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

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