Monday, April 2, 2012

April 2 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.

Wisconsin governor faces recall vote over union curbs
Alaska, Exxon reach deal on energy project
Brazil prosecutor plans wider offshore oil probe
US won't ban chemical BPA from food packages
Harvard Layoffs Threaten the University’s Backbone: Libraries
Judge Rules Against Portions of Walker’s Anti-Worker Law
SAG/AFTRA Members Vote to Merge
Spain unveils 27bn euros of cuts
Dolphins pay heavy price for BP spill
GM pulls funding from Heartland
Occupy KC camp no longer occupies Penn Valley Park
Government cuts fuel Kansas job loss
A Health Law at Risk Gives Insurers Pause *
U.S. Has No Need to Test Atomic Arsenal, Report Says *
Carbon Dioxide Leak Sickens Workers at Food Plant *
Worker Presumed Dead After Fall From Throgs Neck Bridge *
Severstal reaches new five-year labor deal with UAW
German wage deal agreed, averts public-sector strike
Addie Wyatt, 1924-2012
UAW Membership Rose 1.1% in 2011
Ruling supports challenge of Kansas abortion law
Police Are Using Phone Tracking as a Routine Tool *
Uranium Mines Dot Navajo Land, Neglected and Still Perilous *
Servers made to pay 'house charge' from tips
Transit union meets to discuss Moncton offer
HuffPo bloggers lose AOL legal fight
Many find golden years tarnished by burden of student-loan debt
Ranks of Working Poor Grow in Europe *

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