February 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.

Workers at Nuclear Waste Site Inhaled Radioactive Materials *
'Wake-Up Call' as Workers Test Positive for Radiation After Nuclear Leak

Tentative pact announced between UC, labor union
California Nurses Join National March for Climate Action
Cyprus parliament turns down privatization bill
Book Excerpt: Campaigning for Union Office
Global warming slowdown likely to be brief: U.S., UK science bodies
US Health Care System Robs Security and Human Dignity
The fabulous lives of US legislators
Will global warming leave LA’s poor under water?
There should be more to labor than just work
Largest African-American museum at risk
Al Jazeera calls for support of jailed staff
Colombia's Labor Activists Still Targets of Violence
Baystate VNA Nurses File Charge With the NLRB for Bad Faith Bargaining
Group offers plan to meet new EPA power plant emission rules
Ohio union’s free ‘Labor History’ class educates public on Right to Work
Leading union raps arbitration law change
T6 labor dispute: Kitzhaber's call to action
The Economy Hub - Are Unions Necessary?
Inside Her Majesty's Listening Service
H.J. Heinz closes European plants, moves to co-packing
U.S. Moves Toward Atlantic Oil Exploration, Stirring Debate Over Sea Life *
For Drivers on Some Routes, Requesting the $2.50 Fare Can Be Dangerous *
Met Opera Seeking Concessions in Union Talks *
Bakken Crude, Rolling Through Albany *

February 27 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.

Remembering the Buffalo Creek Disaster
New Mexico: Tests Show Exposure to Radiation *
Rail cars used to ship oil called 'unacceptable'
Teachers Take Bold Stand Against 'Insatiable Data Monster'
Arizona governor vetoes religious freedom bill
Obama takes ‘good first step’ on black lung reform
Outrage at Boeing Spurs Reformers’ Bid For Top Spots in Machinists Union
Novelis workers vote down union; Steelworkers file charges
Labor long intertwined with civil rights
Heinz deal to save hundreds of jobs at Leamington plant
Fertilizer Limits Sought Near Lake Erie to Fight Spread of Algae *
Another Cuban 5 Spy Getting Release From US Prison *
New York City Council Swiftly Passes Bill to Extend Paid Sick Days *

February 26 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.

Portland Teachers Nearly Strike, Win 150 New Jobs
Remember That Nuclear Dump Site That 'Was Never Supposed to Leak'?
The shocking numbers behind corporate welfare
Elder-care workers want a living wage
Asiana Airlines penalized over crash
Local 1004 Wins Raises, Other Gains at Henry Mayo Hospital
Greek port workers strike over privatization plans
Fertilizer run-off spawning Lake Erie's algae blooms
Study Links Temperature to a Peruvian Glacier’s Growth and Retreat *

February 25 Week In Review Now Online

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February 25 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.

Chicago Tenure and Non-Tenure Faculty Unite in Strike for First Contract
The Murky Politics of the $15 Minimum Wage
Another coal miner dies on the job
Obnoxious banker stories — it’s time to tax Wall Street
Pa. fracking-related job claims questioned
Nicaragua Canal Could Wreak Environmental Ruin
Unions disappointed at 1 percent raise for federal workers
577 Billion Ways Extreme Weather and Extreme Energy Are Connected
U.S. Lags Behind World in Temp Worker Protections
TransCanada pipeline safety practices need to improve, finds NEB audit
Mississippi river closed after oil spill
New Mexico: Radiation Leak Is Detected *

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
moratorium-mi.org

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 *

February 21 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.

Organized Labor’s Future in the South *
New study details strip-mining air pollution
Green must be more than organic food and driving a Prius
Supreme Court ruling shields corporations from accountability
Fertilizer fire forces evacuation in Iowa town
Plutonium detected outside NM nuke facility
Radioactive water leak at Fukushima
Behind China's Labor Unrest: Factory Workers and Taxi Drivers
Tarsands study confirms tailings found in groundwater, river
Public Sector Cuts Part-Time Shifts to Bypass Insurance Law *
American Meat Plants Said to Face Shortages of Inspectors *
Obama’s Budget Omits Trims to Social Security *

KC Transit Crisis Redux--A WIR Extra Now Online

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February 20 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.

VW to UAW: So Long Partner?
California Renzenberger Drivers Vote 2-1 to Join UE
Nebraska law that allowed Keystone XL struck down
Push to hike minimum wage at LA hotels
Argentines Demand Release of Oil Workers Wrongly Convicted in Police Death
West Virginia Gov. Tomblin’s water crisis Catch-22
Coal ash still polluting NC river, state response lags
Vicious Global Warming Feedback Loop Worse Than Feared
After fracking blast, Chevron offers pizza
Not So Fast, CBO, on that Job Loss Claim About Raising the Minimum Wage
YRC and IBT Issue Memos on Attendance Policy
NYC labor talks make tentative start in $8 billion pay dispute
Union Pickets Santa Monica Hotel over Alleged Labor Abuses
Kentucky's Keystone XL
Amid Toxic Waste, a Navajo Village Could Lose Its Land *
Labor Leaders See Focus on Wages *

February 19 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.

How Sweetheart Deals Hurt Labor
Chattanooga Shoo-Shoo

Kellogg’s Boasts ‘Diversity,’ But Locks Out Black Workers
Reinvent transport for reduced emissions and more jobs
Massive ice formations clog Great Lakes traffic
Local 1287 rallies against efforts to outsource Kansas City's transit system
Jim Crow - A Legacy of Injustice
Why a Climate Scientist's Libel Case Matters
85 Billionaires and the Better Half
High court rules against Miranda
500 Qatar workers killed since 2012
Nun and 2 fellow activists sentenced for breaking into Tenn. nuclear site
Household debt increases, Fed survey shows
German Village Resists Plans to Strip It Away for the Coal Underneath *
Duke Energy Ordered to Stop Waste *

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 *

February 16 Week In Review Now Online

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No News Update Monday

Labor Advocate will observe the Federal holiday Presidents Day Monday. Next news update will be Tuesday, February 18.

February 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.

SEIU 503 Rank and Filers Defeat Mega-Local Merger
Train Carrying Crude Oil Derails in Pennsylvania *
Fourth natural gas or coal-related accident in as many days
School snow days a challenge for low-income working parents
North Haven Public Works Members Bargain Significant Pay Raises
Three journalists and a union leader released in Niger
Tenn. GOP pulls out the stops to fight unionization
Union representing L.A. County social workers approves new contract
Mass Civil Disobedience Against Keystone XL
Canada spy agency exoneration a 'mockery of public accountability'
Methane Leaks Negate Benefits of Natural Gas Fuel for Vehicles *
A Huge Solar Plant Opens, Facing Doubts About Its Future *
'Manifestos and Reality'

February 13 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.

'Significant' slurry spill blackens Kanawha creek
Coal ash spills and citizen suits: Sound familiar?
EPA sets December deadline for coal ash rules

Outrage at Boeing Spurs Reformers' Bid for Top Spots in Machinists Union
US Plummets in Press Freedom Rankings
Auto union aims to revive power in South
Affinity RN Welcomed Back To Work After Unlawful Termination
Japan Auto Workers Seek Pay Increase
As labor unrest simmers, union members expected at Port of Portland meeting
NLRB trial against UPMC begins
A working class hero
Blue dots becoming symbol for First Nations Education Act resistance
Railway in Lac-Mégantic tragedy had repeated brake violations
Sustainable nuclear fusion breakthrough raises hopes for ultimate green energy
NSA a 'direct threat to journalism'

February 12 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.

Volkswagen Workers Vote on Union, Works Council Scheme
Tenn. Lawmakers Threaten to Block Subsidies If VW Plant Unionizes
Automaker Gives Its Blessings, and G.O.P. Its Warnings *

European press chief to UK: Ease up on Guardian over Snowden leaks
Snowden asylum demand dropped by MEPs
Bing censoring search results in US

Dissidents win a place on the ballot at Machinists union
Tens of Thousands in North Carolina Vow ‘Not Now, Not Ever’
Sick Inside Our Broken Health System with that Old Familiar Terror in My Gut
State Department cultural exchange hijacked for cheap labor
LIRR union workers approve strike action
Labor unions come out to support universal health care in NY
1,600 Portland Employees Reject New Labor Contract
Pete Camarata. Best known Teamster rebel.
NUMSA Rupture Could Mark New Start for Socialist Politics in South Africa
Canadian budget targets retired public servants' benefits
City to vote on more than 9% raise for Winnipeg firefighters

February 11 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.

Mining Tar Sands Produces Much More Air Pollution Than We Thought
Explosion at NH ball bearings plant injures 15
Domino's Workers Successfully Win Back Stolen Wages
SEIU ranks reject Oregon merger
Egypt sets trial date for Al Jazeera staff
West Virginians still fear water a month after chemical spill
The disastrous idea for privatizing Fannie and Freddie
NBC Workers Have a Special Delivery for Rachel Maddow and Ed Schultz
Nurse Says He Was Fired After Speaking Out Against Hospital Merger
What’s wrong with American hospitals?
Griffey Jr., Larkin do baseball diplomacy in Cuba
The movement that sings for freedom
Labor Battle at Kellogg Plant in Memphis Drags On *
OSHA cites Oakdale company for health violations
Hospitals and Unions: 6 Recent Developments
Pet coke on Detroit River protested by Windsor residents
Obama delays a health-law mandate again
Majority of Americans Favor Ties With Cuba, Poll Finds *
Revelations by AOL Boss Raise Fears Over Privacy *

February 10 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.

Portland Teachers Vote to Strike
Machinist locals force national union election
Subway, bus union vows support for LIRR workers in strike
NC authorities say river has elevated arsenic from coal ash spill
Obama signs farm bill that trims food stamps
U.S. diplomat plays down leaked call; Germany's Merkel angry
Nurses in Greenfield Ma. Win 2 Year Fight
Bill Would Ease Way for Unions at Some Retail Stores in New York City *
Labor unions to rally for nurses
Workers picket Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk
Payroll Data Shows a Lag in Wages, Not Just Hiring *
Holder to apply same-sex marriage rights
Snow from reclaimed sewage at heart of Hopi, ski resort fight
Openly lesbian Ireen Wüst takes gold at Winter Olympics
Swiss voters approve immigration quotas
NC marchers protest right-wing policies
Nurses Union Conflict with Community Health System Heats Up
How the U.S. Exports Global Warming
Fight Over Minimum Wage Illustrates Web of Industry Ties *
Jewish Hospital a Fixture in Tehran *
Household Worker Trips Up Britain’s Immigration Minister *
Nuclear Waste Solution Seen in Desert Salt Beds *
Facing Criticism After Remarks, AOL Chief Reverses 401(k) Changes *

February 9 Week In Review Now Online

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February 7 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.

Pussy Riot joins American rock stars on Brooklyn stage
Pussy Riot members announce split with freed duo

Fracking could worsen drought in US, according to new study
Challenge To International Machinists Union Gains Momentum
3 killed in Clarksburg when 2 communications towers collapse
France plans law to restore GMO crop ban
Dayton, union push for rail safety
Bangladesh garment factories intimidate workers over unions: group
Labor union takes aim at hospital 'price gouging'
Kellogg’s takes the money & runs
Spain: Popular Resistance Delivers Results
Environmental activists say NC river is 'toxic soup' after coal ash spill
Diplomats' Ukraine conversation leaked
Transport Canada keeps exemptions on rail safety secret
CSIS, RCMP spying on Northern Gateway protesters prompts complaint
9 layoffs at University, confirms CUPE Local 1393
Rio fare protesters seize main station

February 6 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.

London tube strike causes second day of travel chaos
NC river turns to gray sludge after coal ash spill
Labor board tries again to change union rules
CN Rail, union reach tentative deal that averts weekend strike
Cretex strike ends as workers find new jobs
New lawsuit alleges wage theft by company that cleans Target
Rush Limbaugh's Favorite Lesbian Socialist
Pussy Riot’s new cause: US inmates
Whole Foods Employee Fired After CPS Snow Day, Prompting Protest
Proposed Energy East pipeline called a potential CO2 traffic jam
Town angered by lack of information on pipeline rupture
Quebec raises minimum wage to $10.35 an hour
A rare look inside the Koch brothers’ political empire

February 5 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.

80,000 South African Platinum Miners Strike For A Living Wage
Forging a New Movement: NUMSA and the Shift in South Africa's Politics

Broad coalition backs Keystone XL syncrude pipeline
Too Poor for Obamacare
Tons of Coal Ash Spilling Into N.C. River
$10 an hour, with no way out
The middle-class student-debt squeeze
Orlando Health to Face Federal Labor Board Trial
Missouri AG challenges California egg law
Great Lakes Water Levels Are in Unusual Decline
Sears Is Going Broke Because the Middle Class Is, Too
New London hospital, unions agree on new contract
US Targeted Gerhard Schröder's Mobile Phone
Just before Lac-Mégantic, railways sought to reduce inspections
EPA Staff Struggling to Create Pollution Rule *
Teachers’ Push for Back Pay May Pinch New York City *
Protest Aside, Postal Service to Sell Grand Property in the Bronx *
Assembly Withdraws Bill to Limit Anti-Israel Boycotts *

February 4 Week In Review Now Online

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February 4 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.

Tar sands pollution two to three times higher than thought
Nurses Criticize State Dept Keystone XL Pipeline Report
Pipeline rupture report raises questions about TransCanada inspections

Saving Our Unions Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win?
Leadership of Oregon's SEIU Local 503 suffers big defeat at hands of members  
Keeping the trains running, barely
WHO: Time to regulate fast food
The issues with Catholic hospitals
Union Communication Services to Be Part of Cornell’s Worker Institute
Issa ‘Pure Enemy of Postal Service’ But Quiet Dems Are No Help Either
New study links fracking to birth defects in heavily drilled Colorado
Western Pennsylvania UPSers Say No!
CN Rail to meet with union over stalled labor deal
Cambodia: Garment Factories Thwarting Unions
Will Miami-Dade commissioners force compromise on all county workers?
VW Workers in Tennessee to Vote on Joining Union *

February 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.

Keystone XL foes undaunted by State Dept. report
Keystone XL supporters, detractors clash over U.S. pipeline report
Greens and farmers fight Keystone
State Dept faces challenge over Keystone

Severe Drought Has U.S. West Fearing Worst *
Building a Harley Faster *
Egypt court acquits Al Jazeera journalist
Calif. to halt delivery of reservoir water
Tennessee is fastest growing state in U.S. for union membership
At rally, Walsh urged to support fired school bus drivers
Labor talks still at impasse
Unions rally in support of Penelec workers