March 4 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.

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.YOn2c1sR.dpuf

Following one-day strike, security officers reach tentative agreement
XL won't boost tarsands growth, U.S. State Dept. says
Truckers brace for border waits after U.S. budget cuts
USW Local 2020 votes on 'fair deal' with Xstrata
Detroit in 'financial emergency,' Gov. Snyder declares
Work-to-rule could mean job loss, says public school board
Indian steel-project protestors killed by bomb blasts
The Left Needs to Start Again: Interview With Ken Loach
Extreme weather makeover: Has abnormal become the new normal?
Questions grow in natural gas explosion at JJ’s restaurant
Climate is a hot topic in the Kansas Legislature
Quebec welfare recipients face new eligibility rules
Portugal protests against austerity
Second leak at Cormorant Alpha platform
Keystone XL pipeline report slammed by activists and scientists
Drivers of Major Las Vegas Taxi Firm Strike *
Chrysler moves to silence workers
Spanish jobless total hits 5 million
Recovery in U.S. Is Lifting Profits, but Not Adding Jobs *
As Automatic Budget Cuts Go Into Effect, Poor Hit Particularly Hard *
Amazon’s Labor Relations Under Scrutiny in Germany *

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.YOn2c1sR.dpuf

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.YOn2c1sR.dpuf