Monday, April 8, 2013

April 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.

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.YOn2c1sR.dpuf
US adds just 88,000 new jobs
Slower hiring imperils economic recovery
Anemic job gain deflates optimism
Dropouts: Discouraged Americans leave labor force
The Shrinking Ranks of the Working *
Canada loses 54,500 jobs in March

Obama to target federal retirement benefits
Private Sector Better, Cheaper? Not at All
Portugal constitutional court rejects budget articles
Judge lifts limit on morning-after pill
Court deals blow to human trafficking reforms
RBC replaces Canadian staff with foreign workers
State Supreme Court Limits Union Rights In Texas
Union workers at Oak Ridge plant agree to contract extension
James Hansen: Keystone XL is a pipeline to disaster

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