Thursday, December 20, 2012

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 *

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