Tuesday, August 14, 2012

August 14 Week In Review Now Online

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The next WIR will be around the Labor Day Weekend

Friday, August 10, 2012

We're Taking A Break

Our next news update will be Tuesday, September 4

August 10 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.

US troops killed in Afghanistan
Union workers ratify labor agreement with American Airlines

California unions pushing end-of-session workers comp bill

Save Mart and union back to square one on labor contract

Coal Miners’ Union Sits Out Presidential Race

The Broken Table: Tale of A Newspaper Strike That Didn’t End Happily

Climate: US call for 'flexibility' on warming spurs row
AFL-CIO Endorses Nationwide Boycott of Palermo's Products
NASA Firefighters Protest Steep Cuts

Profits or Patients? Aetna and HCA Answer Without Hesitation

Research Raises More Toxic Health Concerns for Popcorn Workers

Teamsters Lose Jobs when UAW Signs Sweetheart Deal
Sask. has highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions: report

Winnipeg records hottest-ever year

Teacher showdown could trigger Ontario election

Chevron fire investigators wait for all-clear before refinery inspection
Profits on Carbon Credits Drive Output of a Harmful Gas
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4 Decades on, U.S. Starts Cleanup of Agent Orange in Vietnam
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French President Shuts Down Roma Camps and Seeks Relocation for Roma
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The Search for Energy Takes a Turn Underwater
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Health Insurer Refunds May Stall in Employers’ Hands
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

August 7 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.

New study links current events to climate change
Climate change to blame for extreme heat: NASA scientist
Climate change is here — and worse than we thought
Thousands of fish die as Midwest streams heat up


Where Free Speech Goes to Die: The Workplace

Could the union have won more at Con Ed?

Deadly India car factory riot sounds alarm bells for industry

On Aug. 11, Stand for America and a Second Bill of Rights

Striking Palermo's Workers Ask Costco to Enforce Suppliers Code of Conduct

Chilean Mine Accident Sparks College Student's Interest in Unions

Negotiations Resume As Houston Janitors’ Strike Nears Second Month

Lips Sewed Shut, Colombia GM Workers Will Not Be Silent
First Nations unite in tar sands healing walk

Nissan's new hires are $12-per-hour workers who are temporary for 5 years

Missouri’s Second Injury Fund runs dry as claims go unpaid

Ford introduces One Manufacturing system to boost efficiency

Quebec students to vote on resuming class

Enbridge gets approval to reopen U.S. pipeline

Papua New Guinea's seabed to be mined for gold and copper
Keystone XL pipeline may threaten key aquifer

Calif. refinery fire contained, Chevron says

Occupy’s Frankfurt Camp Is Closed as Health Hazard
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HCA Inquiry Cited Unnecessary Cardiac Work
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Monday, August 6, 2012

August 6 Week In Review Now Online

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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

Thursday, August 2, 2012