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Monday, April 30, 2012
April 30 Week In Review Now Online
Friday, April 27, 2012
April 27 News Update
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The next news update will be Wednesday, May 9
Thursday, April 26, 2012
April 26 News Update
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Lockheed Martin Workers Go on Strike in TexasTax-Dodging GE Takes Union Fire
Antarctic ice melting from warm water below
Detroit students walk out, protest closing
Chrysler earns $473 million in first quarter
B.C. mill inspection records show dust concerns
Montreal student demonstration turns violent
Fired Vale worker starts arbitration
Worker safety sparks changes to repair procedures
Acadian bus talks to resume this weekend
Justices appear set to uphold SB1070
Nearly 100,000 in California to lose a jobless benefit in May
Chasing Fees, Banks Court Low-Income Customers *
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
April 25 News Update
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Why
Does OSHA Move at a Glacial Pace?Union, Riders Chase a Better Bus System
Undocumented Pulitzer-Winning Journalist Pushes Reform
Florida Potato Grower Accused of Labor Trafficking
Rev. Jackson’s endorsement of NATO protest
Debt Collector Is Faulted for Tough Tactics in Hospitals
How the Media Distorts Coverage of Social Security
UK slides back into recession
Protesters air grievances at Wells Fargo meeting
Massive Student Upsurge Fuels Major Debates in Quebec Society
2nd death confirmed from Prince George sawmill fire
Capital Health strike deadline postponed to Thursday
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
April 24 News Update
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9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles
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Death penalty repeal to go before California votersMan charged with felony for allegedly stealing $1 McDonald's soda
AMR union to vote next week on proposal: sources
Senate to vote on measure to nullify union rules
7,000 workers strike at Brazil’s Amazon dam project
Bing's budget slashes $250M spending, more than 2,500 jobs
UAW weighing GE protest
Michigan Amendment Would Block Anti-Union Legislation
Quebec and student groups in talks at last
Obama cautious in approach to gay rights
Trustees’ Report Shows Social Security ‘Vibrant, Strong’
Four Years Later, No Justice for Guatemala's Workers
Sutter Nurses Set 1-Day Strike for Patient Care
Bill to ease radioactive rules makes some in Missouri worry
Fees and Anger Rise in California Water War *
Insurers Alter Cost Formula, and Patients Pay More *
Monday, April 23, 2012
April 23 News Update
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Three days of news
Three days of news
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Ways Global Warming Is Already Changing the World
Climate change 'impacts Europe's mountain plants'
Labour groups rally at Queen's Park
Climate change 'impacts Europe's mountain plants'
Labour groups rally at Queen's Park
Friday, April 20, 2012
April 20 News Update
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Union
vote by bridge tenders lifts hopes of organized laborOSHA Fines Company for Grain Dust Explosion That Killed 6
‘The Mill’ brings story of 1989 Boise Cascade protests to the stage
Website offers latest data on CEO pay
BCTGM sugar locals meet in Red River Valley
Rhode Island Pension Cuts Set Chilling Precedents
The Student Movement: Radical Priorities
BP’s Gulf disaster is still destroying human lives
CDM: Bad for Africa, no solution for climate change
Families Urge Faster Action on Life-Saving Job Safety Rules
Air Canada, pilots union agree to labour talks
Gatineau student protest leads to 151 arrests
Carnival ship captain 'not told about stricken fishermen'
Deepwater Horizon aftermath: how much is a dolphin worth?
BP faces legal action over Russian oil spills
Olympic medal pollution protesters disrupt Rio Tinto meeting
Ken Livingstone warns energy firms ahead of London mayoral election
Ageing nuclear cargo ship brought back into service after new ship is scrapped
New route proposed for Nebraska leg of Keystone pipeline
House passes 20% tax cut for businesses with fewer than 500 employees
Federal aid sought to build nuclear reactors in Missouri
Student Loan Interest Rates Loom as Political Battle *
Fears Rise That Recovery May Falter in the Spring *
Thursday, April 19, 2012
April 19 News Update
Each Monday-Friday, by
9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles
of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by
editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be
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Autoworkers
under the GunWorkers Challenge Whirlpool’s ‘Golden Coffins’
400,000 British public sector workers set to strike
New manufacturing method wipes out factory jobs at Harley
New Ford plant in China to double car production
Layoffs, freezes, retirements for U.S. public sector
Health care union files strike notice
New EPA rules target pollution at fracking sites
American Airlines plans to cut 1,200 airport baggage, cargo jobs
Landslide Risk at Reservoir Cited in China *
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
April 18 News Update
Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
Hostess Brands labor dispute could lead to liquidation
Judge rules Teles Pires dam violates indigenous rights
Women Still Paid Only 77 Cents for Every Dollar a Man Gets
MNA Nurses help make history with passage of Vulnerable Adult legislation
U.S. factory decline suggests economy losing steam
GOP to cut food stamps in deficit-reduction drive
Can Labour Precipitate a 'Useful Crisis' at Air Canada?
NewPage workers vote to accept Stern offer
TUC chief Brendan Barber retiring
Fuel tanker driver deal discussed
Two labor unions back EMI sale to Universal Music
KU looks to thin ranks of its teachers, offers hundreds of buyouts
In Poll, Many Link Weather Extremes to Climate Change *
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
April 17 News Update
Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
Asleep at the Wheel
Through State Tax Breaks, Employers Pilfer Workers’ Earnings
Strike? Refinery Workers Protest Concessions 2 Years After Deadly Explosion
Trumka: Colombia Trade Pact 'Puts Commercial Interests Over Workers'
US greenhouse gases back up after decline
Prevailing wage change back on the table at Legislature
Faster environmental-review plan expected
CAW urges national strategy for auto sector
Students end demonstration at West Quebec school
Teacher cuts will hurt students, says federation
Tube staff set for 72-hour strike
Australia plans early Afghan exit
Argentine government moves to seize oil firm
Factory Collapse Kills 5 in Northern India *
Antipoverty Tax Program Offers Relief, Though Often Temporary *
New York’s Poverty Rate Rises, Study Finds *
Monday, April 16, 2012
April 16 News Update
Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
Paperwork Buries Veterans’ Disability Claims *
Latin America rebels against Obama over Cuba
US, Colombia trade deal to be implemented in May
Air Canada pilots' sick calls ruled an illegal strike
Forced to End Strike, British Columbia Teachers Plan Comeback
Ministers stick to strike plans
Obamas paid 20.5% tax on earnings
US blocks lawyer for drone victims
Tulsa shootings stir up ugly memories
IATSE, studios reach tentative contract deal
Food and energy costs push consumer prices higher in March
Employers Don’t Have to Post Union Notices, Judge Rules *
Inflation Is Outrunning The Earnings of Workers *
Cuba prepares for rising sea levels and extreme weather
Quebec student protest marks Charest election
OCI, union reach deal over Newfoundland Lynx
Mining giant Glencore accused in child labour and acid dumping row
Tax Day actions across the nation to call on the 1% to pay their fair share
Quebec minister open to talks with striking students
Drought causing desperation on farms
Friday, April 13, 2012
April 13 News Update
Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
MLBPA chief Weiner voices support for embattled unions nationwide
Maine labor board dismisses public workers' complaint
Planned Parenthood Affiliates Sue Texas Over Medicaid Funds
Court: Managers don't have to ensure lunch breaks
Public safety, transit among $160 million in cuts in Detroit budget proposal
Worker injured in GM Tech Center blast still in hospital
'U.S. Cannot Certify a Country that Tolerates Murder'
Philly Security Guards Choose Independent Union, Spurning SEIU
NewPage workers hear details of new contract
Activists accuse BP of 'cutting corners' in Gulf oil spill clean-up
AFL-CIO forms a 'super PAC' focused on union organization
KC grain company cited for violations in deadly Atchison elevator explosion
Obama Won’t Order Ban on Gay Bias by Employers *
Thursday, April 12, 2012
April 12 News Update
Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
Trumka ‘Personally Outraged’ by Obama-Backed JOBS Act
Harvard Students, HEI Hotel Workers Score Mutual Victory
German Union Cancels Labor Agreement at Deutsche Bank Units
Union Vows to Continue Organizing Protests in Habib Bourguiba Avenue
State's use of private contractors spurs union complaint
In Brazil, GM Cost-Cutting Kills
5,500-plus federal job cut notices sent out
CUPE, poverty activists take aim at Ontario budget
Truro students protest school librarian cuts
Iceland's volcanoes may power UK
Heartland Institute calls on Oxford to ban Peter Gleick from giving lecture
Pepper spray report sharply criticizes UC Davis leaders, police
Death Penalty Repeal Goes to Connecticut Governor *
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
April 11 News Update
Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
Time to speak out to ‘Save America’s Postal Service’
Unions Seek to Regain Foothold at GE
Quebec judge grants ex-Aveos workers back pay
Union votes on new Ottawa transit deal
More student protests as clock runs down on academic year
SMC, NLRB dispute continues
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
April 10 News Update
Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
Did MSHA tip off Massey about UBB inspections?
W.Va. Mine Blast Survivor Cases Linger With Alpha *
More Oregon workers joining unions
Photojournalist David Bacon leads off 2012 ‘Untold Stories’ series
Wisconsin Workers Need More than a Recall
Economic Crisis and Austerity: The Stranglehold on Canada's Families
Peaceful protests; Youth hunger strike against tar sands pipeline
Start of 2012, March shatter US heat records
Elementary teachers bolt talks, minister says
100s of jobs being cut from P.E.I. public sector
The Electro-Motive Lockout and Non-Occupation
Food Stamps Helped Reduce Poverty Rate, Study Finds *
Raising the Floor on Pay *
2 Firefighters Die in Philadelphia Warehouse Fire *
EPA Denies Request to Ban a Widely Used Weed Killer *
Monday, April 9, 2012
April 9 News Update
Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
Weekend plus Monday stories
Jobs recovery suffers setback in March
Proof of the Disintegrating Arctic Ice Shelf; China's Weird Weather
Study ties oil, gas production to Midwest quakes
Obama Administration Pushes to Privatize Poultry Inspection
Transit Troubles Provoke National Day of Protests
Bishops say Northern Gateway pipeline hearings must be fair
Plasma centre closure 'exports jobs,' union says
Firefighters protest at Fredericton airport
Strike call from teachers' union
Alternative teaching on evolution and climate could get a green light in Tenn.
California College Postpones Plan to Charge Much More for Popular Courses *
Why We Need an Open Debate on Israel
Furious Israel Bars Günter Grass for Critical Poem
Arrests for Violation of St. Petersburg Anti-Gay Law
Laval blue-collar workers vote to strike
Advocates oppose changes to N.B. endangered species bill
Job growth slowed in March
Contracts expire for many at AT&T; talks ongoing
Welfare Limits Left Poor Adrift as Recession Hit *
Natural Gas Glut Means Drilling Boom Must Slow *
New York Professional Nurses Union Votes to Affiliate with NNU
USW Unions Prepare For 'Day Of Action'
Mandan oil refinery workers prepared to strike
Sony to cut global workforce by 10,000
Unions disappointed in judge’s decision halting child care vote
Peru races to free trapped miners
UK experienced top levels of air pollution in March
Federal Funds to Train the Jobless Are Drying Up *
At Texas Schools, Making Do on a Shoestring *
Friday, April 6, 2012
April 6 News Update
Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
Labor bill unlikely to advance
UAW sees membership grow at Kokomo factories after years of layoffs
Labor Coalition Warns Against War With Iran
Locked-out workers deliver message at bank meeting
CWA District 6 Members OK AT&T Mobility Pact
St. Mary-Corwin Agrees to Settle with NLRB and NNU to Avoid Trial
Mulcair's Victory: What Does It Mean?
Big Oil's Strategy for Jacking Up Gas Prices
Bus strike looms in Moncton
Capital Health prepares for strike
Teachers consider further strikes
NASA scientist: climate change is a moral issue on a par with slavery
Council rejects anti-nuke ballot measure
Japan: Plant Leaks Radioactive Water *
Obama Signs Bill to Promote Start-Up Investments *
NRC Chief Heads to Sickly Calif Nuke Plant *
Strand Workers Reject Contract Offer *
Thursday, April 5, 2012
April 5 News Update
Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.
Honoring Dr. King by Continuing His Struggle
Greek unrest after man's suicide
Italy labor reform: more costs, but flexibility
Giant, Safeway workers approve new contract
Detroit Labor War Gears Up
Americans brace for next foreclosure wave
Poland to ban Monsanto's GM maize
Yahoo! axes workers in latest turn-around bid
Bad weather delays Total mission to stricken North Sea rig
Ice age data bolsters greenhouse gas, warming link
Unions Struggle to Regroup As Verizon’s Hits Keep Coming
Arctic climate change causing droughts, floods, and heat waves outside the north
Lakotas launch hunger strike against tar sands pipelines
West Virginia retirees occupy — and win
China’s workers emboldened: Strikes escalate in March
Mississippi bill may force state's only abortion clinic to close
Federal job cuts could be higher than projected
Montreal tuition protest leads to nearly 80 arrests
Chile court approves Patagonia dam
Chancellor asks Santa Monica College to put two-tier plan on hold
Maid’s Cries Cast Light on Child Labor in India *
Plan to Let Poultry Plants Inspect Birds Is Criticized *
W. Va Coal Mine Where Blast Killed 29 to Be Sealed *
Work Is Halted at Subway Site After Fatal Crane Collapse *
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