December 21 Year End Review Now Online

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News Updates Suspended Until January 7

As we take a holiday break, the next daily labor news update will be posted January 7, 2013

December 21 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.

'Plan B' Would Actually Raise Taxes on the Poor
Boehner forced to withdraw fiscal cliff bill after Republican revolt

Palermo Boycott Cutting Production, Workers Appeal Labor Board Ruling
Ecosystems in Upheaval, Biodiversity in Collapse
Right to Work for Less and the Destruction of Solidarity
Bangladesh mine activists dump coal outside GCM meeting in London
Chinese mining firm to raze Peruvian peak for 35 years of mineral wealth
Canada's First Nations protest heralds a new alliance
OSHA Says It Is Investigating Garage Employee’s Drowning *

December 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.

Locked-out Crystal Sugar workers and families receive holiday gifts
Exploited Filipino Teachers in Louisiana Win Historic Court Decision
Carwash Workers, Interpreters, Nurses and Others Join AFL-CIO Unions
St. Rose, Hayward RNs Vote by 91% to Join CNA
Fiscal cliff cuts threaten austerity for 50 million Americans already in poverty
'No Givebacks!' ABF Bargaining opens
More NY Dairy Jobs on the Line
Plastic Chokes Oceans and Trashes Beaches
Greek Kindergarten Teachers Find Work in Germany
CAW decries GM's shift of Camaro production from Ontario to Michigan
CN Rail vows co-operation in cross-border biofuels probe
Great Lakes map pinpoints environmental stressors
Airport security union reaches agreement
France notes Algerian suffering
Arab-Israeli politician Haneen Zoabi disqualified from re-election
EU declares no winner in carbon capture competition
Boehner's 'plan B': Tax cuts for the rich, tax hikes for the poor
How cuts have hit, and may hit, federal workers
Obama and Boehner Diverge Sharply on Fiscal Plan *
Increase in Base Subway Fare and 30-Day Pass Is Approved *

December 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 followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.

Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems
Chained CPI: The Younger You Are, the Bigger the Cut

Port Protesters Target Walmart Cargo from Bangladesh
Time to Act Now To Restore Our Ravaged Mental Healthcare System
Are U.S. Munitions to Blame for Basra Birth Defects?
Half of Ontario public elementary school teachers walk out
After Recession, More Young Adults Are Living on Street *

December 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.

Human link to climate change stronger than ever: draft report
Hostess Workers Take on Private Equity Pirates
Toxic Train Wreck Exposes Weakness in Federal Chemical Policy
Medicare Means Testing Is a Benefit Cut for Middle-Income Workers
Nurses Union Calls for Action on Nation’s Ravaged Mental Health Services
Strikes hit 8 public school boards today, including Toronto
Airport strike talks resuming after long delay
Polio workers killed in Karachi
Redundancy notice period halved
Pollution from car emissions killing millions in China and India
Obama, Boehner move close to ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
How Wal-Mart Used Payoffs to Get Its Way in Mexico *
Study Finds One in 6 Follows No Religion *
Bangladesh Finds Gross Negligence in Factory Fire *
A Big, and Risky, Energy Bet *
Obama’s New Offer on Fiscal Crisis Could Lead to Deal *

December 17 Week In Review Now Online

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December 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.

The Woes of an American Drone Operator
AP-GfK Poll: Science doubters say world is warming
Prospect of NAFTA Expansion Sparks Cross-Border Action
Chained CPI Is a Cut in Social Security Benefits and 'Stealth' Tax Hike
Crisis and Resistance in Portugal
Tentative deal reached between Windsor and CUPE workers
3 elementary teacher strikes coming to GTA Tuesday
Man jailed in Politkovskaya case
Venezuela hits out at Barack Obama's remarks on 'authoritarian' Hugo Chávez
Landmark climate change report leaked online
Mississippi river faces shipping freeze as water levels drop
Black jobless rate twice that of whites
EPA Sets a Lower Limit for Soot Particles in the Air
Labor Unions Under Attack in Morsi’s Egypt
Brazil Expands Mines to Drive Future, but Cost Is a Treasured Link to Its Past *
Union Official Says Bay Area Nurses To Strike On Christmas Eve
Twin Cities janitors, security guards and allies to march Monday
Stoney Nakoda First Nation protests Bill C-45
Chávez Party Wins Vote Amid Uncertainty *
Last Car Removed From Derailed NJ Train *
Right-To-Work Nevada a Rare Bright Spot for Labor *
Hoboken Encounters Storm’s Increasing Toll *
Oil Spill Threatens Bird Sanctuary Off Staten Island *
For Spaniards, Having a Job No Longer Guarantees a Paycheck *

December 14 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.

Building a Solidarity Union
Wisconsin Students Tell Chancellor to Drop Palermo's Pizza Contracts
NNU Celebrates Three Years
UE Protestors Tell Top Senator, 'Stop the Cuts, Tax the Rich'
Israeli soldiers assault two Reuters cameramen
1-day strike to hit Toronto schools on Tuesday
Striker's comments intended as a joke, arbitrator says
Hamilton Catholic Board reaches agreement with elementary teachers
In Cairo Crisis, the Poor Find Dashed Hopes *
UAW chief admits some mistakes in pushing Prop 2 despite Snyder’s warnings

December 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.

Labor's plan to fight back
Groups pledge to push ‘right to work’ elsewhere
Abortion, emergency manager legislation passes Michigan Legislature

Don't Cut Social Security—Double It
Walmart Workers Model 'Minority Unionism'
How can we combat global warming?
Think About the Transportation Sector
B.C. mine to hire only Chinese temporary workers for years
Pat Finucane murder: 'Shocking state collusion', says PM
Gas fracking: British ministers approve shale gas extraction
Fla. Caseworker Stabbed to Death During Home Visit *
EPA Finds Contamination at Former Rocket Test Site *

December 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.

Ten Thousand Aghast as 'Right to Work' Passes in Michigan
Battles over right-to-work laws may have just begun
In major blow to organized labor, Michigan enacts right-to-work law
Limits on Unions Pass in Michigan *

Ottawa's English public elementary teachers to strike today
Should a 15,000-Ton Train Be Operated Single-Handed?
Will Social Security Get Tossed Off the Fiscal Cliff?
The Budget Thugs: What Do They Know About the Economy?
Workers on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile Start a ‘Fight For 15’
How First Nations organized against tar sands pipelines
Name tags for Canada border agents rejected by union
Quebec ambulance technicians could strike during holiday season
Sawmill workers question future after Bowater purchase
Costa Rica bans hunting as a sport
Postal employees accept early buyout offer
75% of jobless workers to lose insurance
W.Va. Works to Reopen Interstate After Explosion *
Relief Workers Find Spartan Lodging, Right on the Water *
Brownback to continue sales tax, cut income taxes further, budget director says

December 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.

Michigan on the brink of right-to-work legislation
Both sides of Michigan right-to-work brace for major blow to unions today
Right to Work Looms in Michigan
RNs protest Gov. Snyder’s 'Right to Work' corporate takeover
Michigan prepares for mass protests
Michigan Labor Fight Cleaves a Union Bulwark *

Pipeline Politics: Can Popular Protest Stop the Tar Sands Leviathan?
Bolivia at UN talks: The climate is not for sale!
Free Transit and Beyond
Climate disaster CAN be prevented

Ontario teachers begin 1-day walkouts
Minnesota Nurses Association, hospitals announce contract agreement
Kill Bill 115: Where is the Ontario Labour Movement Going?
Opel to Shutter German Plant
Fight over secret Tommy Douglas file goes to top court
Hydrochloric acid leak in east Edmonton capped
Three Dozen Private-College Presidents Earned Over $1 Million in 2010 *
Health workers march in Spain's capital against cuts, reforms
Locked-out Crystal Sugar Workers reject contract for fourth time
Community Long Beach RNs Vote by 76% to Join CNA/NNU
Beef’s Raw Edges: A yearlong investigation into the meat industry
Hostess workers’ pension contributions were redirected
Chinese miners asked to pay for Canadian jobs
Iberia strike cancelled by unions
Documents Reveal New Details About Walmart’s Connection to Factory Fire *
FAA: 3 Killed in Medical Helicopter Crash in Ill. *

December 9 Week In Review Now Online

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News Updates Suspended

Next News Update will be Tuesday, December 11

December 2 Week In Review Now Online

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