Monday, April 28, 2014

April 28 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.

Recovery Has Created Far More Low-Wage Jobs Than Better-Paid Ones *
NATO protesters receive 5- to 8-year prison terms
St. Luke’s Hospital settles health insurance cases with accident victims
Oregon abandons health exchange
Chile to reconsider abortion ban
Telecom firm fails in first known FISA court surveillance challenge
Minneapolis' alternative to Columbus Day
In states, ‘trench warfare’ on pollution rules
A Walmart Fortune, Spreading Charter Schools *
Fewer U.S. Graduates Opt for College After High School *
Signature drive to start for $15-wage vote
Booming Alberta faces growing rural homeless problem
Northern Gateway would up risk of whale strikes: biologist
Indigenous tribe occupies Peru oil facility
Southern Illinois med school, labor union at odds over workers
‘We feel like we have a voice’: Maine Lobstermen Union recognized
Kellogg union fight comes to Battle Creek
Microsoft grapples with Internet Explorer security flaw
UMWA withholding judgment on new black lung rule
Election violence flares in South Africa's platinum belt
Canada workplace injuries falling, but fatalities holding steady
Protesters denounce oil pipeline port in Cacouna
Chernobyl: Capping a Catastrophe *
Forced to Flee Radiation, Fearful Japanese Villagers Are Reluctant to Return *
Nuclear Industry Gains Carbon-Focused Allies in Push to Save Reactors *
Experimental Efforts to Harvest the Ocean’s Power Face Cost Setbacks *

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