March 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.

Hundreds of Keystone XL pipeline opponents arrested at White House
Strike Averted with Contract Settlement at UC
Ash Spill Shows How Watchdog Was Defanged *
Crunch time coming for chemical spill bill
UW Professor Traces Growing Income Gap To The Collapse Of Organized Labor
Indian American Labor Activist Targeted by Restaurant Industry Leaders
Union rally in Pasco calls for 'respect'
Pro-Union Nissan Workers in Mississippi
Vermont Bus Drivers to Strike over Dangerous Schedules
Protesters Scuffle With Riot Police in Athens *
EPA Says It Will Fight Mine Project in Alaska *
Rail Inspections Ramp Up in Albany and Buffalo *
Canadian Conservatives losing ground, grim polling numbers suggest
Bonfield municipal strike, 7 months long, worries observers
How the poultry industry squeezes small farmers
New drug is hailed as a win against Hep C. The catch? It costs $1,000 a pill
Senator Expresses Concerns About Nuclear-Waste Tanks *
Idaho gov. signs 'ag gag' bill into law
LA City Council votes to ban fracking
EPA Set to Reveal Tough New Sulfur Emissions Rule *