Wednesday, January 16, 2013

January 16 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 York School Bus Drivers Go on Strike *
NYC Bus Strike Kicks Off to Fight Privatization of Yellow Buses

Workers challenge union-busting at Progressive Rail
Bus Stewards Win More Routes Through Alliance with Riders
Inequality Rages as Dwindling Wages Lock Millions in Poverty
El Salvador Airline Servicer Fires 96 Workers for Forming a Union
Illinois Gov. Quinn Continues His War on Public Service Workers
NASA Finds 2012 Sustained Long-Term Climate Warming Trend
Idle No More activities planned nationwide
Protesters arrested at pipeline hearing in Vancouver
Quebec to proceed with 'dying with dignity' legislation
Renault to cut 7,500 French jobs
Black carbon causes twice as much global warming than previously thought
US east-coast cities are 'sitting ducks' for storms, says top Obama scientist
Can vegans stomach the unpalatable truth about quinoa?
U.S. weighs military aid for France in Mali
In deal to avert ‘cliff,’ a blow to Obamacare
Budget chief: Prepare for across-the-board cuts
Federal workers in the crosshairs, again
An Oil Town Where Men Are Many, and Women Are Hounded *
For ‘Party of Business,’ Allegiances Are Shifting *
When Public Outperforms Private in Services *
EPA Changed Course After Oil Company Protested *
Rights Group Reports on Abuses of Surveillance and Censorship Technology *
Detroit City Council targets city employees for budget cuts

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