Monday, August 6, 2012

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
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Droughts show global warming is 'scientific fact'

U.S. Officials Brace for Huge Task of Operating Health Exchanges
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Aging baby boomers face home health care challenge

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