July 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.

Rioting Maruti Workers Face Murder Charges After Manager Death
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Continue to Climb in 2011
France maintains shale gas ban: environment minister
Navy's "Great Green Fleet" debuts in Pacific
Honeywell Shutters Uranium Plant, Lays Off More Than 200 Workers
Ed Miliband At the Miners' Gala
Private Pension Plans, Even at Big Companies, May Be Underfunded *
Arctic wilderness faces pollution threats as oil and gas giants target its riches
Bacteria outbreak in Northern Europe due to ocean warming, study says
Thousands of Letter Carriers gather for national convention
Sick and fired: The GM way in Colombia
Student protests look to possible Quebec election
Rail strikes decision to be made
Global elite hide $21tn from taxman
US farmers hit by brutal weather
Wave of violence across Iraq kills 93 on bloodiest day since U.S. troops left
U.S. poverty on track to reach 46-year high
As California Warehouses Grow, Labor Issues Are a Concern *
At Caterpillar, Pressing Labor for Concessions *
Two Units of AT&T Reach Pacts With Union *