Tuesday, November 26, 2013

November 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.

Twice as Much Methane Escaping Arctic Seafloor
Study: US spewing 50% more methane than EPA says
U.S. EPA has greatly underestimated emissions from methane : report
Emissions of Methane in U.S. Exceed Estimates, Study Finds *

Walmart Workers Plan Raucous Black Friday
The top 10 myths about working retail – at the holidays and beyond
How Extending Black Friday Undermines Workers’ Rights

Spies worry over 'doomsday' cache stashed by Snowden
Edward Snowden a 'hero' for NSA disclosures, Wikipedia founder says

Proposed cuts to US food programmes will offset voluntary donations
As Homeless Line Up for Food, Los Angeles Weighs Restrictions *
Brooklyn Pantry Struggling to Help Fill Gap Left by Cuts to Food Stamps *

Jaguar Land Rover plans $437 million Brazil factory: government
Workers decry conditions at Harvard-owned DoubleTree
Strike hits Amazon logistics centers in Germany
Unionization Is Up in 2013, For One Very Big Reason
German union boss has warning for companies that set up in anti-union South
Wis. officials set votes that could end school workers' last union rights
Socialists debate nuclear, 3: Unsafe, unaffordable, unnecessary
Protesters demand closure of Dept. of Defense 'school of assassins'
Egyptian students defy law banning protests
New Left-Wing Party in Honduras Cries Foul *
CLUW Revitalizes Fight for Working Women at 17th Biennial Convention
El Paso RNs Approve First Union Contract
Co-op Workers from Mexico Visit UE Northeast Co-ops
Afghan accord near collapse due to new demands
Four years into the economic recovery, unprecedented anxiety for workers
Towboat Sinks in River in Iowa, Releasing Oil *
The Single-Payer Alternative *

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