Monday, February 24, 2014

February 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.

Orr's Detroit bankruptcy plan puts pressure on pensioners, state
Detroit files plan to fix debt
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The UAW at Volkswagen: Workers, Unions and the Left
UAW Asks Labor Board to Examine Vote at Tennessee Plant *

Fiery derailments spark worries about more rail cars carrying oil
To Make Shipping Oil Safer, Railroads Agree to 8 Measures *

Activists Win Coordinated Wage Boost in D.C., Nearby Counties
Robotic Milk Production Takes Over
Union vows to fight United Airlines job cuts
Postal managers limit carrier hours
Frankfurt Strike Stalls Flights *
U.S. Proposes Cuts to Rates in Medicare Payments *
Plan to Limit Some Drugs in Medicare Is Criticized *
Freezing January for Easterners Was Not Felt Round the World *
Fed Misread Fiscal Crisis, Records Show *
In Greece, financial woes yield to acute health-care crisis
Wisconsin’s Legacy for Unions *
California almond farmers face tough choices
Court throws out Bush ‘buffer zone’ rewrite
Another Labor Strike Might Be In Store For U.C. Medical Centers
RCHS event marks 150th anniversary of strike
How the U.S. exports global warming
Pentagon Plans to Shrink Army to Pre-World War II Level *

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