Happy Labor Day

We will be observing the Labor Day holiday Monday. The next news update will be Tuesday, September 3.

August 30 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.

Britain says no to Syria intervention as U.S. considers actions
U.S. ready to go it alone on Syria after stinging British defeat
Obama's air strike plans in disarray after Britain rejects use of force in Syria
Within U.S. military, deep doubts about strike on Syria

U.S. spy network's objectives detailed in 'black budget' summary
The NSA unravels a civil rights-era win

Fast-Food Strike Supersized!
Fast-food workers in US-wide strike
In largest protests yet, fast-food workers seeking higher wages walk off job
In New Wave of Walkouts, Fast-Food Strikers Gain Momentum *

Colombia braced for mass protests
Colombian president calls for calm as farm protests reach Bogota

Sheen seen on river near Delaware City refinery
Santa Clara County Union Workers Reach Labor Deal
RI child care workers to vote on joining union
Warren County freeholders ink four-year deal with largest labor union
Wake up and smell smoke of bad decisions
Vancouver airport strike averted, union says
No deal: White House, Republican senators abandon budget talks
Study: Strain of struggle to make ends meet drains mental powers of poor
Navy: Training, Testing May Kill Whales, Dolphins *
Taylor Farms, Big Food Supplier, Grapples With Frequent Recalls *
The Central Challenge in U.S. Health Policy *

August 29 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.

Intelligence on weapons no 'slam dunk'
Legal case for strikes faces skeptics
Damascus residents brace for U.S.-led military strike

Fast-food strikes set for cities nationwide
The Origins Of Labor Day
Berry Pickers Walk Out, Boycott
New Four-Year Pact for 12,000 California and Nevada Dignity RNs
Plan to Cut Pensions Coming to Congress
Sweden's indigenous Sami in fight against miners
Vancouver airport strike would be 'chaos,' union says
Fidel Castro denies Russian claim that Cuba snubbed Edward Snowden
NYPD labels mosques terror groups
11 die as Indian buildings collapse
In Mexico, teachers fight education reform with rocks, sticks and fire
CPS Passes Budget Amid Protests

August 28 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.

Please read and take action to prevent U.S. involvement in another war
'Humanitarian Wars Are Also Wars'
The heir to Blair: Cameron makes 'moral case' for Syria attack - without UN mandate
Does President Obama know he’s fighting on al-Qa’ida’s side?
Arab League Rejects Attack Against Syria *

Kansas City fast-food workers will join national strike on August 29
Goodyear union workers ratify new four-year contract
Turkey's textile workers’ strike ends with deal
L.A. Port Truck Driver Strike Kicks Off Season Of Labor Unrest
Singing Deemed Illegal In the People’s Rotunda
Sutter’s $1 Billion Boondoggle-New Electronic Records System Goes Dark
Cypress Fairbanks RNs Approve New Pact with Houston Hospital
Vancouver airport workers could strike by long weekend
France: Government Proposes Changes in Pension System *
New Census Numbers Show Recession’s Effect on Families *
Vermont Yankee Plant to Close Next Year as the Nuclear Industry Retrenches *
‘The Great Shift’: Americans Not Working *

August 27 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.

Colombia Nationwide Strike Against 'Free Trade,' Privatization, Poverty
A Second Ecological Revolution?
Two unions wage turf battle over oil refinery workers
Water Woes: Vast US Aquifer Is Being Tapped Out
Jobs, Voting Rights, and Trayvon on Marchers' Minds
Sharp Fall for Orders of Durable Goods *

August 26 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.

How America Spies on Europe and the UN
NSA paid millions in Prism costs
NSA row: Germany's trade threat
NSA: staff abused surveillance tools

New Rules Would Cut Silica Dust Exposure *
Worker killed in 55-storey fall from Toronto building
Layoffs, program cuts coming to University of Alberta
Women in Engineering Earn 25% Less Than Men
Fighting Education Overhaul, Thousands of Teachers Disrupt Mexico City *
German union playing key role in UAW's campaign at Alabama's Mercedes plant
Bradken Chehalis Foundry Labor Union Fights for 'Fair' Contract
Union sues BNSF over contract on short line
Workers Approve Contract With Ohio-Based Goodyear
Canadian Documents Suggest Shift on Pipeline *

August 25 Week In Review Now Online

You can view the latest WIR by clicking here

August 23 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.

Farm Workers Strike Against Guest Worker Threat
South African labor unrest spreads
Kshama Sawant's Stunning Result in Seattle Primary
How Black Unionists Organized the 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom
Fiji: Sugar Mills Workers Are Still Under Pressure by the Regime
EPI: Flat Wages Key Obstacle to Shared Prosperity
5 Facts About Attack on Cincinnati Workers’ Retirement Security
Monopoly Medicine is Bad for Your Health
Shock at railway's use of 1-person crews after Lac-Mégantic disaster
Ireland has first legal abortion
Clock Is Ticking for Recess, and for a Deficit Deal *

August 22 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.

Rights group wants answers over UK leaks reaction
NSA had history of misleading top-secret court, judge says

Hundreds of Minnesota activists march against free trade deal
San Francisco Students Sit In to Save Beloved Community College
'Sometimes You Have to Pay a Heavy Price to Live in a Free Society'
Feds running out of wildfire money
Brazilian Tribes Fight for Their Land
'No Enbridge pipeline' sign stays, says B.C. town
Heated taxi union meeting leaves members confused
Median Income Rises, but Is Still Below Level at Start of Recession *
UPS to End Health Benefits for Spouses of Some Workers *

August 21 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.

Why Guardian destroyed hard drives
Britain's Blind Faith in Intelligence Agencies
US says it wouldn't force press to destroy computers
The price Gina Gray paid for whistleblowing
British Newspaper Has Advantages in Battle With Government Over Secrets *

Japan to issue gravest Fukushima nuclear warning in two years: agency
Fukushima warning: danger level at nuclear plant jumps to 'serious'

Hyundai labor union to strike for 4 hours
Briggs & Stratton union workers reject contract
Amplats to cut 7,000 South African jobs, union 'shocked'
Caroline Kennedy Fortune Revealed in Filings
Grassroots Summer of Solidarity Tour Hits Midwest
UPS Central Region Proposal: There's Nothing There
Central Valley fruit packer hit with unfair labor complaint
California Officials, Doctors' Union Reach Tentative Labor Agreement
China's Green Revolution Arrives
Striking diplomats confident they have 'slam dunk' case
Tacking Health Care Costs Onto California Farm Produce *
Unionized SF Strip Club Closing Its Curtains *
Democracy May Prove the Doom of WBAI *
Health Care Costs Climb Moderately, Survey Says  *

August 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.

Guardian chief: UK had newspaper disks destroyed
Journalist to publish UK secrets after Britain detains partner
David Miranda detention: a betrayal of trust and principle
'They said I would be put in jail if I didn't co-operate'
US given 'heads up' before Miranda detained in UK
A Scandal That Just Won't Die

Fukushima plant springs highly radioactive water leak
Japan nuclear plant suffers worst radioactive water leak

Bus drivers reject labor deal that averted San Francisco-area strike
The AFL-CIO Is Exploring New Investments in Alt-Labor and Texas Organizing
British police detain protesters at anti-fracking demo
Detroit unions file challenge to city's bankruptcy petition
Mexico heads back to school with flawed textbooks
Rally for fair trade Tuesday in Minneapolis
Unions raise concerns about Affordable Care Act
Palomar Health RNs, Caregivers Call Agreement a Win for Public Safety
Colombian Labor Protest Challenges President
CIA admits role in 1953 Iranian coup
No more Social Security at 62?
J.D. Irving eyeing railway involved in Lac-Mégantic crash
Rainbow board yet to ratify deal with teachers
Giant Mine underground stabilization work delayed
Fast-food workers call for nationwide walkout Aug. 29
Postal health plan may save USPS money but cost workers more
Climate Panel Cites Near Certainty on Warming *
At U.N., Labor Tensions Mar 10th Anniversary of Bombing *
With Proposed Rail Expansion, Northwest Confronts Its Clean Image *
Gulf Spill Sampling Questioned *
10,000-Gallon Tank Explodes at Pa. Plant; 1 Dead *

August 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.

New NSA revelations stir congressional concern
The NSA's Deep Bag of Tricks
Partner of reporter at center of NSA leak detained

Lawyers for Lac-Mégantic victims pursue CP Rail
Railway in Lac-Mégantic disaster may get operating extension in Canada

Iraq seeks help from US amid growing violence
Three-day strike by Hayward city workers ends
US worker productivity up modestly in April-June
Protest on First Nation continues despite injunction
Consumer confidence in startling fall
For some on Martha’s Vineyard, middle-class dreams are out of reach
Layoffs Taboo, Japan Workers Are Sent to the Boredom Room *
Killing of Strikers Alters South Africa Politics *
Shale Gas Company Halts Drilling at British Site *
Greece Set to Allow Home Foreclosures, Risking Rift *
Hyundai, Kia labor unions vote to strike
SF Chronicle Op-ed Scapegoats BART Workers, Ignores Real Problem
Quebec's student tuition protest: Who really won the dispute?
Head Start eliminated services to 57,000 children amid sequester

August 18 Week In Review Now Online

The new WIR can be viewed here

August 16 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 often breaks privacy rules
Snowden downloaded NSA secrets while working for Dell, sources say

Shougang Peru iron ore workers start strike -union
Strike cripples world's largest private copper mine in Chile
Supreme Court won't hear union's appeal of Wal-Mart case
Don’t 'Lean' on Me, Hospital Workers Say
Hot Century Ahead: Study Finds Onslaught of Heat Waves Now Inevitable
Economic News Roundup
Puerto Rico Telephone Workers Join OPEIU
Local 735 Makes Gains In Contract with Autoline
Local 121 Contract Raises Pay, Thaws Out Frozen Pension
Two-Year Battle Brings Major Gains to Branford School Paraprofessionals
Members Reject National Gate Gourmet Contract
South Africa's ruling ANC shun 'massacre' commemoration
Social Justice Becomes Elusive in Germany
Steelworkers, labour minister to discuss mine safety review
OPSEU questions MNR restructuring
$67 Million Awarded to Groups Helping With Health Law *
Michigan: Unions Lose Right-to-Work Challenge *
Foreseeing Trouble in Exporting Natural Gas *

August 15 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.

The General Electric University: Not Wisconsin’s Brightest Idea
Guitar Center Workers Hit the Note with RWDSU
Hyundai Motor Braces for Second Straight Year of Labor Strikes
Thomas Perez to push tougher labor regulations, observers say
The Emergent Academic Proletariat and its Shortchanged Students
Half of Greens Want Merkel to Stay
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing orders removal of pet coke piles
Enbridge protesters shut down Hamilton court hearing, several detained
Two killed in UPS cargo plane crash
Detroit mired in fresh controversy over sale of 60,000-piece art collection
Intermittent Nature of Green Power Is Challenge for Utilities *

August 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.

Lac-Mégantic disaster railway can no longer operate in Canada
Railway in Quebec train to lose license
After the explosion: Deadly pollution in Lac-Mégantic

St Louis Metro Workers Accept, Reject Parts of Contract Recommendations
Brazil demands clarifications on NSA surveillance
Latino workers take civil rights fight to Cretex headquarters
Union members to rally Saturday for justice for Terrance Franklin
State employees ratify new contracts
China’s Young Workers Fight Back at Foxconn
Let’s Talk about a Real Healthcare System (And, No, I Don't Mean 'Obamacare')
Mine Workers Tell Peabody, ‘We’re Not Going Away’
Help Keep Social Security Strong on Its 78th Birthday
IAM Wins Election to Represent Workers at US Airways
Chevron Feels the Summer Heat in Richmond, CA
From Tough Talk to Contract Concessions
Holden's SA workers back new pay deal
Young Greeks Team Up to Combat Crisis
Brazil sues Samsung in labour row
For Mexican oil workers, hope for Pemex disappears faster than their pay

August 13 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.

Egypt: Appeal for solidarity after steel workers arrested by army
Egypt’s army disperses Suez labor sit-in, arrests 2

House committee accused of withholding key NSA file
The media's reverence of national security officials
US Intelligence Watches Germany Closely

New Laws and Rising Costs Create a Surge of Supersizing Hospitals *
A Limit on Consumer Costs Is Delayed in Health Care Law *
Cadillacs versus Corollas in the Healthcare Debate
 
UMWA Reaches Settlement with Patriot Coal
BART Strike Delayed for at Least 60 Days
‘Give me your tired, but not your poor…’
The march on Washington — past & present
Stop Honduran Labor Abuses Now
NC governor signs measure requiring voter ID
Fast Food Walkouts Fight Inequality
Goodyear workers to vote on new pact this week
Air pollution takes toll on China's tourism
New York's stop-and-frisk policy is unconstitutional
Children given lifelong ban on talking about fracking
Mexican President Seeks Foreign Investment in Energy *
The Rich Drive Differently, a Study Suggests *

August 12 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.

Judge Grants Bay Area Transit Strike Reprieve *
Thunderchild band members protest oil drilling plans
Justice claims broad powers for surveillance
Public Unions Fight New York’s Effort to Curb Health Costs *
1 million liters of bitumen emulsion have leaked in boreal forest
Amid Pipeline Debate, Two Costly Cleanups Forever Change Towns *
The Workers Defense Project, a Union in Spirit *
Hundreds in D.C. lost benefits without cause, attorneys say
Arid Southwest Cities’ Plea: Lose the Lawn *
Bittersweet Deal in 22-Year Fight Over Toxic Site in Bronx *

August 11 Week In Review

The new WIR can be viewed by clicking here

August 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.

Hearing reveals huge gap between BART management, unions
Service Employees Suit Assesses Harsh Penalties against Breakaway Reformers
Join the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington
UFCW Affiliates with AFL-CIO
Nurses Unveil Bold New Ad in Healthcare Debate
Union charges Spirit Aero with unfair labor practice for layoffs
Strike ends as Isdemir and labor union reach a settlement
Nagasaki marks 68th anniversary of atomic bombing
Snowden’s e-mail provider is closing, cannot legally say why
Leak at Oil Sands Project in Alberta Heightens Conservationists’ Concerns *
Cut Emissions? Congress Itself Keeps Burning a Dirtier Fuel *

August 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.

On Obama's cancellation of summit with Putin and extradition
Snowden, Greenwald and Wikileaks are winning
Putin will not 'cave' to Obama pressure: Snowden's father
IRS manual detailed DEA's use of hidden intel evidence
Broader Sifting of Data Abroad Is Seen by NSA *

Lac-Mégantic rail disaster company MM&A files for bankruptcy
Signs of new climate 'normal' apparent in hot 2012
Argentine workers held after gas blast kills 11
Railroaders Go Wobbly, Strike against Firings
Rahm Wrong Again, Say Chicago Teachers
SYRIZA: The Great Social and Political Movement of Subversion
Oil industry wrote State Department report on Keystone XL
Tribe Blockades 'Megaload' of Tar Sands Equipment
Amazon, WikiLeaks, the Washington Post and the CIA
Trumka Says, Revenue Neutral Tax Reform Is 'Offensive'
Are Organizing Victories in Los Angeles a Model for the Future of Labor?
Rockefeller Urges Obama Administration to Move Quickly on Black Lung Rule
Study: Single-payer healthcare system would save billions
'I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave'
Same-sex spouses may get military benefits
Even as sales rise, Ford says new plants unlikely
Rio Tinto Alcan to close Shawinigan, Que., smelter
Lewenza reportedly to step down as head of CAW
Deaths of Manatees, Dolphins and Pelicans Point to Estuary at Risk *
Times Reporter Seeks Subpoena’s Withdrawal *
Mine Deal Puts New Scrutiny on China’s State Industries *
Wal-Mart Settles OSHA Case Over Cleaning Procedures *

August 7 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.

Obama cancels meeting with Putin
Obama tells Leno he’s ‘frustrated’ by Russia’s grant of asylum to Snowden
A Baker's Ode to the NSA and Snowden

Deal reached averting San Francisco-area bus strike
Union leader sees tough talks over refinery worker pay
Hundreds rally to support striking Laborers at Cretex
Walmart: Portrait of a Job Killer
Union backs Mass. vote on nurse staffing levels
ABF Teamsters Say No Deal
Court Blocks the 30-minute break reg for city drivers
U.S. accuses Bank of America of mortgage-backed securities fraud
California Refinery Town Hits Chevron With One-Two Punch
On the Anniversary of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Labor union 'raids' on rise as rivals seek to boost membership, Clout
British public sector union refuses to campaign for Labor Party
U.S. envoy to Canada in limbo as Obama weighs Keystone XL
Japanese Government to Help Stabilize Nuclear Plant After Leaks *
Philly Contractor Had Invalid Insurance *

August 6 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.

Japan nuclear body says radioactive water at Fukushima an 'emergency'
Hospital laundry workers go on strike
Obama's Defining Injustice
As Antarctic Sea Ice Melts, Seaweed Smothers Seafloor
Supreme Court’s Marriage Ruling Extends Benefits, Changes Lives
California Working Families Taking the Lead on Immigration Policy
Obama to urge Congress to shutter Fannie, Freddie
Japan marks 68th anniversary of Hiroshima bombing
Mega-events, Mega-Businesses, Mega-Protests in Brazil
Erdogan Silences Dissent in Divided Turkey
Transfers from Germany Aid US Surveillance
Teacher killed by falling metal at Montreal construction site
A look at Lac-Mégantic's red-zone: 1 month later
Yukon First Nation opposes fracking until proven 100% safe
Florida executes mentally ill man
Chevron fined over Richmond fire
Washington Post to be sold to Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon
Chicago Sees Pension Crisis Drawing Near *
Court Strikes Down New York City’s ‘Prevailing Wage’ Law *

August 5 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.

Calif. gov. orders inquiry, averts SF rail strike
US employers add 162K jobs; rate falls to 7.4 pct
Workers Dying as Safety Rules Stall
Obama Orders New Chemical Safety Rules
IWW Rail Workers Strike To End Illegal Retaliation
Missouri Citizens Face Obstacles to Coverage *
U.S. Cuts Take Increasing Toll on Job Growth *
What the Nation Got for $800 Billion *
Clock Ticking on Bay Area Transit Strike Deadline
Union workers file federal civil rights charges against Cretex
UMW looks to join Blair Mountain talks
Will fast-food protests spur higher minimum wage?
Health Care Law Raises Pressure on Public Unions *
In Germany, Union Culture Clashes With Amazon’s Labor Practices *
Charles Varnadore, Whistle-Blower at Lab, Dies at 71 *
Cleanup Underway at Derailment Site in Louisiana *
Buses Run Again in East Valley After 4-Day Strike *

August 4 Week In Review Now Online

You can view the new WIR by clicking here

August 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.

Whistleblower Snowden Leaves Moscow Airport
US 'disappointed' as Snowden granted asylum
NSA pays secret funding to GCHQ
Democratic divide over NSA programs could pose Obama political problems
Defiant Russia Grants Snowden Year’s Asylum *

Search for Lac-Mégantic victims ends with 5 still missing
Transport Canada searches MM&A's Quebec offices

TransCanada moves forward with west-east pipeline
All-Canadian conflict over new oil pipeline
Canada's main pipeline network
TransCanada's east-west pipeline not a backup plan, expert says

Chile's rescued miners case dropped
Low-wage workers step up activism
Rally set Tuesday to support Cretex strikers
Obamacare Opens For Business, Shuts Out Labor
New Deal on Student Loans a Mixed Bag
BART Management May Force Bay Area Strike
Laborers Union withdraws three of 12 charges against Alcom
Union Bows Out Of Home Care Election Drive
US Steel workers cast vote on Lake Erie Works labor dispute
Teamsters Ordered to Stop Picketing Funeral Homes
Ontario byelections: Liberals 2, NDP 2, PCs 1
Advocates for Immigrants Up the Ante in a Capitol Sit-In That Brings Arrests *
Florida Nuclear Project Is Dropped *