Monday, April 30, 2012

April 30 Week In Review Now Online

You can view the new WIR by clicking here.

Because of the Labor Notes Conference the next WIR will appear in about two weeks.

Friday, April 27, 2012

April 27 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. 
 
The next news update will be Wednesday, May 9

Monday, April 23, 2012

April 23 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.

Three days of news

Friday, April 20, 2012

April 20 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.

Union vote by bridge tenders lifts hopes of organized labor
OSHA 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
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Fears Rise That Recovery May Falter in the Spring
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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Monday, April 16, 2012

April 16 Week In Review Now Online

You can view the new WIR by clicking here

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

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

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 *

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 *