Friday, May 31, 2013

May 31 Week In Review Now Online

The new WIR can be viewed at its new WordPress home:

http://kclabor.org/wordpress/?p=44

May 31 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.

Judge allows Patriot to reject contract, benefits
Patriot Coal Wins Approval to Cut Retiree Pensions, Benefits
UMWA: Bankruptcy Judge Ruling on Patriot Coal Is 'Wrong' and 'Unfair'

Americans regain half of wealth lost since crisis
Average US household far from regaining its wealth

Union offers to end 10-year strike at Congress Plaza Hotel
Caterpillar, union reach 6-year deal at S. Milwaukee plant
Chicago Sun-Times lays off its photo staff
Illinois House passes fracking bill
Sharp asks labor union to OK continued pay cuts
Zuma Says S. Africa Economy Too Weak Amid Mine Unrest
Heat and Frost Insulators celebrate 100 years
Adjunct Faculty, Now in The Majority, Organize Citywide
The New Plunder of Native Lands
London trade union conference to confront climate change
Goldman Sachs and UBS to lead privatization of Royal Mail
'Blockupy' Surrounds ECB in Frankfurt
Snooping on First Nations activist went too far, privacy commissioner says
CAW, CEP unions now known together as Unifor
Japan suspends wheat imports from U.S. after unapproved crops found
Unions Press to End Special Trade Status for Bangladesh *

Friday, May 24, 2013

May 24 Week In Review Posted

The new WIR can be found at:

http://kclabor.org/wordpress/?p=36

May 24 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.

We Observe the Monday Memorial Day Holiday--Next Update Will Be Tuesday, May 28

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.YOn2c1sR.dpuf
VOTE NO on Proposed UPS Freight Contract
Louisville Stewards and Eboard Unanimously Oppose UPS Deal

Outrage in Chicago Follows Largest Mass School Closing in US History
Teachers, Students and Parents Fight Chicago School Closures

Nurses strike averted after UMass tentative contract agreement
Fannie and Freddie Duck the Waterless Hurricane
2-day worker walkout ends at UC hospitals
Black trade union members convening in Orlando
Some unions now angry about health care overhaul
BC Election Frustrates Labour, Environmental and Indigenous Activists
German Beer Brewers Foaming over Fracking
3 injured in Washington state bridge collapse
Stop work order issued after metal plate shop fatality
House passes student loan bill allowing fluid rates

Thursday, May 23, 2013

May 23 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.

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.YOn2c1sR.dpuf
Report on Factory Collapse in Bangladesh Finds Widespread Blame *
U.S. Retailers See Big Risk in Safety Plan for Factories in Bangladesh *

Poor planning left Texas firefighters unprepared
Chicago to shutter 50 public schools
An ineffective solution to climate change
Health Care Spending In Ontario Continues to Decline
Maintenance workers' strike may halt elevators
Keystone: House bypasses Obama
Ford to close Australian car plants
Pussy Riot member in hunger strike

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Monday, May 20, 2013

May 20 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.

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.YOn2c1sR.dpuf
Fiery Chicago Teachers Union President Reelected
Chicago school closings challenged

Public Outrage Over Factory Conditions Spurs Labor Deal *
Bangladesh factory banned by Wal-Mart still makes Wrangler shirts
After Bangladesh, Seeking New Sources *

Hospitals Should be Care Providers not Loan Sharks
Fast food workers' strikes spread
To save the earth, nationalize the energy industry
Jolie decision highlights genetics row
Union claims unfair labor practices against GE Transportation
Slow Response by Georgians to Mob Attack on Gay Rally *
Task of Decommissioning Plants Is Herculean
Chinese Creating New Auto Niche Within Detroit
Supreme Court rules for Monsanto
Deutsche Bank Backs Ruthless 'Rubber Lords'
Amazon staff go on strike in Germany
Removing water fluoride spiked cavities in kids, dentists say
Climate research nearly unanimous on human causes
Paid Sick Leave, At Last?
Fracking may jeopardize Gros Morne UNESCO status
Trial on Guatemalan Civil War Carnage Leaves Out U.S. Role *
Foxconn Audit Finds a Workweek Still Too Long
A Black Mound of Canadian Oil Waste Is Rising Over Detroit *
Immigrant Workers Give New Direction to Los Angeles Unions *
Abortion Law in Arkansas Is Blocked by U.S. Judge *
Delays Likely for Days as Officials Seek Cause of Connecticut Train Collision *
A Prison Site’s Future Stirs Up the Ghosts of Its Notorious Past *
Party bus was operating illegally at time of fatal fall
Union That Enforces Immigration Opposes Bill *
Wells Dry, Fertile Plains Turn to Dust *
U.S. suburbs have more poor than the cities do, study finds

Thursday, May 16, 2013

May16 Week In Review Now Posted

The new WIR is at a new home:

http://kclabor.org/wordpress/?p=28

More changes are coming soon.

Our Monday-Friday News Updates return on this blog Monday, May 20.


Friday, May 3, 2013

Break Time Again

As I work setting up new hardware and software to relaunch the kclabor.org site there will be no news updates until Monday, May 20.

Thanks for your patience,

Bill Onasch

May 3 Week In Review

Week In Review
May 3 2013
by Bill Onasch

Three Important Occasions
Since our last Review three annual dates marked in red on our calendar have passed. All are observed throughout the world; two originated in the USA, the other in Canada.

Earth Day, April 22
The first Earth Day in 1970 reflected growing environmental awareness, given a big boost by Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring expose of DDT, and a 1969 fire on the polluted Cuyahoga River in Cleveland.

1970 was a turbulent time during the anti-Vietnam War movement. Shortly after Earth Day, Nixon invaded Cambodia, student protesters were killed at Jackson State and Kent State, and huge demonstrations erupted across the country. Like the earlier civil rights movement, the antiwar movement had shown mass demonstrations to be effective over the long haul.

Astute politicians sought to offer the new environmental activists a nonconfrontational avenue for this tactic in hope of containing and coopting it. Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) secured a Federal proclamation of April 22 as Earth Day. Liberal Republican Mayor of New York City John Lindsay turned over Fifth Avenue for a march, and most of Central Park for a rally. About a million turned out. There was also a huge gathering in Philadelphia where Democrat Senate leader Ed Muskie was the keynote speaker. All in all, it’s estimated twenty million took part in activities in virtually every city, town, and campus across America.

May 3 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.

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.YOn2c1sR.dpuf
May Day rally draws hundreds in support of immigration reform
Adidas Caves, Pays Garment Workers What They’re Owed
Why unionists must build the climate change fight
Vegas Taxi Drivers Victorious in 60-Day Strike
Chicago Nurses Host Town Hall on Safe Staffing Bill
Engineer who warned over Bangladesh building held, toll tops 500
Calgary public teachers support provincial agreement
Heysham nuclear reactor shut down 'as precaution'
Kaiser Workers Will Keep Union *



Wednesday, May 1, 2013

May Day 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.

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M - See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/#sthash.YOn2c1sR.dpuf
Bangladesh collapse toll passes 400
Retailers Split on Contrition After Collapse of Factories *

May Day demonstrations focus on immigration reform
Immigrants need legalization without chains
Immigration Debate Gives Life to Annual Rallies *

Greeks stage 24-hour anti-austerity general strike
Edging toward International Solidarity
Feds Back Re-Opening of Grand Canyon Uranium Mine
Washington Hospital Center Withholding Vital Information from Nurses
Hostess Announces Further Plant Openings; Clarifies Hiring Policies
Caterpillar workers reject new South Milwaukee labor contract
Patriot Coal Bankruptcy Arrests Highlight Management-Labor Fight
Airline merger could divide labor union ranks
Unions, labor groups to march, rally in Taipei today
Fracking waste is too toxic for hazardous waste dump
MayDay 2013: Fragile Economies, Aggressive Bosses and Struggling Workers
School bus strike averted with tentative deal
To Satisfy Its Investors, Cash-Rich Apple Borrows Money *