Tuesday, February 18, 2014

February 18 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.

Lots of post-holiday break stories

VW workers in Tennessee vote against having union
Volkswagen Workers in Tennessee Reject Joining a Union *
Defeat of Auto Union in Tennessee Casts Its Strategy Into Doubt *
After Historic UAW Defeat at Tennessee Volkswagen Plant, Theories Abound
Historic election brings outside interference
Labor Regroups in South After VW Vote *
Union leaders condemn GOP tactics

10 Reasons to Oppose the Keystone XL Pipeline
Native Americans Organize KXL Resistance

KC schools' plight reflects national problem
Mine fire near Saskatoon traps 54 overnight
Ontario Federation of Labour protests minimum wage in Yonge-Dundas Square
Spying by N.S.A. Ally Entangled U.S. Law Firm *
Crossing Borders , Lured by Higher State Minimum Wages *
Pete Camarata, Who Fought Fellow Teamsters for Reforms, Dies at 67 *
In Ecuador, oil boom creates tension
Common Core Now Has Critics on the Left *
Turnabout in Bolivia as Economy Rises From Instability *
Science Linking Drought to Global Warming Remains Matter of Dispute *
Canadian Postal Workers Battle to Save Door-to-Door Delivery
21 rescued South African miners face charges
Hydroponic gardening helps the hungry
Big Valentine Gift for 800 San Francisco Sutter RNs, Patients
UIC faculty union flexes its muscle with two-day walkout this week
2 Pussy Riot members detained in Sochi
B.C. First Nations hold LNG summit in Fort St. John
G8 scheme slammed as 'colonialism'
Growing student debt may hurt housing recovery
Small Towns in Southwest Fear Loss of Cherished Train Line *

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