Thursday, June 27, 2013

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Monday, June 24, 2013

June 24 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.

UPS Contract To be Re-Negotiated
Edward Snowden seeks asylum in Ecuador amid diplomatic storm
There Is No Other Planet We Can Go To
Low Great Lakes water levels costing shippers millions
Workers march on Rome
King's 1963 Detroit March Remembered With Walk *
4 Workers Hurt in Texas A&M Construction Accident *
Pelosi's defense of NSA surveillance draws boos
Texas town sues plant owner over fertilizer blast
US factory boss held hostage by workers in Beijing
As banks eye Iraq, Citi plans office in Baghdad
Freeport Indonesia ramping up output at world's No.2 copper mine
Floodwaters devastate First Nations communities in Alberta

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

June 20 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.

Brazil protests proceed as smaller cities join the fray
Brazil’s Leftist Ruling Party, Born of Protests, Is Perplexed by Revolt *

Bipartisan proposal on student loans circulating
Wikileaks founder Assange: We are helping NSA leaker Snowden
Obama making plans to tackle global warming
Fast-food workers echo 'Occupy' spirit
Cosmopolitan Workers Rally on the Strip for a Contract
Thousands Protest at Peabody HQ in St. Louis
Worker Abuses Found at Finnish-Owned Maquiladora in Mexico
New 'Obamacare' exchanges could miss enrollment deadline - GAO

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

June 19 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.

Rousseff salutes Brazil protests, cities cut bus fares
Union presents plan to save jobs at GE Erie plant
Judge tosses NLRB ruling over disputed port jobs
Teamsters voting on UPS contracts
Labor Department cites ‘epidemic’ of wage-and-hour violations
Labor movement makes big push for immigration reform
Protests Spread to 77 Cities in Turkey
UE 1166 Members 'Blow the Whistle', Win Raises, Other Improvements
NLRB Poster Rule Likely Dead After Second Federal Court of Appeals Ruling
Retired RN Kay McVay Honored
Half of First Nations children live in poverty
Spoils of the Sea Elude Many in an Alaska Antipoverty Plan *

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

June 18 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.

Turkish Unions Strike Again
Turkey could deploy army to quell protests
Erdogan Throws Fuel on Flames

Biggest protests in 20 years sweep Brazil
Immense mobilizations in Greece
OSHA to Investigate Second Louisiana Chemical Plant Explosion
The Urgency of Now for the Unemployed
St. Louis University Hospital RNs Win First Contract
Wolcott Paras and Aides Stand Firm, Retain Defined Benefit Pension
Hundreds sickened in Bangladesh garment factory
Commuter train from NYC shakes, derails in tunnel
Is it Too Late to Tackle Global Warming?
Peru protesters push to stop $5 billion Newmont mine
What's Next After Blockupy Frankfurt?
60 Years Later, Germany Recalls Its Anti-Soviet Revolt  *

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Monday, June 17, 2013

June 17 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.

Turkish labor unions plan strike in protest of bloody government crackdown
Gezi Park Evacuated, Istanbul and Turkey Explode
Turkey Expands Violent Reaction to Street Unrest *

Explosions remind La. that plants not always safe
OSHA to Join La. Blast Investigation *

Quebec construction workers strike after negotiation breakdown
Union Says GE Proposal is 'Totally Unacceptable'
Quebec Soccer Federation reverses turban ban
Anti-Islam protests force cancellation of Michigan Arab fest
Workplace random alcohol tests rejected by top court
HK protest supports Snowden
The left turns compliant on violating civil liberties
Chrysler to freeze salaried employees’ pensions in effort to limit liability
Ecuador Legislature Approves Curbs on News Media *
Researchers Find Biological Evidence of Gulf War Illnesses *
Coal Industry Pins Hopes on Exports as U.S. Market Shrinks *
Christian College Expels Lesbian, Charges Tuition *
Nuclear Plants, Old and Uncompetitive, Are Closing Earlier Than Expected *
Climate talk shifts from curbing CO2 to adapting
Tesco stops sourcing from a Bangladesh factory due to safety concerns
Lenders seek court actions against homeowners years after foreclosure
After Profits, Defense Firm Faces Pitfalls of Cybersecurity *
Fracking Fuels Water Fights in Nation's Dry Spots *
Union can sue Kaiser over SEIU worker pay
New Evergreen College union ratifies contract

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Friday, June 14, 2013

June 14 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.

Louisiana Chemical Plant Explodes, At Least 73 are Injured and One Killed
Turkey protests enter crucial phase
Patriot Coal, union exchange jabs as walkout talk intensifies
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Federal Workers Stage 'Eat-In' to Show Sequestration Impact
Ohio Union Members Stand with Fired Teacher Carla Hale
Fight against Sysco Sweetheart Deal Escalates
Do private-sector unions still have a future in the U.S.?
Resistance grows to UPS contract proposal
Via Rail strike averted, union says
Massive Alberta waste water spill will kill plants
Ontario workers exposed to unsafe levels of Agent Orange
What we know about CSEC, Canada's eavesdropping agency
Secret Court Ruling Put Tech Companies in Data Bind *
Bus-Fare Protests Hit Brazil’s Two Biggest Cities *
Justices, 9-0, Bar Patenting Human Genes *
Exxon Is Sued Over March Pipeline Spill *
Condé Nast Faces Suit From Interns Over Wages *

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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

June 11 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.

Turkish riot police clash with protesters in Taksim Square
Youth Insurgency Challenges Erdogan
Riot Police Enter Disputed Square in Istanbul *

Edward Snowden: Saving Us from the United Stasi of America
Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations
Data Surveillance with Global Implications
Obama pressured over snooping as senator denounces 'act of treason'
Debate on Secret Data Looks Unlikely, Partly Due to Secrecy *
Booz Allen Reaps Big Benefits From U.S. *

UPS employees to decide on company strike
Sixth Wave of 'Moral Mondays' Continue to 'Shine a Light'
Retail cleaning workers to go on two-day strike
Deaths in Bangladesh factory collapse force U.S. decision on trade
Reform Rekindled
Lakota file genocide charges against U.S.
'Back Burner' Policies Push Carbon Emissions to Record Levels
Pro-Fracking Greens Called Out in Sandra Steingraber's New Manifesto
Stop Austerity, Stop Keystone: Our Planet, Our Health
CTU keeps eye on Philadelphia schools, where 3,000 layoffs loom
Water Levels Fall in Great Lakes, Taking a Toll on Shipping *
Air Controller Strike in France Causes Cancellations *
New Climate Data Depict a City More at Risk *

Monday, June 10, 2013

June 10 Week In Review Now Online

The new WIR can be viewed at:

http://kclabor.org/wordpress/?p=61

June 10 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.

NSA data-mining 101: two 'top secret' programs and what they do
Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations
The National Security Agency: surveillance giant with eyes on America
Obama defends NSA’s sweeping surveillance
Why the NSA revelations aren’t like the IRS scandal or Benghazi for Obama
Tech Companies Concede to Surveillance Program
How the U.S. Uses Technology to Mine More Data More Quickly *
On whistleblowers and government threats of investigation
Timeline of Revelations About US Domestic Spying *
Stunning NSA Leaks: Is Daniel Ellsberg Back?

Turkish Unions Strike, Joining Mass Protests
Tens of thousands on streets, Turkish PM Erdogan defiant

Job market slowly improves, but it remains tough for young adults
Feds to pay OSHA whistleblower $820,000 settlement
Germany's Rebellious New Feminists
PDD supporters continue to rally for answers
Obama orders US to draw up overseas target list for cyber-attacks
In Nation's Breadbasket, Latinos Stuck in Poverty *
Many Rival Nations Surge Past the U.S. in Adding New Jobs *
Rise in carbon dioxide emissions may be ‘a disaster for all’

Monday, June 3, 2013

June 3 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.

Fire kills 119 at poultry plant in northeast China

B.C. officially opposes Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline
Tar sands supporters suffer setback

Elevator workers strike forces Sudburians to use stairs
Iraq sees highest death toll in years
Asia curbs US imports of wheat
Bangladeshis protest Walmart
Judge Orders Google to Give Customer Data to FBI *
The $2.7 Trillion Medical Bill *
Storied Nuke Plant Becomes Environmental Wasteland *
New labor laws in Kansas and Missouri bolster the boss
UK's Labor vows iron discipline on budget, spells out some cuts
Teachers union organizer says boss fired her for trying to join union
Union warns labor disputes could affect what happens in Vegas
Portugal union calls strike against government austerity
SEIU Accused of Trying to Take Over Disneyland Union
Freeport Indonesia mine seen shut for two months: company
Environmentalists Unite in Quest to Fight Global Warming
Glencore fires 1,000 workers over wildcat strikes in S.Africa
Locomotive Builders Say, ‘Keep It Made in Erie!’
Train derails in bridge collapse near Sudbury, Ont
Protesters control Istanbul square
Carwash Workers in Queens Strike in Solidarity With Fired Colleague *
Concerns raised over coal ash in Missouri