March 30 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.

Reviving the Strike in the Shadow of PATCO
Spaniards wage nationwide strike against austerity
Total Weighs Options As Explosion Fears Mount
American Airlines seeks to void labor contracts
In groundbreaking case, contractor charged with stealing from workers
Supply Chain Workers Test Strength of Links
Massey Official Pleads Guilty in Upper Big Branch Case
Nader Open letter to Trumka
Workers Reach Tentative Agreement with Giant & Safeway
Justices meet Friday to vote on health care case
Detroit to keep leaders, unions to face more cuts
Canada Budget cuts 19,000 public service jobs
Costumed students stage noisy Montreal protest
Galloway takes seat from UK's Labour
Foxconn audit finds illegal conditions at Apple factory
Burma vote 'neither free nor fair'
Oklahoma abortion law struck down
Pesticides linked to honeybee decline
L.A. mayor wants retirement age raised for new workers
3 arrested in clash at UC regents meeting
George Zimmerman’s crumbling story
KC budget cuts Fire Department by $7.6 million
Kansas refinery accepts $700,000 fine
Quinn Exempts Part of Hudson Yards From Living-Wage Bill *

March 29 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.

Supermarket Workers Urge Shoppers to Take Action to Help Avert Strike
Wisconsin: Making Sense of the Uprising
Italy engineering union joins strike calls on labor reform
Mumbai, Miami on list for big weather disasters
Scientists pin down historic sea level rise
Miner Xstrata wins Australia climate test case
In Harm’s Way: Climate change is driving extreme weather
Upper Big Branch Shows Need for Stronger Whistle-Blower Laws, Tougher Penalties
Judges Not Debating Their Own Health Care
Canada's 'Cushing moment': A northern pipeline crisis looms
Spaniards launch strike over labour laws, cuts
Austerity in the Mind Factory
Toronto inside workers return divided contract vote
Striking library workers to vote on tentative deal
IATSE leaders says they'll protect health and pension benefits
Judge rejects attempt to cancel SAG-AFTRA merger vote
Elevator Worker Fatally Electrocuted in Midtown *

March 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.

Maryland grocers, union still at odds in contract talks
Rockford teachers overwhelmingly vote to strike starting Thursday
Supreme Court won’t hear case challenging NLRB
How best to measure inflation?
Public employees challenge anti-worker agenda at state Legislature
Why the Millionaires Tax Was Worth Fighting For
NLRB Investigates Claims of Post-Lockout Union-Busting at Honeywell Plant
Student Guestworker Program: It’s About Work, not Culture
Global Warming Close to Becoming Irreversible
2C warming target 'out of reach' - ex UN climate chief
Fired for a Short Skirt? The Realities of Anti-Worker Laws in Wisconsin and Ohio
Cities on front line of climate change
Ontario budget targets public sector wages, pensions
Tomorrow's federal budget raises cutback anxiety
Students slam Ottawa for shutting youth job centres
Plant probe finds high radiation
Gas leak platform flare 'burning'
Birth control legislation advances in Missouri Senate
Separate rallies at Missouri Capitol protest federal health care law, state labor legislation
For New Generation of Power Plants, a New Emission Rule From the EPA *

March 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.

1 in 5 pharmacies hinders teen access to 'morning-after' pill: study
Decade of Extreme Weather Bears Fingerprint of Climate Change
Shadow of 'Anthropocene' falls over Rio Summit
Union drive among graduate student workers falls short
Vermont Postal Unions and Occupy Unite to Save the Mail
Grad Students Plan Counterattack After Michigan Gov. Signs Law Denying Rights
T-Mobile Takes the Low Road, Closes U.S. Call Centers with 3,300 Workers
Shrinking Middle Class and Crumbling Infrastructure Have Ties That Bind
Trumka Calls for NLRB’s Flynn to Resign Immediately
Panera Workers Vote for Representation by Bakery Workers Union
Nurses: Health Care Crisis Will Continue No Matter How Court Rules
Taunton Hospital Closure Plans Stirring Fierce Battle on Beacon Hill
Breaking Up with the Sierra Club
Rail unions claim BNSF's medical reporting policy violates federal laws
Israel Railways workers prepare to strike on Tuesday
Report: Oil spill culprit for heavy toll on coral
Food security focus fuels new worries over crop chemicals
Worker strikes cripple German airports
Emissions from tar sands will be worse than expected
Internal GM Plan Foresees Plant Closures in Europe
Ontario girds for cuts ahead of today's budget
Protesters invite Duncan to 'walk a mile in their shoes'
NDP's Mulcair demands action on Aveos shutdown
North Sea gas leak exclusion zone
It's not a wrap for contract talks between IATSE and producers
Obama, allies at odds over ‘jobs bill’set to pass Congress on Tuesday
Power plants to face first greenhouse gas limits
Farm laborer advocates recognized
Kansas City rally shows support for Trayvon Martin
Support in U.S. for Afghan War Drops Sharply, Poll Finds *
Indian Tribe Worries Pipeline Will Disturb Graves *
The Nurture of Nuclear Power *

March 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.

Brazil may shift jurisdiction of Chevron case
2001-2010 warmest decade on record: WMO
Canada's record on wildcat strikes
Inquiry Finds Ethics Violation at the NLRB *
GM Reportedly Closing Two European Plants
New NDP Leader Mulcair vows no merger with Liberals
Edmonton anti-racism group chases off white supremacists
Army undergoing training to deliver petrol
Both Coasts Watch Closely as San Francisco Faces Erosion *
Tough talks between Acme and its largest union
Work Stoppage Looms as Supermarket Bargaining Goes Down to the Wire
Canada's youth faces job crunch
Toronto inside workers to vote on city's final offer
Industries Fear the Ripple Effects of Proposed Postal Service Cuts *

March 23 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.

Massive student tuition march paralyzes Montreal
American Airlines aims to cancel labor contracts
Union OKs Tesoro Hawaii refinery labor contract
Portugal hit by general strike against austerity pain
Protesting natives shut down Ecuador capital
Sea-Level Rise Foreshadowed in 3-Million-Year-Old Rocks
The IBT on Reality TV: Boston Union Teams Up With Mark Wahlberg
Workers demonstrate outside Verizon Store in Roseville
Pressing Grocery Chains, Florida Tomato Pickers Start to Feel Gains
Senate Sides with Wall Street. Passes So-Called JOBS Act
Casino Workers Seek Fair Process
YRC to Implement Mega-Change
Germany Unprepared for Major Nuclear Disaster
Air Canada walkout in Toronto delays flights
NDP leadership quest has promise and peril, poll suggests
North's on-job carcinogen limits weakest in Canada
Obama to fast-track part of pipeline
Obama's Keystone XL announcement under attack from both sides
Volkswagen to add 800 jobs at U.S. factory
U.S. Inches Toward Goal of Energy Independence *
Chemical Explosion at Portland Factory Injures 2 *
Construction Worker Killed in Building Collapse in Manhattan *
How Far Would You Go for a Comeback? *

March 22 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 twenty articles a month.

Italian union calls strike over Monti's job reforms
Indonesian Labor Unions Threaten to Close Ports
Mexico's pro-industry unions undermining workers' rights
Remember the Triangle Fire Victims
Chevron, Transocean charged in Brazilian oil spill
Portugal hit by general strike against austerity
How Bogus Ratings Make Good Teachers Do Bad Things
B.C. teachers to vote on withdrawal of services
Work-related carcinogens need more scrutiny
Quebec students plan mass protests against tuition hikes
Tube union leaves Olympics talks
Fact check: More domestic drilling didn't drop gas price
Death of Florida Teen Spurs Outcry and Action *
To Cut Costs, Postal Service Turns to Rural Stores *
Maker Pulls Pesticide Amid Fear of Toxicity *
Justices Allow Challenge to E.P.A. Control of Wetlands *
FedEx Agrees to Pay $3 Million to Settle a Bias Case *

March 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 twenty articles a month.

Obama said ready to push partial Keystone XL approval
D.C. Safeway Workers Protest Replacement Worker Hiring Sites
Nurses Deliver Petition; Demand Safe Care for Muskegon Area Patients
Climate change damage to oceans to cost $2 trillion
Nearly 200 arrested in India nuclear protest
Solar power station in Spain works at night
Bogus Ratings: Another Tool in the School Wars
Massive Demonstrations Support Quebec Students Striking Against Fee Hikes
Air Canada pilots challenge back-to-work law
Toronto inside workers vote to strike
Wal-Mart fined $120K in teen's death
An antisocial move by the Social Security Administration
As Reactors Age, the Money to Close Them Lags *
Longshoremen’s Union Remains Defiant Over Diversity Plan *

March 20 Week In Review Now Posted

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March 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 twenty articles a month.

Monti to Meet Labor Unions Amid Crisis Signs
Unions plan protest against Balto. Co. pension bill
Unions to demonstrate at Legislature to oppose voter ID amendment
What Wisconsin Will Recall
Nurses say they’re forced to work OT
New Jersey Renzenberger Drivers Vote to Join UE
About 1,700 workers take Ford's retirement offers
Air Canada maintenance firm gets bankruptcy protection
Behind the Blood Money *

March 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 twenty articles a month.

Weird weather: heat, twisters, 250K tons of snow
Europe's chief scientist warns against climate delays
France bans strain of Monsanto GM maize
Warm U.S. winter could spur corn, tree-killing beetles
Not Just a Cheaper Pair of Hands
Irish flee economic woes for Canada
Climate 'tech fixes' urged for Arctic methane
Fiat plants shut over fuel strike
'Pay freeze' for some British public workers
Environmental regulations set to be slashed
Protesters attempt to set up coalition against fracking
Rep. Paul Ryan's budget plan, with Medicare changes, is back
Wal-Mart subcontractor sued for alleged failure to pay overtime
Persistent racial gaps shown in education data
Feel like you’re earning less?
Scores Arrested as the Police Clear Zuccotti Park *
Apple to decide on its $98 billion cash pile
Anti-worker legislation hurts women, people of color the most
University graduate student workers begin union vote
Air Canada maintenance firm shuts down plants
B.C. teachers debate response to contract bill
Toronto library workers on strike
Third union rejects Olympic offer
KC’s warm winter presents highs and lows for businesses
As natural gas production grows, questions arise about methane leaks
NYC Activists Differ on Occupy's Direction *
Brazil Bars Oil Workers From Leaving After Spill *
Company says union will hurt business

March 16 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 twenty articles a month.

Union leaders upset with Democratic convention in North Carolina
Union workers thaw TVA pay freeze
Teamsters organize rental-car workers at MSP airport
California Unions Compromise on Millionaires Tax
Mexico: Why López Obrador?
Housekeepers Reveal Hyatt's 'Dirty Laundry'
'Listen to Workers,' Local 150 Members Tell Legislative Committee
Teamster Pension Divide
B.C. teachers' contract bill set to become law
Chile students clash with police as protests resume
London air pollution at record high

New Article On Labor Advocate Online

Labor Notes Conference
What We Expect–What We Hope For
by Bill Onasch

March 15 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 twenty articles a month.

Not All Labor Leaders Happy With AFL-CIO’s Obama Endorsement
Is Parody a Felony? Latest Twist in Fight Over Suppression of Wis. Labor Art Show
Philly Community College Workers Question Budget, Authorize Strike
New figures: More of US at risk to sea level rise
Struggling to Organize, Adjuncts Succeed at American University
Quality Health Care for Women Includes Contraceptive Equity
AFL-CIO Calls for Across-the-Board Raise in Social Security Benefits
Hundreds of Michigan Nurses March on Capitol
'Pink slime' critics fight ammonia-treated meat
Home default notices rise in February
Labor, civil rights groups seek Hyundai's support to overturn Ala. immigration law
Students block Highway 40 in Montreal
Private Businesses Fight Federal Prisons for Contracts *

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 twenty articles a month.

The war on teachers: Why the public is watching it happen
Labor Leaders Debate Keystone Pipeline at AFL-CIO Meeting
Monti Targets Labor Law Revamp as Jobless Youth Join Trapped Firemen
SF unions counter concessions with talk of raises
Asia climate disasters displace 42 million: ADB
Domestic Workers Look to Extend Gains
Carbon Blood Money in Honduras
NNU And Teamsters 639 Win Golden Picket Award
Transit Workers Urge Mass Transit Funding, Endorse 'Occupy Transit' Day
Great Lakes show massive ice loss, study says
Ottawa OK's Air Canada back-to-work legislation
L.A. school budget would lay off thousands
Rising Sea Levels Seen as Threat to Coastal U.S. *

March 13 Week In Review Now Online

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March 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 twenty articles a month.

Minnesota union workers swamp Capitol for labor vote
On razor-thin vote, Senate committee passes Right to Work bill

Rebellious unions upend German order
Kuwait unions to stage two-hour strike next week
Worker ‘Occupations’ in 3 States Yield Successes, but Counterattack Begins
Climate change threatens Seychelles habitat
Greenland icesheet more vulnerable than thought to warming
State and Market Climate Failures Amplified by Civil Society Failure
Wage Gap Closes, but Bad News Is Why
Crandall Canyon Mine Operator to Plead Guilty and Pay Fine
Trenton Chrysler workers back fixed shifts
B.C. teachers' contract bill to pass by Thursday
US 'treated Bradley Manning cruelly'
White House relaxes key rule in new healthcare law

March 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 twenty articles a month.

Hundreds of thousands protest austerity measures in Spain
Tentative deal could end Halifax transit strike
Job creation heralds stronger recovery
Student anger over education cuts puts heat on lawmakers
Greenpeace finds pollution from Italy cruise ship wreck
Danes fail to win EU majority for GM crop ban rules
Workerless Docks? Automation Threatens Union Power
Ottawa plans Air Canada back-to-work bill
Union votes to accept IOC contract offer
CUPE slams premier's 'doom and gloom' on job cuts
Italian cargo ship runs aground
Nuclear Disaster in Japan Was Avoidable, Critics Contend *
Company Agrees to Pay Fine in Deadly Mine Collapse *
Papers Move, Scrap 'Doonesbury' Abortion Law Strip *
Union leaders seek to mend divisions over pipeline
State employee union leaders urge members to reject contract offer
Ozone layer scientist dies
Labor Leaders Plan to Apply New Clout in Effort for Obama *
Use of Public Transit Grew in 2011 *
Phoenix Bus Riders to Learn Strike's Full Effect *