Monday, February 27, 2012

February 27 Week In Review Now Online

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February 27 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 twenty articles a month.

3 Via employees die in Ontario derailment
W. Pa. tests: Chemicals in drilling area water
Fiat may close 2 Italian plants
UE Occupies Chicago Window Plant Again, and Wins Reprieve
Porter Airlines pilots try to form union
B.C. teachers to vote on full work stoppage
Striking transit union votes 78% against HRM offer
Burger King leaves British jobless scheme
Gleick on leave from Pacific Institute
Monsanto settles 'Agent Orange' case with US victims
Gov. Brown takes case for Medi-Cal cuts to Washington
Ford plays catch-up in China's growing auto market
Los Angeles Times to begin charging for online access to news
U.S. Agencies See No Move by Iran to Build a Bomb *
Auto Workers Tap Network for Obama *
Transportation Bill Faces a Wall of Opposition From Both Parties *
Rents Keep Rising, Even as Housing Prices Fall *
Teacher Quality Widely Diffused, Ratings Indicate *
Heathrow Express strike: RMT union members walk out
Emergency food for former Thamesteel workers
Cooper contract vote could be close, workers say
Amid a Federal Education Inquiry, an Unsettling Sight *

Friday, February 24, 2012

February 24 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 twenty articles a month.

Republic Windows, redux? Workers occupy Goose Island plant
Steelworkers, Cooper Tire Reach Tentative Agreement
Immigrant Steel Workers March Against Unjust Firings
Dow and Monsanto Join Forces to Poison America's Heartland
Union sues to stop Indiana 'right-to-work' law
USPS closings plan to eliminate up to 35,000 jobs
Germany to cut subsidies for solar power
A Shallow Victory on Living Wages in New York City
Is the 'Green Economy' a New Washington Consensus?
Canada: Secret government memo warns tar sands damage may be irreversible
Wisconsin Workers Sticking with the Union
Aer Lingus Flight Attendants Stand Strong in Face of Management Attacks
Murder Strikes Guatemalan Banana Workers Union Again
John Nichols Talks to CNA/NNU About His New Book, Uprising
100th Anniversary of the Lawrence Textile Strike
Actress Lucy Lawless climbs oil-drilling ship
Transport Canada OK's Northern Gateway supertankers
Striking Metro Transit union to vote on latest HRM offer
EU tar sands pollution vote ends in deadlock
Union rally Monday to protest '1000 Ways to Die' producer
Cost of federal high-risk insurance plan expected to double initial predictions

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

February 22 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 twenty articles a month.

Unions Rally to Protect Contraceptive Coverage
Seattle Port Strike Challenges ‘Independent Contractor’ Lie
Union meeting raises hopes at troubled Implats' mine
Senate Democrat: Obama Caused Pension Cut on Federal Workers
Robbinsdale parents speak out on school bus safety
Drumming Up a Healthcare Crisis In Canada
Workers at SoCal Carwashes Win First Contracts
Union forges a new alliance with carwash workers
From Fargo to Findlay, Locked-Out Workers Journey for Justice
Unions, NDLON Joined by Fight for Workers’ Rights and Immigrant Rights
Chinese Open First Car Plant in Europe
'The Pursuit of a Two-State Solution Is a Fantasy'
NDP membership hits record ahead of convention
Electro-Motive, CAW reach closure deal
Western journalists 'die in Homs'
Greece braced for bailout protest
Obama to propose lowering corporate tax rate to 28 percent
Virginia governor no longer fully supports ultrasounds before abortions
From Rocky Flats to Fukushima: this nuclear folly
Justices Take Up Race as a Factor in College Entry *
Hershey’s Packer Is Fined Over Its Safety Violations *
New York Judge Rules Town Can Ban Gas Hydrofracking *
GM in Partnership Talks With French Automaker *

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

February 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 twenty articles a month.

Lots of news over the long holiday weekend

GE workers seek union representation
Quebec student strike grows
Coasts in peril plan ahead for rising seas
Locked-out workers plan events this week across Minnesota
Michigan Unions Look to Amend Constitution to Block Anti-Labor Bills
1912 San Diego Free Speech Fight Has Lesson for Today
Warehouse Workers, Community Allies Protest Walmart Wage Theft, Firings
Ottawa ‘muzzling’ scientists, panel tells global research community
Activists occupying new nuclear site accuse EDF of 'ignoring democracy'
Payroll tax cut undermines Social Security's security
Surge in temp workers reflects fundamental change in American workplace
Proposed pension contribution hike is latest foray into federal worker pockets
Why Did Single-Payer Health Care Fail in California?
Point Lepreau nuclear plant gets 5-year licence
The inside story on climate scientists under siege
Climate peaceful at ‘Occupy Koch Town’ protest
Budget Woes Prompt Erosion of Public Jobs in Silicon Valley *
Scientists Find New Dangers in Tiny but Pervasive Particles in Air Pollution *
When a County Runs Off the Cliff *
Muslim Students Across Northeast Monitored by NYPD *
Huge Spain rallies condemn labour market reforms
Canada threatens trade war with EU
Unions return to Democratic fold for 2012 election
Unsafe levels of lead still found in California youths
Alliance between natural gas industry, environmental groups fractures
Pressure, Chinese and Foreign, Drives Changes at Foxconn *
Strikes at Frankfurt airport extended until Friday
AFL-CIO chief goes on the offensive

Monday, February 20, 2012

Friday, February 17, 2012

February 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 twenty articles a month.

We will observe the Presidents Day holiday Monday. Next update will be Tuesday, February 21

House passes Keystone bill, Senate action uncertain
Balfour Beatty Workers Strike Can Proceed, U.K. Judge Says
Workers demonstrate at Saint Paul Hotel
ILWU Takes Risks, Breaks Rules, Gets Deal with Grain Company
Trader Joe’s Latest Food Chain to Sign Pact to Protect Tomato Pickers
Oil Workers Rally for Jobs
UE 150 Marches with North Carolina's Historic Thousands on Jones Street
YRC’s Proposed Change Violates Seniority
GM to move all salaried workers to 401(k) plans
Edmonton hospital workers end wildcat strike
GM posts record profit of $7.6bn
N.Y. Officials and Union Agree on Teacher Evaluations *

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

February 15 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 twenty articles a month.

Greece 'can't take any more cuts'
Greece: From Despair to Resistance
'New Poor' Grows from Greek Middle Class

Major anti-austerity march in Lisbon
ILWU names Occupy crucial in EGT settlement
The EU's Emissions Trading System Isn't Working
Israel railway union calls sudden strike
Hostess' Teamsters members may strike
BMW Unions in Court to Seek Temps Cap
Italy's Fiom union calls strike March 9 against govt
Proposed Cuts To Mail Service Irk Labor Unions
Mich. unions sue over state worker pension changes
Union leaders support Louisville Orchestra players
Can Labor Organize the Unemployed?
AFL-CIO Backs Bahrain Democracy Movement
Newport News Shipyard Techs Win Voice With IAM
U.S. Healthcare in a Glance
Air Canada confident it can reach deal with pilots
New conciliator appointed in Metro Transit strike
Unemployment in Britain continues to climb
Workings of climate science attack machine exposed
Penn backs Argentina over Falklands/Malvinas
Bulgaria becomes second state to impose ban on shale-gas exploration
L.A. school board delays vote on massive budget cuts
In Italy, Facing the End of the Lifetime Job *
Alabama: Hundreds Protest New Immigration Law *
Hip Implants U.S. Rejected Sold Overseas *

Monday, February 13, 2012

February 13 Week In Review Has Been Posted

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February 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 twenty articles a month.

Violence offers glimpse of Greece's reform challenge
New Rules for Wisconsin Unions: No Rules
GM gets environmental OK for new China plant
The NDP Leadership Race: Sleepwalking Toward the Centre?
Eight ways Monsanto fails at sustainable agriculture
Crane drops section of Port Mann bridge into B.C. river
CAW questions Caterpillar takeover of Electro-Motive
Acadian Lines and union back to bargaining table
Christians 'marginalised' - Carey
Obama plan seeks to defuse birth control debate
Mortgage settlement is great — for politicians and banks
Across the Country, Looking for the Recovery *
Obama Budget Bets Other Concerns Will Trump the Deficit *
Labor Dept. Issues New Rules for Guest Workers *
EPA Is Sued Over Delays in Soot Standards *
Bishops Were Prepared for Battle Over Birth Control Coverage *
A Confused Nuclear Cleanup *
Pentagon budget eyes $178.8 bln for R&D, procurement
Health-care advocates slam Drummond report
Union says it's excluded in Dal-NSAC merger talks
Fukushima reactor readings raise reheating concern
Bishops maintain opposition to birth control mandate
Marine’s suicide after two tours in Iraq is only the start of his family’s struggle
Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It *
Occupy Movement Regroups, Preparing for Its Next Phase *
King calls on UAW to stage nationwide protests
Ellison to headline graduate student union rally
UNITE HERE files charges against Crowne Plaza in Bloomington
'The Risk that Nuclear Weapons Will Be Used Is Growing'
Air Canada reaches tentative deal with dispatchers
Student occupation at McGill ends peacefully
Metro Transit workers rally in Grand Parade
Garzón rally draws 10,000 in Madrid