Sharon K Kirton in 1963 and together they had three children, Sheri Lynette, Shawn Lloydell and Frankie Leonard.

For 27 years, Frank was a truck driver for Lucky Stores and also served as a Chief Shop Steward for the Teamsters Local 952. Frank joined Elks Lodge #2142, located in the city of Norwalk California and also spent a lot of his time at the Elks Orange Lodge #1475 in the city of Orange. He enjoyed many years serving as an Elk.

Frank met his current wife, Carol Sue Mcnaul Lemos in 1994.  In January of 2013 Frank and Carol Sue retired in Spokane Washington to be near her two sons John Eric and Christopher Jackson along with their families.

Frank was a very loving family man. He leaves behind his wife Carol Sue, Sister Juanita (Lemos) Mahorney, 3 children, Sheri Bartlett, Shawn Barrett, Frankie Lemos and two stepsons, John Eric Jackson and Christopher Jackson.

Frank took great pride in being a grandfather to his grandchildren: David, Josh, Joey, Jake, Jonathon, Christopher, Kristin, Kaitlyn, Frankie, Dakota, Sarah, Karlee, Carissa and Carolyn. Also to his 7 Great-grandchildren who will miss him dearly.

For those of you who would like to attend, the Services will be held on July 12, 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Riveside National Cementary 22495 Van Buren Blvd Riverside, CA 92518



Anaheim Convention Center Negotiation Team Member
Michelle Grayson Anderson, Jordan Brandman, Anaheim City Council and Business Representative Norma Lopez.


 

FIGHTING FOR THE HOMELESS
Wednesday, May 31, 2016
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2016 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND CAR SHOW
Sunday, May 15, 2016

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Payday Loans’ Debt Spiral to Be Curtailed

By STACY COWLEYJUNE 2, 2016

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By AMY CHOZICKMAY 26, 2016

 

Where Nearly Half of Pupils Are Homeless, School Aims to Be Teacher,
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by Elisabeth A. Harris, The New York Times
June 6, 2016

Bringing Back Bill
by Jim Hightower, Nation of Change
June 5, 2016

 

Looming HUD funding cut could affect homeless women, children
by Theresa Walker, OC Register
May 31, 2016

THE ENDING HOMELESSNESS ACT OF 2016
- Ranking Member Maxine Waters -


Rise of Donald Trump Tracks Growing Debate Over Global Fascism
By Peter Baker, The New York Times
May 28, 2016

Old and on the Street: The Graying of America’s Homeless

The emergence of an older homeless
population is creating daunting challenges
for social service agencies and governments
already struggling to fight poverty.

By ADAM NAGOURNEYMAY 31, 2016

 

Can Donald Trump Win? These Battleground Regions Will Decide

By JONATHAN MARTIN, ALEXANDER BURNS, TRIP GABRIEL and FERNANDA SANTOSMAY 29, 2016

 

Sanders breathes life into a Florida professor’s unlikely bid to oust the DNC chair

May 29, 2016

Hispanic congressman: California Dems lack of support for Loretta Sanchez is ‘disgraceful’

By Vanessa Williams May 26

L.A. will convert motel units to 500 apartments for homeless vets
May 27, 2016
  

Bernie Sanders Derides Pick of Clinton Allies as Convention Committee Leaders

By NICHOLAS CONFESSOREMAY 28, 2016

 

Rise of Donald Trump Tracks Growing Debate Over Global Fascism

By PETER BAKERMAY 28, 2016

CAN WASSERMAN SCHULTZ'S OPPONENT PULL AN UPSET?
DAN REYNOLDS

 


TIM CANOVA INTERVIEW WITH NEIL CAPUTO



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Hillary Clinton Is Criticized for Private Emails in State Dept. Review

By STEVEN LEE MYERS and ERIC LICHTBLAUMAY 25, 2016

Bernie Sanders Makes a Campaign Mark. Now, Can He Make a Legacy?

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Bernie Sanders’s Feud With the Democratic Leadership Heats Up

By YAMICHE ALCINDORMAY 21, 2016


Kroger, union reach contract agreement to avoid strike
The Roanoke Times — May 25
By Tiffany Holland

A strike at Kroger may be avoided after new negotiations between the grocer and union members.

Kroger and the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 union confirmed Wednesday morning that they reached a tentative agreement on a new employee contract. The agreement covers 5,100 Kroger associates working in 41 stores across Virginia, east Tennessee and West Virginia.

Last week, more than 1,100 union members met at the Salem Civic Center and voted overwhelmingly to reject Kroger's last contract proposal and authorize a strike if the grocer did not meet their requests for higher pay and health insurance. The union represents about 3,000 employees, both part-time and full-time, in non-salaried positions.

At that meeting, Kroger employees said they took issue with the company's offer because it included only a small pay increase and no paid sick days for store associates, and it would not provide health insurance to retirees after the end of the year. Bristol Kroger associate Todd Dolehanty, one of the 13 representatives on the union’s bargaining team, called Kroger's proposal a slap in the face.

After the vote to authorize a strike, Kroger officials made plans to meet with the union again on Monday and Tuesday, when they came to an agreement. Specific details of the new contract proposal were not released. However, a news release from Kroger said it "provides significant investment by Kroger in higher pay, affordable health care and pension support for associates."

"It's not everything we wanted, but it is an improvement," Dolehanty said.

Dawn Greenway, a clerk at a Roanoke County Kroger store who is also on the bargaining team, said in a news release from the union that Kroger's new proposal is "by far the best one."

"It included improvements in all the areas we were concerned about," she said.

The bargaining team will now bring the offer to the entire membership for a vote. That meeting will be held on June 8 at the Berglund Center in Roanoke.

Kroger, the nation's largest grocery chain and the leading grocer in southwest Virginia, has been in contract negotiations with union members for months. Employees operated under a three-year contract until April and then worked under an extended contract until May 8. On that day, Kroger offered a contract proposal that was unanimously rejected by the union's bargaining team before it was brought to the membership last week. Employees are still operating on an extended contract until June 4.

Hillary Clinton Declines Invitation to Debate Bernie Sanders

By THOMAS KAPLANMAY 23, 2016

Florida Democratic Race Echoes Top of Ticket: Progressive vs. Establishment
By Alan Rappeport, May 24, 2016
The New York Times

 

Bernie Sanders Makes a Campaign Mark. Now, Can He Make a Legacy?
By JONATHAN MAHLER and YAMICHE ALCINDOR
MAY 22, 2016
The New York Times

 

Brzezinski Calls For Wasserman Schultz To Resign | The Daily Caller

Bernie Sanders, Eyeing Convention, Willing to Harm Hillary Clinton in the Homestretch

By PATRICK HEALY, YAMICHE ALCINDOR and JEREMY W. PETERSMAY 18, 2016

This Bernie Sanders statement on the Nevada convention reads like an open threat to the Democratic establishment

By Chris Cillizza May 17, 2016

Want to Buy a Self-Driving Car? Big-Rig Trucks May Come First

By JOHN MARKOFF May 17, 2016

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont at California State University, Dominguez Hills, in Carson on Tuesday. ?We are in till the last ballot is cast,? he said Tuesday night.

Bernie Sanders, Eyeing Convention, Willing to Harm Hillary Clinton in the Homestretch
by Patrick Healy, Yamiche Alcindor and Jeremy W. Peters, May 18, 2016
The New York Times

Good Wednesday morning. 
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont prevailed over Hillary Clinton on Tuesday in the Oregon primary, according to The Associated Press, while Mrs. Clinton claimed victory in a tight race in Kentucky, the day’s other contest.
Mrs. Clinton raced around Kentucky in the two days before the primary, hoping to fend off Mr. Sanders in a state that she won easily in 2008. In unofficial results late Tuesday night, Mrs. Clinton edged Mr. Sanders by about 1,900 votes, or less than half a percentage point, with all counties reporting. The Associated Press had not declared a winner by midnight.
The close result meant that she and Mr. Sanders would effectively split the state’s delegates. Nonetheless, winning Kentucky would give her a symbolic triumph that could blunt the effect of her loss in Oregon as she turns her attention to Donald J. Trump, her likely general election opponent.
With a lead in delegates that is almost impossible for Mr. Sanders to overcome, Mrs. Clinton is moving closer each week to claiming the Democratic nomination. But her march has been encumbered by Mr. Sanders’s success in recent contests, including victories in Indiana’s primary on May 3 and West Virginia’s last week.
His continued strength has put a spotlight on a lack of unity in the Democratic Party.
With Mr. Sanders pressing on with his campaign and Mr. Trump now the presumptive Republican nominee, Mrs. Clinton has been campaigning against two opponents at once.
Speaking on Tuesday night at a rally in Carson, Calif., Mr. Sanders said: “There are a lot of people out there, many of the pundits and politicians, they say, ‘Bernie Sanders should drop out. The people of California should not have the right to determine who the next president will be.’ ”
“Well, let me be as clear as I can be,” he continued, “We are in till the last ballot is cast.”

How deep is Bernie Sanders' progressive movement?

Chris Megerian May 17, 2016

 

Want to Buy a Self-Driving Car? Big-Rig Trucks May Come First

By JOHN MARKOFFMAY 17, 2016

Nanette Barragan is the best candidate to replace Janice Hahn in Congress
May 12, 2016

 

Has Donald Trump stolen Paul Ryan’s party out from under him?
May 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton Takes a Step to the Left on Health Care
By ALAN RAPPEPORT and MARGOT SANGER-KATZ
May 10, 2016

Government Must Play a Role Again in Job Creation
May 10, 2016

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Working-Class Fraud

Timothy Egan APRIL 29, 2016

Donald Trump All but Clinches G.O.P. Race With Indiana Win; Ted Cruz Quits

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L Train Riders Quiz Transit Officials on Shutdown

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Loretta Sanchez for U.S. Senate

California in November will elect a new U.S. senator for the first time in 24 years. To replace four-term Sen. Barbara Boxer, who decided not to seek re-election, we endorse Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Orange, because she has demonstrated incredible judgment on the most crucial issues of our generation, taking tough stands in the face of tremendous opposition.

When thinking deeply about the most consequential policy decisions made by Congress in the past two decades, the vote to invade Iraq in 2003 should be at the top of the list. The loss of life, the standing of the United States globally, the drain on economic resources, the national debt and the deeper political divisions in our country arguably flow from that congressional authorization of war.

Hindsight has led many members of Congress who voted for the war to regret their actions. But only a minority of members of Congress can say that they voted no at the time. Rep. Sanchez is one of the few that stood up against public opinion and political pressure to vote her conscience.

“Too many of my colleagues have rushed to use the military for every single thing,” she told us. “The military is the last thing I want to do,” she added, and should be utilized only after diplomacy and all other options had been exhausted.

When pressed about when it is appropriate to send American citizens to war, the congresswoman, whose husband was in the military and whose son is currently serving, asserted that she would picture what she would say to the mother of a dead soldier to determine if military conflict was worth the cost. Her discernment on military matters and experience as a member of both the House Armed Services and Homeland Security committees alone eminently qualifies her to represent California in the Senate.

Aside from the Iraq War vote, Rep. Sanchez has also shown independence of thought when voting to oppose the USA PATRIOT Act, a law that has led to the expansion of executive power and unprecedented government surveillance of Americans’ private data and communications. She also voted against the $700 billion bank bailout in 2008 when it was politically unpopular for legislators of either party to do so.

This is not to say that Rep. Sanchez has a perfect voting record, but, rather, that when she is faced with the biggest and most complex decisions, she typically makes the correct choice. It is those big issues such as war and the surveillance of millions of Americans that have a greater impact on citizens’ lives than perhaps anything else Congress has done. For these reasons, Rep. Sanchez is the right choice for the United States Senate.

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April 22, 2016

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Tulsi Gabbard gave Bernie Sanders an endorsement. He gave her a platform on war and peace.

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Clinton Offers Economic Plan Focused on Jobs

By AMY CHOZICKMARCH 4, 2016

This Is Trump Country

By THOMAS KAPLAN MARCH 4, 2016

Donald J. Trump claimed victories on Super Tuesday in seven states, from Vermont to Arkansas, and his strongest support came from places like Fall River, Mass., and Buchanan County, Va.
They have little in common but economic hardship, a sense of longing for the better times they once had and an unshakable belief that a President Trump might be the answer to their troubles. Here is a closer look at a few of the places where Mr. Trump won big.

Super Saturday results show Rubio collapsing, Trump stoppable and Cruz gaining momentum

Maryland House Race a ‘Caldron of Power Couples and Washington, D.C., Politics’

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERGMARCH 5, 2016
 

The Daily 202: How Richard Shelby is trying to survive the Trump Tornado as it moves through Alabama
February 29, 2016

 

With Fewer Members, a Diminished Political Role for Wisconsin Unions

By MONICA DAVEYFEB. 27, 2016

 

Untold story: How Scalia's death blew up an anti-union group's grand legal strategy
February 14, 2016

 

Workers Who Reserve Parking Spots for Film Sets Denounce Conditions in Suit

By NOAH REMNICKFEB. 24, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s Lead Shrinks as More Women Shift to Bernie Sanders, WSJ/NBC News Poll Finds

Sanders cut Clinton’s once-commanding national lead in Democratic race by more than half, poll finds

ByJanet Hook

Feb. 18, 2016 5:00 p.m. ET

Poll: Trump’s negatives among Hispanics rise; worst in GOP field
February 25, 2016


High-Speed Rail Authority Releases Draft 2016 Plan
February 18, 2016

 

2016 Election 2:39 PM Feb 17, 2016

Bernie Sanders’s Path To The Nomination

Here are the states he needs to win.

By Nate Silver
 

Change in bullet train construction plans will delay rail line's arrival in Southern California
February 18, 2016

Race in Nevada, Once a Hillary Clinton Firewall, Is Now Hotly Contested

By AMY CHOZICKFEB. 19, 2016

Untold story: How Scalia's death blew up an anti-union group's grand legal strategy
February 14, 2016

 

Mayor de Blasio to Propose Streetcar Line Linking Brooklyn and Queens

By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUMFEB. 3, 2016

Uber Drivers and Others in the Gig Economy Take a Stand
by Noam Scheiber, New York Times
February 3, 2016

 

Seattle Will Allow Uber and Lyft Drivers to Form Unions
By Nick Wingfield and Mike Isaac, New York Times
December 14, 2015

 

Iowa caucus results: track the votes live, county by county

Follow results as the Hawkeye State casts the first ballots of the 2016 presidential campaign to select a Democratic and Republican nominee. Find out who wins on our interactive map, which updates live as voting takes place
February 1, 2016

Hillary Clinton Campaign, Unnerved by Iowa, Braces for New Hampshire

By AMY CHOZICKFEB. 2, 2016

Polls Show Preferences and Priorities in Iowa

By THOMAS KAPLAN and DALIA SUSSMANFEB. 2, 2016

Truthdigger of the Week: Progressive Congressional Candidate Tim Canova

Posted on Jan 31, 2016

By Alexander Reed Kelly

In Iowa, Voters on the Edges May Set Tone for Primaries

By TRIP GABRIELJAN. 31, 2016

On the Waterfront, Rise of the Machines

By ALAN FEUERSEPT. 28, 2012

In Iowa, Voters on the Edges May Set Tone for Primaries

By TRIP GABRIELJAN. 31, 2016

Paul Kantner, a Founder of Jefferson Airplane, Dies at 74

By WILLIAM GRIMESJAN. 28, 2016

Bernie Sanders at a Crossroads: Attack Hillary Clinton or Stay Positive?
January 27, 2016

Abe Vigoda, of ‘Godfather’ and ‘Barney Miller,’ Dies at 94

By STUART LAVIETESJAN. 26, 2016

Tunnel Repairs Could Disrupt L Train in Coming Years

By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONSJAN. 13, 2016

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Challenger Has a Chance

Thousands of Democrats want the DNC chair to resign. Populist Timothy Canova has another idea.

By David Dayen
January 13, 2016

Review: Jane Maye

r’s ‘Dark Money,’ About the Koch Brothers’ Fortune and Influence

Books of The Times

By DAVID NASAW JAN. 12, 2016


 

Supreme Court Seems Poised to Deal Unions a Major Setback

By ADAM LIPTAKJAN. 11, 2016

Today (January 11, 2016), the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a case that has the potential to destroy public sector unions.

Hundreds of public employees and union supporters gathered in front of the Supreme Court today, united with one voice, to speak out against this attack.
Now is the time to mobilize all public sectors business agents, elected officers, stewards and interested members to approach all non-members, so we can strengthen the union, expand our membership base, and maintain sufficient resources to organize, negotiate for, and effectively represent all Teamsters. Attached is the Teamsters Power Building Program if you have not already received it in the mail. The materials included in this packet should assist local unions in conducting training sessions to educate and train business agents, shop stewards and interested members.
Check out this recent article on Friedrichs: How The Supreme Court Could Crush Public-Sector Unions.

David Bowie Dies at 69; Star Transcended Music, Art and Fashion

By JON PARELESJAN. 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Even in Early Races, Poll Finds

Republicans Donald Trump and Ted Cruz in tight Iowa race, with billionaire businessman ahead of field in New Hampshire

By Patrick O’Connor
Jan. 11, 2016 10:55 p.m.

Insurers Say Costs Are Climbing as More Enroll Past Health Act Deadline

By ROBERT PEARJAN. 9, 2016

Bernie Sanders Makes Strong Showing in New Polls
January 10, 2016

 

Will Kohler Strike Ignite 3rd Major Labor War?

By ROGER BYBEE January 1, 2016

In Iowa, Ted Cruz Savors Lead Role

By JONATHAN MARTIN and MATT FLEGENHEIMERJAN. 6, 2016

Robust Hiring in December Caps Solid Year for U.S. Jobs

By PATRICIA COHENJAN. 8, 2016

Tracking the slow decline of the Pacific Electric Railway Red Cars
January 2, 2016

US FOODS IN VIOLATION!!!


If you would like to help handbill you can download Joint Council President Randy Cammack's notice and the flyer here


TO ALL OPERATIONS AND SERVICE MAINTENANCE UNIT EMPLOYEES EMPLOYED BY THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
December 30, 2015
*Note: These notices were mailed out 12-30-2015

 

Congratulations to all of you on your overwhelming victory in favor of Teamster representation in the workplace. Enclosed you will find a copy of the Certification of Representative from the County of Orange and a press release from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. It is imperative that we maintain solidarity through the contract negotiations and stay united until a Collective Bargaining Agreement between Teamsters Local 952 and the County of Orange is executed. The contract ratification requires a secret ballot vote.

We will soon be holding informational/ contract proposal meetings at Teamsters Local 952's Union hall. We will also be distributing contract bargaining surveys. Please keep an eye on our website (teamsters952.org) and your bulletin boards for informational contract proposal meeting dates and times. We are working with the County in transitioning trustees on to your enhanced benefits trust fund. We look forward to working with you and your fellow employees in order to get a good contract that is more in line with the value of service that you provide to the County. The service that you provide is a critical function for the community and your Employer.

Thank you for your support of the Teamsters Union. If you have any questions please feel free to contact your Business Representative Norma Lopez at 714-740-6246 and/or Organizer Bobby Block at 951-310-9540.

Fraternally,
Patrick D. Kelly
Secretary-Treasurer and Principal Officer


 

Congratulations to Orange County Workers who voted
for representation by Teamsters Local 952!

Teamsters Local 952- 209
Alliance of Orange County Workers - 83
No Union - 3

We would like to thank everyone that volunteered their work in this campaign as well as the Orange County employees that supported this election. For more information contact Business Representative Norma Lopez at (714) 740-6246 and/or Bobby Block at (951) 310-9540.




Judge: Con-way Violated Rights of Workers in Los Angeles

November 19, 2015

Con-way Freight, Inc. violated the rights of workers who were trying to form their union with the Teamsters and must re-hire two workers it unlawfully fired during the organizing campaign, among other remedies, an administrative law judge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has ruled.

“By instructing employees not to wear union insignia, threatening employees for supporting the Union, filing criminal charges against an employee, suspending employees, and terminating employees because they supported the Union, the Respondent has engaged in unfair labor practices…,” Administrative Judge Eleanor Laws wrote in her decision.

The workers at Con-way’s Los Angeles terminal were trying to join Local 63. The company must cease its illegal activities, reinstate the two fired workers and pay them back wages and benefits, and take other steps. To Read the Decision, Click Here.


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