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Friday, August 16, 2013

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 *

Posted by Bill Onasch at 5:04 AM
Labels: labor news; climate change

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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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