Monday, September 9, 2013

September 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.

Tepid hiring in August clouds the jobs picture
Share of Americans working hits lowest level in 35 years, data show
Canada gains jobs in August but mainly for part-time, older workers


Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2013/09/06/4461419/a-disappointing-jobs-report-for.html#storylink=cpy
Tech firms alarmed by NSA assault
Google races to encrypt data amid backlash over NSA spying
Obama Tries to Soothe Brazil and Mexico Over Spying Reports *
Obama administration had restrictions on NSA reversed in 2011
How the NSA Accesses Smartphone Data

AFL-CIO Has Plan to Add Millions of Nonunion Members *
VW and Its Workers Explore a Union at a Tennessee Plant *

Left behind: Stories from Obamacare's 31 million uninsured
USDA inspection system lets contaminated meat pass
Two years after revolution, Libya struggles to control armed militias
No charges for union worker accused of sabotage
TransCanada tries to woo support for west-east pipeline
Sept-Îles oil spill spreads as crews race against clock
Protests Fill City Streets Across Brazil *
IBM Moving Some Retirees Off Its Health Plan *
Intern's death after overnight shift sparks outcry
Norway extremist party lead polls
Chile Recalls Coup With Flurry of Events and New Openness *
In South Florida, a Polluted Bubble Ready to Burst *
Inside the End of the U.S. Bid to Punish Lehman Executives *

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