Friday, December 13, 2013

December 13 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.

National Nurses Statement on Federal Budget Deal
Budget Deal Keeps Cuts, A Disaster for Majority
House approves budget deal
Jobless Fear Looming Cutoff of Benefits *

Snowden Will Make Video Appearance
Snowden document shows Canada set up spy posts for NSA
Not much oversight for Canada's electronic spies

Mexico’s Pride, Oil, May Be Opened to Outsiders *
MSNBC's Hayes Met with Writers Over Dispute with Network
Jaw-Dropping Statistic on the Retirement Security of Black, Latino Workers
Lawsuit Seeks to Ensure Fair Wages for Migrant Workers
Registered nurses vote to unionize at Providence Hospital in D.C.
Nurses Postpone Protests Friday as Dignity Requests Talks to Resolve Dispute
Local 222 Member Named Connecticut Paraprofessional of the Year
Boeing to shift research jobs to South, Midwest
Injuries, losses prompt MLB to seek collision ban
AC Transit labor dispute heats up as cooling-off period nears end
Appo school board inks first of three pending labor contracts
EU Takes on Overfishing
Anti-Semitic Carol Causes Uproar in Romania
Arctic 30 told they cannot leave Russia
Catalonia Calls Vote on Split *
Experts Eye Oil and Gas Industry as Quakes Shake Oklahoma *
$15 Hourly Minimum Wage in Northwest City Faces Court Challenge *
New Obama Adviser Brings Corporate Ties *
Negotiator: Machinists Must Decide on Boeing Offer *
NYU Graduate Assistants to Join Auto Workers’ Union *

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