Wednesday, December 4, 2013

December 4 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.

In Largest-ever U.S. City Bankruptcy, Cuts Coming for Detroit Retirees
Fears for the future after Detroit bankruptcy ruling
Detroit Ruling on Bankruptcy Lifts Pension Protections *

British news staff may face terrorism charges over Snowden leaks
'Guardian will not be intimidated'
Edward Snowden: the next steps

Fukushima two years on: a dirty job with no end in sight
EPA fracking study could hurt energy boom: U.S. business leader
BART Unions Sue Board Over Contract Changes
Businesses win in U.S. court ruling on worker arbitration pacts
Mo. labor leaders offer 24-hour work for Boeing
Americanized Labor Policy Is Spreading in Europe *
Mexican left-wing leader Lopez Obrador has heart attack, surgery
Clark 1st ex-big leaguer to run MLB players' union
Workers of the (finance) world unite – and unionize
Coming To Mass. Ballots? Nurse Staffing And Hospital ‘Claw Back’
United Airline Mechanics Picket for a Fair Contract
Is the Next Crash Brewing?
Rail safety: Train operators breaking more rules in recent years
PotashCorp cutting hundreds of Saskatchewan jobs
Most Americans think US should 'mind its own business' abroad
More College Adjuncts See Strength in Union Numbers *
Panel Says Global Warming Carries Risk of Deep Changes *
Maine: Shrimp Season Is Called Off *
Train Engineer Was Dazed Before Crash, Lawyer Says *

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