Thursday, August 2, 2012

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
*

No comments: