August 14 Week In Review Now Online

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Our next news update will be Tuesday, September 4

August 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.

US troops killed in Afghanistan
Union workers ratify labor agreement with American Airlines
California unions pushing end-of-session workers comp bill
Save Mart and union back to square one on labor contract
Coal Miners’ Union Sits Out Presidential Race
The Broken Table: Tale of A Newspaper Strike That Didn’t End Happily
Climate: US call for 'flexibility' on warming spurs row
AFL-CIO Endorses Nationwide Boycott of Palermo's Products
NASA Firefighters Protest Steep Cuts
Profits or Patients? Aetna and HCA Answer Without Hesitation
Research Raises More Toxic Health Concerns for Popcorn Workers
Teamsters Lose Jobs when UAW Signs Sweetheart Deal
Sask. has highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions: report
Winnipeg records hottest-ever year
Teacher showdown could trigger Ontario election
Chevron fire investigators wait for all-clear before refinery inspection
Profits on Carbon Credits Drive Output of a Harmful Gas *
4 Decades on, U.S. Starts Cleanup of Agent Orange in Vietnam *
French President Shuts Down Roma Camps and Seeks Relocation for Roma *
The Search for Energy Takes a Turn Underwater *
Health Insurer Refunds May Stall in Employers’ Hands *

August 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.

Hyundai Motor labor union resume strike
More workers join Colombian hunger strike after no progress with GM
Chicago Protesters: 'Take TIFs Off the Menu!'
Class Struggle in the Philippines
Canada’s emissions deception
'Humane' Drones Are the Most Brutal Weapons of All
Canada Post arbitrator ordered by court to step down
Air Canada plans low-cost international carrier in 2013
July Set Mark as U.S.’s Hottest Month *
Fire Is Latest Pollution Problem at Chevron Plant *
Roy S. Bryce-Laporte, Who Led Black Studies at Yale, Dies at 78 *

August 8 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.

AT&T Workers in 3 States Launch Short Strike
Northeast sees warmest year on record so far
Union members urged to attend Philadelphia rally
Union Strike Could Shut Down SF Museums
Italian steel giant ordered to upgrade but plant kept open
End of Extended Jobless Benefits Hits More than 500,000
Nurses protest at Rideout
Local 150 Members Picket Charlotte City Government
Lacking Contracts, New Orleans Teachers Use Old-School Tactics
EI benefits extended to families of seriously ill children
Fire doused on offshore oil platform
Greyhound to drop 13 more rural Alberta stops
McGuinty urges teachers to sign new contracts
Rare-earth mining in China comes at a heavy cost for local villages
Manila suffers severe flooding following torrential rainfall
With Block Lifted, Paris to Cut Vehicle Traffic Along the Seine *
Chevron Response to Refinery Fire Under Criticism *

August 7 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.

New study links current events to climate change
Climate change to blame for extreme heat: NASA scientist
Climate change is here — and worse than we thought
Thousands of fish die as Midwest streams heat up

Where Free Speech Goes to Die: The Workplace
Could the union have won more at Con Ed?
Deadly India car factory riot sounds alarm bells for industry
On Aug. 11, Stand for America and a Second Bill of Rights
Striking Palermo's Workers Ask Costco to Enforce Suppliers Code of Conduct
Chilean Mine Accident Sparks College Student's Interest in Unions
Negotiations Resume As Houston Janitors’ Strike Nears Second Month
Lips Sewed Shut, Colombia GM Workers Will Not Be Silent
First Nations unite in tar sands healing walk
Nissan's new hires are $12-per-hour workers who are temporary for 5 years
Missouri’s Second Injury Fund runs dry as claims go unpaid
Ford introduces One Manufacturing system to boost efficiency
Quebec students to vote on resuming class
Enbridge gets approval to reopen U.S. pipeline
Papua New Guinea's seabed to be mined for gold and copper
Keystone XL pipeline may threaten key aquifer
Calif. refinery fire contained, Chevron says
Occupy’s Frankfurt Camp Is Closed as Health Hazard *
HCA Inquiry Cited Unnecessary Cardiac Work *

August 6 Week In Review Now Online

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August 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.

United Continental, Pilots Union Negotiators Agree on Labor Deal
Striking HealthBridge workers eligible for unemployment
Labor to mobilize 400,000 volunteers for 2012 elections
UAW vs. Nissan in Mississippi: Operation Dixie Revised? An in-depth look
Justice breaks with Republican majority, says petition fully complies with ballot requirements
Two Years After Fatal Disaster, Push to Protect Coal Miners Wears On
New Report Reveals The Extent of For-Profit Colleges’ Corruption
Review: Organize or Die by Laura McClure
Food production and nature:  The deadly paradox of a class-riven society
Algonquin resistance forces Quebec to stop illegal logging
Loan purge for remote health workers starts in 2013
B.C. district paid steep price for tailings pond
Quebec student group CLASSE ponders more boycotts
Via Rail employees boycott company meeting in Halifax
Six killed in Mexico mine cave-in
U.S. added 163K jobs in July; jobless rate rises
Street Stops in New York Fall as Unease Over Tactic Grows *
Droughts show global warming is 'scientific fact'
U.S. Officials Brace for Huge Task of Operating Health Exchanges *
Aging baby boomers face home health care challenge

August 3 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 Reaches Labor Deal Covering 45000 US Airport Screeners
Canada unions present merger plan but leave divisive issues open
RI Union: state layoffs hurt unemployment services
AG blasts bargaining-rights ballot initiative as complicated, unconstitutional
Fiat halts new investments in Italy, sparking outcry
Andy Stern Responds to Critics of His Post-SEIU Career
Nissan Workers Seek Fair Shake in Mississippi Plant
Denmark: Red-Green Alliance Congress Grapples With Increased Influence
Packed Toronto meeting discusses action plans for environmental justice
Quebec election call fuels renewed street protests
Enbridge faces new conditions on pipeline restart
Students battle university over Lister Hall changes
Drought worsens in midwest and threatens next year's corn crop
Reclaiming the Forests and the Right to Feel Safe *
A River Newly Wild and Seriously Muddy *
Megabus Passenger: 'There Was Blood Everywhere' *
Where ‘Socialized Medicine’ Has a U.S. Foothold *

August 2 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.

Janitors Rally Across 17 Cities, Fight for a Living Wage
Former SEIU leader indicted
National Labor Relations Board sides with stagehands in dispute with Kravis
Mass. Nurses Association Applauds Passage of Ban on Mandatory Overtime
West Virginia State Hospital Employees Picket DHHR Headquarters
Union: Fair Election Impossible Following Mass Firings by Pizza Company
Another Utility Union Claims Understaffing Causes Longer Power Outages
Colombian workers take drastic steps to protest mistreatment by General Motors
Coon Rapids nursing home workers organize with AFSCME
Ending Quebec Lockout, Steel Workers Limit Subcontractors
CAW, CEP pitch merger of 2 unions
Climate scientists testify to Congress
U.S. increasingly divided by class, study shows
Fed rejects new action to bolster faltering economy
Inquiry Into Security Leaks Is Casting Chill Over Coverage *
Immigrants Prove Big Business for Prison Companies *
Large Fire Reported at Oklahoma Oil Refinery *
Charlotte Police Say They're Ready for Protests *
3 Workers Hurt in Explosion at Closed Colo. School *

August 1 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.

Congress’ Failure Pushes USPS to Brink of Default
Joe Warren helped form Memphis chapter of labor union AFSCME
Connecticut utility, union deadlocked in contract talks
Boeing Basks in Profits but Targets Employees Who Engineer and Design
NHS among developed world’s most efficient health systems, says study
Storm Warning for Grocery Union As Huge Supervalu Chain Falters
NLRB Rules In Favor of Chicago’s Columbia College Professors
Eager to Unionize, Grad Workers Wait for NLRB’s Thumbs-Up
Air Canada pilots bristle at arbitrator-imposed contract
Montreal faces class action suit in student arrests
A Campus Built by Labor Is Going on the Block *