Monday, January 6, 2014

January 6 News Update--Catch Up After Break


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.

Boeing Workers Approve 8-Year Contract Extension *
Vote on New Boeing Contract Highlights a Rift in the Machinists’ Union *

In the War on Poverty, a Dogged Adversary *
50 Years Later, War on Poverty Is a Mixed Bag *

How Retirement Systems Vary, Country to Country *
The World Braces for Retirement Crisis *

Alberta First Nation challenges injunction against anti-fracking protests
Koch-backed political network expands its reach
1,600 applicants for 3 dozen dairy plant jobs?
Applying Creativity to a Byproduct of Oil Drilling in North Dakota *
Northern Gateway pipeline project: 6 things to know
We Can Beat The Right And Win The Fight At Canada Post
Warsaw Climate Talks Go Up in Smoke
Environmentalists Question Pipeline Rescue Plan
Postal unions, lawmaker at odds on proposed compromise
South Africa’s Biggest Labor Union Withdraws Support for ANC
Oil industry 'devastating' for Amazon communities
CIA helped Colombia kill rebel leaders
Subtract Teachers, Add Pupils: Math of Today’s Jammed Schools *
Buying Overseas Clothing, U.S. Flouts Its Own Advice *
Amid Steady Deportation, Fear and Worry Multiply Among Immigrants *
The Worst Long-Term Unemployment Crisis Since the Depression
Regina refinery explosion marks 4th fire in 2 years
Washington Judge Strikes Part of Wage Hike Measure *
A Rare Elected Voice for Socialism Pledges to Be Heard in Seattle *
Budget deal’s pension cuts anger veterans
Pollution Rising, Chinese Fear for Soil and Food *
Clothing Brands Sidestep Blame for Safety Lapses *
Loan Monitor Is Accused of Ruthless Tactics on Student Debt *
Warning issued about oil shipped from ND, Mont.
2 newspapers call for clemency for Edward Snowden
Cambodian forces open fire on protesters, at least three dead
Australia swelters after record hot 2013
Alberta facing aboriginal legal onslaught over tarsands in 2014
As Working Poor Become More Common in Britain, So Does Hunger *
Thatcher Considered Using Military During 1984 Miners’ Strike *
From Ore to Nuggets, With Peril *
Seattle Mayor Takes Step to Raise Pay for City Workers *
Oil leak at Hibernia platform on Grand Banks curbs production
India: rescuers search for survivors in collapsed building
Texas anti-abortion law forces women to make tough choices
Airlines brace for new rules restricting pilot flight time
US Dept of Agriculture proposes easing restrictions on GMO seeds

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