Monday, December 2, 2013

December 2 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.

Train Accident in the Bronx Kills 4 and Injures Dozens *
Train Derails in N.M., Killing 3 Railroad Workers *

Minimum wage wins in SeaTac, Wash.
Localities leading push to increase minimum wage

Privacy and the Right to Strike in Canada
Alberta accused of stripping workers' rights with new laws

Wage Strikes Planned at Fast-Food Outlets *
Foreign Firms Drive Cambodians from Farms
New Snowden docs show Canada OK'd U.S. spying at G20
A sinister night for 3 women in Egypt protest wave
SPD tries to overcome grassroots skepticism on Merkel deal
Key Bangladesh garments factory destroyed in blaze
Shipyard workers walk off job alleging bullying by management
ConocoPhillips releases list of fracking chemicals
South Carolina Threatens Washington Over Cleanup *
On Register’s Other Side, Little to Spend *
Union: Worker Warned Crane Was On Unstable Ground
Chile: Labor Strikes Shake Public Sector
Honduras's defiant left asks for presidential election recount
Anti-shale gas protest closes Highway 11 in N.B. for hours
8 veterans affairs employees to remain with 17,000 cases
China's freshwater lake is shrinking
A Forced Adoption, a Lifetime Quest *
London Mayor Raises Eyebrows, and Ire *
Illinois Gives Plan Details for Bailout of Pensions *
Missouri: Governor Wants Action on Boeing *
3 States End Resistance to Spousal Benefits Order *
For Long-Term Jobless, a Stubborn Trend *
St. Lawrence belugas threatened by pipeline plans
Where Factory Apprenticeship Is Latest Model From Germany *
That ‘Made in U.S.A.’ Premium *
40,000 protest Mexico leader on inauguration anniversary

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