Tuesday, July 9, 2013

July 9 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.

13 dead, many still missing in Lac-Mégantic
Safety rules lag as oil transport by train rises
Dangerous Conditions Impede Inquiry Into Quebec Crash *

The NSA and Its Willing Helpers
The world must hear from Edward Snowden again
U.S. firm’s Web monitoring tools detected in Iran and Sudan

How Unions Won the BART Strike
Secret TPP Deal Would Void Democracy
Moral Monday Rallies Continue in North Carolina
For Medicare, Means Testing Means Trouble
Train car ammonia leak forces evacuation in small Ontario town
Istanbul Park Becomes Scene of Violence After Reopening *
Pollution Leads to Drop in Life Span in Northern China *
Tortilla Factory Owner Gets Jail Time for Violating Payroll Laws *

Ford Gets on Wellness Bandwagon—Despite Evidence Such Programs Don’t Work - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.FmhdJi1D.dpuf

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