Friday, March 14, 2014

March 14 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.

Tony Benn, veteran Labour politician, dies aged 88
UK Labour stalwart Tony Benn dies
Tony Benn, Leftist Icon in Britain, Dies at 88 *

U.S. weighs Ukraine requests for military aid, OKs rations
Putin has put Berlin in a tight spot

Student Movement Leads the Way as Left Reclaims Chile
Plan to process tar sands oil halted in New York
Workers sue McDonald's over wages
Egypt extends detention of Al Jazeera staff
Who Are the Top 10 Overtime Pay Violators?
We Need a Health Impact Study on the Keystone XL and Tarsands Oil
The Battle for Chattanooga
LAX company wins legal case against SEIU union
Workers at Honest Weight Food Co-op in Albany trying to organize
Port Metro Vancouver truckers' strike: B.C. seeks federal help
Radioactive experts en route to Halifax after port accident
Olivia Chow launches Toronto mayoral campaign
Report Finds Punctuality Trumps Safety at Metro-North *
U.S. Agrees to Allow BP Back Into Gulf Waters to Seek Oil *
303 Deaths Seen in G.M. Cars With Failed Air Bags *
Crude Oil Shipments by Rail Increased 83 Percent in 2013 *

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