Friday, February 8, 2013

February 8 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.

Tunisia: Labor leaders call for general strike protest of death of Chokri Belaid
Crowds await funeral of slain Tunisian opposition leader

Plan to end Saturday mail delivery draws strong opposition
Will Congress force the USPS to deliver mail on Saturdays?

Can business and labor agree on a guest-worker program?
Labor Leaders Announce Campaign for Immigration Reform
The Dignity Campaign's Alternative Vision for Immigration Reform
Business and Labor Unite to Try to Alter Immigration Laws *

Imagining a ‘Just Recovery’ from Superstorm Sandy
Rights Group’s Probe Concludes Palermo’s Illegally Fired Workers
North Carolina Ramps Up Attacks on the Unemployed
Workers Expose Dirty Secrets of Recycling Industry
Silica Dust Delay Deadly for Workers
Global Unions Urge Release of Imprisoned Russian Trade Unionist
Austerity and 'Bowles-Simpson' Are Bad Policies for Working Families
On Our Own or All Together?
Talks between St. FX union, administration break down
Green-friendly Europe’s dirty secret: It’s consuming a lot more coal
Hewlett Directs Its Suppliers in China to Limit Student Labor *

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