April 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

New York fast-food staff go on strike
Fast-Food Workers Plan Second Strike for More Pay *

Cancer clinics turning away Medicare users

Can Worker-Owners Make a Big Factory Run?
Cyprus bank crisis rocks Europe
Hanford Nuclear Waste Site at Risk of Hydrogen Explosion
Chemical Disasters, Agent Orange, and GMOs: Monsanto's Legacy Traced
Boston Taxi Drivers Face Exploitation While Owners Make Millions
Labor Activist Leaves Legacy of Strengthening Global Worker Rights
Hoffa Administration OKs Carhaul Sweetheart Deal
European Trade Unions and the Struggle for Public Services
CP train derails, oil tank car leaking
Ontario elementary teachers 'confident' deal can be struck
Least developed countries agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Walmart Strains to Keep Aisles Stocked Fresh *
Hong Kong Strike Clogs Shipping Traffic *
Crews Corral Cruise Ship That Tore Loose in Ala. *