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Postings of news stories and analysis of interest to working people by 9AM Central, Monday-Friday

Thursday, August 1, 2013

August 1 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.

Chicago Public School District Starving its Schools to Justify Privatization
Chicago Teacher Layoffs ‘Unnecessary, Shameful’

NSA program collects 'nearly everything a user does on the internet'
White House unable to confirm if Congress briefed on NSA spy program
Skepticism of phone program deepens after U.S. releases secret NSA order

Obama proposes 'grand bargain' on jobs amid visit to Amazon warehouse
Sorry, Mr. President, Amazon Isn't the Place to Go for Good Jobs

Strike For Day Seeks To Raise Fast-Food Pay
AFL-CIO: Let’s Talk About Building a Movement
Gender Equality: The Unfinished Business of the Labor Movement
Nearly one in three recent vets has considered suicide
Jet fuel spill into B.C. creek could result in charges
Fed to keep interest rates at zero
Two more arrests at fracking protest
House approves deal that would save students millions in loan fees
Personal savings rate gets a bump from new government metrics
Abortion Law Is Blocked in North Dakota *

Bill Onasch at 5:05 AM

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Retiree member of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1287. Active member National Writers Union, UAW Local 1981. Webmaster of kclabor.org since March, 2000. Former Vice-President of ATU 1287. In Minneapolis during Seventies-Eighties held several posts in UE Local 1139 including Local President and Shop Chairman at Litton Microwave. Charter member of Labor Party Advocates. Founding member of US Labor Against the War.
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