June 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 ten articles a month.

American Airlines Wins Order Blocking Union Election
More than 2,000 Workers Join AFL-CIO Unions
650,000 Signatures Filed for Ballot Initiative to Protect Collective Bargaining in Michigan
Legislature’s Interference With Women’s Health Care Decisions Puts Lives At Risk
Scabs Brought in To Run Nuclear Power Plant During Lockout in Mass
East Metro electricians vote to authorize strike
Will Wisconsin Wake-Up Call Lead to Shake-Up in AFSCME?
Chemical spill cleanup keeps North Bay residents away
Parks Canada staff banned from criticizing Feds
Argentina demands Falklands/Malvinas talks
Pressured, E.P.A. Proposes Soot Limit *