Friday, April 20, 2012

April 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.

Union vote by bridge tenders lifts hopes of organized labor
OSHA Fines Company for Grain Dust Explosion That Killed 6

‘The Mill’ brings story of 1989 Boise Cascade protests to the stage

Website offers latest data on CEO pay

BCTGM sugar locals meet in Red River Valley

Rhode Island Pension Cuts Set Chilling Precedents
The Student Movement: Radical Priorities

BP’s Gulf disaster is still destroying human lives

CDM: Bad for Africa, no solution for climate change

Families Urge Faster Action on Life-Saving Job Safety Rules

Air Canada, pilots union agree to labour talks

Gatineau student protest leads to 151 arrests

Carnival ship captain 'not told about stricken fishermen'
Deepwater Horizon aftermath: how much is a dolphin worth?
BP faces legal action over Russian oil spills
Olympic medal pollution protesters disrupt Rio Tinto meeting
Ken Livingstone warns energy firms ahead of London mayoral election
Ageing nuclear cargo ship brought back into service after new ship is scrapped
New route proposed for Nebraska leg of Keystone pipeline

House passes 20% tax cut for businesses with fewer than 500 employees

Federal aid sought to build nuclear reactors in Missouri

Student Loan Interest Rates Loom as Political Battle
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Fears Rise That Recovery May Falter in the Spring
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