Wednesday, October 9, 2013

October 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.

Fire kills nine at Bangladesh garment factory
Greenpeace 30 endure 'inhuman' jail conditions: lawyer
Republicans ignore calls from business
GE Set to Close Plant on Superfund Site, Strand Workers
Pittsburgh Troublemakers Go to School
Huge Rally Tells Congress 'Time Is Now' for Immigration Reform Vote
Lockout of Federal Workers -- High Stakes Go Higher for Working People
Questionable design blamed for health website woes
Shutdown Cancels Entire US Antarctic Research Program
Irish Doctors Strike to Protest Work Hours Amid Austerity
Commuters warned to prepare for a BART strike
Pentagon freeze on death benefits sparks outrage
Hudson Bay Lowlands show recent effects of global warming
Inside Canada's top-secret billion-dollar spy palace
Superstore strike over as union members agree to new deal
Saskatoon taxi drivers take case to Labour Relations Board
CUPE Local 1393, University of Windsor reach tentative deal
Deadly mine disaster exposes a vein of distrust with Afghan government
Indian Workers Strike Over Plan to Split State *
School Bus Drivers in Boston Stop Work, Surprising the City *
U.S. Issues Warning on Salmonella Believed to Be Linked to a Poultry Farm *

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