May 2 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

May Day 2013 Around the Globe: In Pictures
Fight for May Day’s Two Traditions
Early Reports in on May Day Actions for Workers' and Immigrant Rights
Montreal police detain 300 following May Day rally
Greeks Strike Against Austerity as World Observes Labor Day *
Showing Grass-Roots Support for Immigration Overhaul *
At Least Five Protesters Arrested in May Day Demonstration *

Obama Picks Telecom Lobbyist to Head FCC
UW-Madison Students Sit-in Opposition of Palermo's Pizza Contract
Queen nurses vote to unionize
Federal Labor Board Rules for Sheraton Anchorage Hotel Union
Explosion at Ontario plant sends 6 to hospital
Minimum wage increase keeps many poor, says workers' rights group
Worker killed at Eagle River mine
Spread of Hydrofracking Could Strain Water Resources in West *
Disabled Workers Awarded Record Judgment in Abuse Case *
Some Retailers Rethink Role in Bangladesh *